MILAN – Let's take a closer look at tonight's Week 9 clash between Inter and Hellas Verona at the Stadio Meazza (20:45) with this collection of stats provided by Football Data.
Inter have goals throughout the team
Walter Mazzarri's side have registered the highest number of different goalscorers in Serie A this term, with nine names on the score sheet (joint with Juventus, Roma and Fiorentina). The nine Nerazzurri are Alvarez, Cambiasso, Guarin, Icardi, Jonathan, Milito, Nagatomo, Palacio and Taider.
Happy birthday Cristian!
Cristian Chivu celebrates his 33rd birthday today. The defender was born in Resita (Romania) on 26 October 1980.
Palacio and Jorginho key men
Inter v Hellas Verona sees a match-up of the two most decisive players in the 2013/14 Serie A: Rodrigo Palacio and Jorginho Frello. With their five goals each, they have brought seven points to their respective teams. Palacio has been responsible for seven of the 15 points accumulated by Mazzarri's men, while Jorginho has put seven of the Veneto-based club's 16 points on the board.
Inter and Verona, differing penalty fortunes
Inter and Hellas Verona are at opposite ends of the 'penalties for' scale after eight league matches. The Nerazzurri are one of seven sides yet to be awarded a spot kick (along with Catania, Sassuolo, ChievoVerona, Atalanta, Parma and Napoli), while Verona have benefited from four penalties, the joint highest figure in Serie A (the same number as Roma and Torino).
Cacciatore eyeing record personal tally
With three goals to his name already in the current campaign, Fabrizio Cacciatore has equalled his personal highest tally of goals for a single league season. The defender previously notched up three in 2011/12 while playing for Varese in Serie B.
Mazzarri versus Mandorlini
Walter Mazzarri and Andrea Mandorlini have crossed swords six times during their coaching careers with perfectly matched results: two wins apiece and two draws (both 0-0). Mazzarri has yet to win on home turf, having recorded one draw and one defeat in previous home games against Mandorlini.
Mazzarri unbeaten in only two meetings with Hellas Verona
Walter Mazzarri is facing Hellas Verona for the third time as a coach. The two previous match-ups took place back in 2003/04 in Serie B, when the current Nerazzurri boss – then at the helm of Livorno – secured a win and a draw.
Mandorlini always defeated by former club
Ex-Nerazzurri defender Andrea Mandorlini tasted defeat on both occasions when he has faced Inter since taking up coaching. Mandorlini spent seven seasons in black and blue from 1984/85 to 1990/91, racking up 274 appearances and scoring 13 goals. During that time he won a league title (with Trapattoni's record-breaking Scudetto champions in 1988/89), a UEFA Cup (1990/91) and an Italian Super Cup (1989).
