MILAN – Fiorentina and Inter are due to lock horns in Week 25 of the 2012/13 Serie A tonight. Ahead of the 20:45 kick-off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, we've put together a selection of pre-match stats for you with the help of our friends at Football Data.
Fiorentina have managed a single victory over Inter in these two sides' last 22 meetings: on 8 February 2006 the Viola made home advantage count to win 2-1 at the Franchi. In the other 21 games in this period, there have been 17 Nerazzurri triumphs and four draws.
Inter are one of only two sides (the other being Roma) yet to play out a goalless stalemate in the current campaign.
Esteban Cambiasso has scored more goals against tonight's opponents than any other team since arriving in Italy: five of his 47 total strikes have come against the Viola.
The only previous encounter between these two coaches saw Andrea Stramaccioni's Inter overcome Vincenzo Montella's Fiorentina 2-1 at the San Siro on 30 September 2012.
Vincenzo Montella is facing Inter for the sixth time in his coaching career, his record standing at W1, D2, L2. The Nerazzurri scored in all five of those games, seven goals in all.
Andrea Stramaccioni is unbeaten in his only two previous matches against Fiorentina, having registered one win and one draw.
Fiorentina and Inter have squared up in Florence 80 times before today. The hosts have claimed victory on 28 occasions, Inter 18 times and there have been 34 draws.
Nicola Rizzoli from the Bologna section is to oversee proceedings this evening. Fiorentina's record with this match official reads W6, D8, L9 while Inter's is W17, D4, L6.
