MILAN - As we build up to Inter v Roma, Saturday's big match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (kick-off 20:45), let's look at some stats courtesy of our friends at Football Data.
Inter have scored in 11 straight home games
The Nerazzurri have found the net in their last 11 competitive matches at the Meazza, dating back to last season: Inter have struck 23 times in that period, and last failed to score in a 1-0 home defeat to Bologna on 10 March.
Roma, Handanovic's bogey team
Samir Handanovic has conceded more goals against Roma than any other Italian side: he's picked the ball out of the net 29 times against the Giallorossi from a total of 377 conceded in competitive action.
Cambiasso and Campagnaro, hot in October
October is "goal month" for Esteban Cambiasso and Hugo Campagnaro since they've been plying their trade in Italy: 'Cuchu' has hit 7 of his 39 goals in the year's tenth month, the same total he's managed in January, while Campagnaro has scored 4 of his 15 in October.
Inter v Roma, top of the table clash backed up by the figures
The Nerazzurri and Giallorossi have produced record numbers ahead of their big clash in Week 7 of Serie A 2013/14. Two of the four unbeaten teams in Serie A meet at the Meazza (Juventus and Napoli are the other two), with the sides also boasting the best two attacks and defences in the league after 6 matches. Rudi Garcia's men top the charts in both categories with 17 scored and just 1 conceded, while Mazzarri's men are just behind with 16 for and 3 against.
Roma looking forward a historic treble in Milan
The men from the capital won their last two matches away at Inter last season: 3-1 in the league and 3-2 in the Coppa Italia. That equalled their best run at the Meazza against the Nerazzurri when they won twice in a row in 1941/42 and 1942/43 (2-0 in both cases).
Roma one goal away from 100 at Inter
Should Garcia's men find the net tomorrow it will be the club's 100th strike away to Inter. The first of their 99 came on 20 December 1931 when Volk scored in the 3rd minute of a 2-1 loss for the Giallorossi.
Giallorossi defence not breached for 321 minutes
Roma have not conceded a goal for 321 minutes: the last – and only – goal they let in was scored by Biabiany in the 39th minute of Parma 1-3 Roma on 16 September. The run takes in the remaining 59 minutes of that game, plus the home win over Lazio and victory at Sampdoria (both 2-0), as well as their 5-0 thumping of Bologna.
Mazzarri v Garcia
Walter Mazzarri takes on Rudi Garcia for the first time
Mazzarri v Roma
The Inter coach has met Roma 19 times in the past, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 9.
Garcia v Inter
Rudi Garcia meets Inter for the third time, having always lost against the Nerazzurri. Both matches came in the 2011/12 Champions League when the Frenchman was in charge of Lille.
