10 FACTS ON AC MILAN V PARMA
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Since the restart of Serie A, the Rossoneri have taken 14 points from six games, and they have no intention of stopping this run of good form now. After the draw away to Napoli, Coach Pioli's team are now back at San Siro to take on Parma on matchday 33 of the Serie A season. Ahead of the 19:30 CEST kick-off, here are a few facts and figures on this fixture.
DIRECT ENCOUNTERS
1- AC Milan and Parma have played each other 51 times in Serie A: 27 wins for the home side, 13 draws and eleven defeats.
2- AC Milan are unbeaten in five games against Parma (4W, 1D). The last time the Rossoneri lost to the Ducali was back in March 2014 (4-2 at San Siro).
MEETINGS AT SAN SIRO
3- AC Milan and Parma have met 25 times at the home of the Rossoneri, with a record of 16 wins for the home side, six draws and three away victories.
4- AC Milan have scored in each of their last 18 home games against Parma: the last time the Rossoneri failed to score against the Ducali at San Siro was in December 1996.
CURRENT FORM
5- Since the restart, only Atalanta (19 from seven games) have managed to pick up more points than AC Milan (14 points following four wins and two draws).
6- AC Milan have scored in each of their last 14 league matches: only Atalanta (20) and Juventus (29) have put together a longer run.
PLAYER FOCUS
7- Ante Rebić is the first AC Milan player to reach double figures for goals in the second half of a Serie A season since Carlos Bacca (ten in 2015/16). The Croatian forward could be come the first to bag more than ten goals since Mario Balotelli in 2012/13 (twelve).
8- Zlatan Ibrahimović has scored ten goals in eleven Serie A games against Parma. He hasn't netted more against any other team in the competition.
9- Before Theo Hernández, the last AC Milan full-back to score at least six goals in a Serie A season was Aldo Maldera (eight) in 1978/79.
COACHES
10- Stefano Pioli was in the Parma dugout for his first 22 games as a Serie A coach: three wins, six draws and 13 defeats for his Gialloblù side.
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