MILAN - (Stats by Football Data) Inter v Catania, Serie A, Week 26: Claudio Ranieri will be facing his ex-team as a coach for the 15th time. He spent two seasons at Catania (1982/83 and 1983/84), with 62 appearances and 1 goal in Serie A and Serie B. The Nerazzurri coach has won 6, drawn 6 (all 1-1) and lost 2 times to Catania. Ranieri is unbeaten in home games with 5 wins and 4 draws in 9 matches, his teams having scored in each of those games for a total of 15 goals.
This evening's game at the Meazza willl be Vincenzo Montella's 4th time against Inter, with results perfectly poised: 1 win apiece and 1 draw; the Nerazzurri have scored in all three previous matches.
The only time these two coaches have met before was in the reverse fixture earlier in the season: Ranieri's Inter were beaten 2-1 by Montella's Catania in Sicily.
Catania have never beaten Inter in San Siro: they have managed just one draw, while Inter can boast 15 wins and 51 goals.
Inter and Catania, along with Lazio, hold the record in the 2011/12 Serie season for most goals scored at the start of the second half: between the 46th and 60th minute these three sides have netted 9 goals.
The Sicilian outfit have been awarded more penalties (8) than any other team, while only Genoa have had more penalties given against them than Inter (8 and 6 respectively) in Serie A this season.
