Juventus - Inter
Juventus & penalties against
Juventus have had more penalties (5) given against them than any other team contesting the 2007/08 Serie A championship. All five have been scored by the Bianconeri's opponents (2 by Cagliari and Napoli, and one by Fiorentina).
Juve: 313 home minutes without conceding
Juventus haven't conceded at home in competitive matches since 16 September 2007 when they lost 1-0 to Udinese. Since Di Natale's 47th-minute goal in that match the Bianconeri have kept a clean sheet for 313 competitive minutes (remaining 43 minutes of Juventus 0-1 Udinese plus the 4-0, 1-0 and 3-0 home wins over Reggina, Genoa and Empoli).
Trezeguet most decisive player
With his hat-trick against Empoli in midweek, David Trezeguet has become the Serie A championship's leading scorer and its most decisive player after ten rounds of matches. The French striker's goals have earned his team 9 points.
Inter's long unbeaten run
Inter have won 12 and drawn 4 since their last Serie A defeat, a 3-1 reverse against Roma on 18 April 2007. Away from home, the Nerazzurri are unbeaten in 25 games. Their last defeat on the road was a 1-0 loss to Empoli on 30 April 2006. Since that date Mancini's team have won 18 and drawn 7 on their Serie A travels.
Ten different Inter scorers in 2007/08
Ten different Inter players have scored goals in the 2007/08 Serie A championship. They are: Adriano, Cambiasso, Cesar, Cordoba, Crespo, Cruz, Figo, Ibrahimovic, Stankovic and Suazo. Roma are the only other team with ten different players on target after ten rounds of matches.
Adriano seeking 100th goal, Cruz & goals against Buffon
After his headed winner against Reggina in Serie A Week 8, Adriano is one away from a century of goals for Italian clubs. The Brazilian striker has scored 74 in Serie A, 6 in Coppa Italia and 19 in European cups (67 for Inter and 32 for Fiorentina/Parma). Adri's first Italian goal came in Inter 2-1 Venezia on 16 September 2001.
Of Adriano's 99 goals, 6 have come in matches against the Bianconeri: 1 in Juventus-Fiorentina (Serie A 2001/02); 1 in Juventus-Parma (Serie A 2002/03); 2 in Juventus-Inter (Coppa Italia 2003/04), 1 in Inter-Juventus (Coppa Italia 2003/04); and 1 in Inter- Juventus (Serie A 2004/05). Adriano has also scored 6 goals in matches against Roma.
Julio Cruz has scored 87 goals for Italian clubs. Five of those have come in matches against Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon. The Argentine striker has also scored five against De Sanctis.
Crespo, Zanetti & November goals
Two Inter players count November as their most prolific month of the year in the Italian championship: Crespo (18 out of 134) and Zanetti (5 out of 11). The Argentine striker has also scored 18 in February and April.
Happy Birthday Luis
Inter midfielder Luis Figo, born in Almada, Portugal on 4 November 1972, celebrates his 35th birthday today.
Mancini v Ranieri
The two coaches have met on five previous occasions, once in Italian competitions and four times in the Champions League. There have been two wins apiece and a draw.
2006/07 Serie A Inter-Parma 2-0
2004/05 Champions League Valencia-Inter 1-5 0-0
2003/04 Champions League Chelsea-Lazio 2-1 4-0
Ranieri v Inter
Claudio Ranieri faces Inter for the 15th time in Italian competitions after 3 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats in competitive meetings with the Nerazzurri. The current Juventus coach faced Inter twice in the Champions League when in charge of Valencia in 2004/05. The Spaniards lost 1-5 at home and drew 0-0 in Milan. Ranieri made his coaching debut on 9 September 1990. His Cagliari team were beaten 3-0 at the Stadio Sant'Elia by... Inter.
1990/91 Serie A Cagliari-Inter 0-3 1-1
1991/92 Serie A Napoli-Inter 1-1 0-0
1992/93 Serie A Napoli-Inter 1-2 ----
1994/95 Serie A Fiorentina-Inter 2-2 1-3
1995/96 Coppa Italia Fiorentina-Inter 3-1 1-0
1995/96 Serie A Fiorentina-Inter 1-1 2-1
1996/97 Serie A Fiorentina-Inter 0-0 2-2
2006/07 Serie A Parma-Inter ---- 0-2
Mancini v Juventus
Inter coach Roberto Mancini has won 5, drawn 4 and lost 4 of his 13 competitive encounters with Juventus.
2000/01 Serie A Fiorentina-Juventus 1-3 ----
2001/02 Serie A Fiorentina-Juventus 1-1 ----
2002/03 Serie A Lazio-Juventus 0-0 2-1
2003/04 Serie A Lazio-Juventus 2-0 0-1
2003/04 Coppa Italia Lazio-Juventus 2-0 2-2
2004/05 Serie A Inter-Juventus 2-2 1-0
2005 Italian Super Cup Inter-Juventus ---- 1-0
2005/06 Serie A Inter-Juventus 1-2 0-2