TRIESTE - Let's look at some stats, courtesy of Football Data, ahead of Inter's match against Cagliari this afternoon at Trieste's Stadio Nereo Rocco (kick-off 15:00).
Conti overtakes Riva: 290 Serie A appearances for the Rossoblu
Conti equalled him on Wednesday against Livorno, and he could move ahead today. Should Daniele Conti feature against Inter, he will make his 290th appearance in Serie A for Cagliari, becoming the club's second highest appearance maker of all time, moving ahead of the legendary Gigi Riva. Next up the record, held by Nenè (311).
200 matches in Italy for Nainggolan
Radja Nainggolan is in line for his 200th game in Italy, having so far played 119 times in Serie A, 71 in B and 9 times in the Coppa Italia with Piacenza and Cagliari. His first appearance in 'Il Bel Paese' came on 28 May 2006, in Piacenza's 2-3 defeat to Arezzo in Serie B.
Last day of the exile in Trieste?
Cagliari should play their last match in Trieste today as they wait for the reopening of Sant'Elia, the Sardinian side's historic home. The Rossoblu have so far managed five wins, three draws and four defeats from their 12 competitive fixtures at the Stadio Nereo Rocco. Ibarbo is the only player to have featured in every one of those 12 games, while Pinilla is the club's top scorer in that time (6 goals out of 15, 40% of the team's total).
Sharing the goalscoring responsibilities
The Sardinians (7) and the Nerazzurri (8) have shared the goals around so far this season. Only Roma, with 9 different men on the scoresheet, have managed more in the first five weeks of the season. Cabrera, Conti, Ekdal, Ibarbo, Nainggolan, Pinilla and Sau are the men to have found the net for the Rossoblu, while the Nerazzurri's marksmen are the following: Alvarez, Cambiasso, Icardi, Jonathan, Milito, Nagatomo, Palacio and Taider.
Inter haven't conceded away from home for 282 minutes
The Nerazzurri have not conceded on the road for 282 minutes, since Cavani scored in the 78th minute of Napoli 3-1 Inter on 5 May. The final 12 minutes of that match added to a 0-0 at Genoa (2012/13), a 3-0 win over Catania and a 7-0 success over Sassuolo (both this season) make up the total 282 minutes.
Nerazzurri yet to concede in the first half in 2013/14 season
Inter are one of two teams in Serie A to have not conceded in the opening 45 minutes of games. Livorno are the other side.
First meeting
Coaches Diego Lopez and Walter Mazzarri meet the for first time.
Lopez takes on the Nerazzurri for the first time
Diego Lopez has never before met Inter.
Mazzarri leads 12-4
Mazzarri has the edge in his meetings against Cagliari, the team he played for between July and October 1982 (1 goal in 9 appearances), making his debut in Cagliari 0-2 Inter on 26 September 1982. The Nerazzurri coach has won 12, drawn seven and lost 4 of his encounters with the Rossoblu as a coach.
