trivia

Mancini set for 200th match as Inter coach

Inter v Parma will be Roberto Mancini's 200th competitive match as coach of Inter. In the other 199 games he has collected 127 wins, 52 draws and 20 defeats. Mancini's debut on the Inter bench was a 1-1 draw at Basel in Champions League qualifying on 11 August 2004. His 199 matches are subdivided as follows: 132 in Serie A, 26 in Coppa Italia, 38 in European cups and 3 in Italian Super Cup.

Inter's long scoring run at home

The Nerazzurri have scored in 47 consecutive league games at home, netting a total of 112 goals. Inter 0-0 Reggina on the last day of the 2004/05 season was the last time Mancini's team failed to score in a Serie A home match.

Di Carlo and points in January

Domencio Di Carlo's teams do particularly well in the first calendar month, with a points per match average of 1.89 thanks to 11 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 19 league games.

Parma only team yet to play out scoreless draw

Parma are the only team taking part in the 2007/08 Serie A championship that has not drawn a match 0-0. The Gialloblu's last goalless draw was away to Lazio on 20 May 2007.

Parma's poor away form

Parma have won just once in their last 29 Serie A away matches, a 4-3 victory over Palermo on 22 April 2007. The Gialloblu have drawn 10 and lost 18 of the other 28 matches. Parma haven't scored away from home in the league since their 1-1 draw at Palermo on 31 October 2007. A total of 357 competitive minutes have elapsed since Morrone's goal in the third minute of that game.