10 FACTS ON AC MILAN v SALERNITANA

As we get closer to AC Milan v Salernitana, which is kicking off at 15:00 CET tomorrow, here are some stats relating to the matchday 16 clash in Serie A:

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
1- AC Milan and Salernitana haven’t faced each other in Serie A since 31 January 1999, when the Rossoneri ran out 3-2 winners thanks to a Bierhoff brace and a goal from Weah (the upcoming game will be played 8343 days on from that match in ’99).
2- AC Milan and Salernitana are yet to play out a draw in the Italian top flight: in four previous meetings, there have been three Rossoneri wins (including both matches during the 1998/99 campaign) and a victory for the team from Salerno (4-3 in June 1948).
3- The Rossoneri have lost just one of their last 20 Serie A matches against newly promoted sides (W14, D5), keeping twelve clean sheets in the process.

STATE OF PLAY
4- AC Milan have collected 16 points from their first seven home matches this season. The last time they did better than this was in 2011/12 (17).

GENERAL STATS
5- No team has conceded fewer headed goals than the Rossoneri (one) this season.

PLAYER FOCUS
6- Junior Messias could become the first AC Milan player since Krzysztof Piątek (in February 2019) to find the net in his very first two starts for the Diavolo in Serie A, as well as the first-ever Rossonero to score 2+ goals in both of his first two games as a starter in the Italian top flight since the beginning of the three-points-per-win era. Against Genoa, the Brazilian became the 13th player to score for AC Milan during the current Serie A campaign: no team has done better in this regard so far.
7- Zlatan Ibrahimović could become the first player to score against 80 different sides in the Top 5 European leagues since the turn of the century. His current tally in this regard stands at 79, one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (78).  
8- Rade Krunić’s next appearance will be his 50th for AC Milan in Serie A.
9- Theo Hernández is the defender who has provided the most assists in the Italian top flight this season (five).

COACH FOCUS
10- Salernitana will be the 40th team Stefano Pioli has faced as a coach in Serie A: so far, the only sides he hasn’t won against are Carpi, Messina and Reggina.

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