Inter close to tenth Coppa final
The Nerazzurri are ninety minutes away from their tenth Coppa Italia
final, having reached the showpiece tie in 1938/39, 1958/59, 1964/65,
1976/77, 1977/78, 1981/82, 1999/00, 2004/05 and 2005/06. Inter, who
finished last in a four-team final tournament with AC Milan, Bologna
and eventual winners Torino in 1967/68, have won the cup five times,
in 1938/39, 1977/78, 1981/82, 2004/05 and 2005/06.
No Samp away draw since September 2006
Walter Novellino's side haven't drawn an away match since Ascoli 1-1
Sampdoria on 24 September 2006. Since that date, the Blucerchiati have
collected 4 wins and 6 defeats on their league and cup travels.
Samp goalless since 17 January 2007
Gennaro Delvecchio's 86th-minute goal in the 2-1 win at Chievo on 17
January 2007 was Sampdoria's last in a competitive fixture. Including
the remaining 4 minutes of that match plus the entire games against
Empoli (0-2, Serie A) and Inter (0-3, Coppa Italia; 0-2, Serie A),
Novellino's team have gone 274 minutes without scoring.
Inter: 26 games without defeat
Inter are unbeaten in 26 competitive matches, with 23 victories
(including 11 wins in a row - 7 wins in Serie A, 2 in Coppa Italia & 2
in Champions League from 25 October 2006 to 2 December 2006 - a club
record under the administration of Moratti) and 3 draws since their
last defeat, a 2-0 home loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League
on 27 September 2006.
Inter: 22-game scoring run
Roberto Mancini's team have hit the target in each of their last 22
games, scoring a total of 49 goals. Inter's last match without scoring
was the goalless Serie A draw at Udinese on 22 October 2006.
Inter: no home draw since September 2006
Inter's last home draw was the 1-1 Serie A stalemate with Sampdoria on
16 September 2006. Since then the Nerazzurri have collected 13
victories and a defeat from 14 Meazza matches.
No Inter defeat in Coppa Italia since 2002
Inter 1-2 Bari on 19 December 2002 was the Nerazzurri's last defeat in
Italy's cup competition. Since that date Inter have collected 18 wins
and 9 draws from 27 games to better the club's previous record of 20
cup matches without defeat, set between May 1986 and April 1988.
Mancini unbeaten in cup since 2002
With 16 wins and 5 draws, Roberto Mancini is unbeaten in the Coppa
Italia since taking over at Inter. If we add Mancini's 8 cup games
with Lazio in 2003/04, the current Inter boss hasn't lost in the
competition for 29 matches (22 wins and 7 draws). His last Coppa
defeat came on 16 April 2003 when the Biancocelesti lost 1-0 to city
rivals Roma.
No cup goal against Inter for 460 minutes
Nonda's 80th-minute strike in Inter 3-1 Roma on 11 May 2006 was the
last Coppa Italia goal conceded by the Nerazzurri. Including the
remaining 10 minutes of last season's final return leg, plus the
entire games against Messina (home and away), Empoli (home and away)
and Sampdoria (away) this term, Inter have not let in a Coppa goal for
460 competitive minutes.
Inter's 265-minute invincibility
Luca Toni's 5th-minute goal in Inter 3-1 Fiorentina on 21 January was
the last conceded by Mancini's side. Including the remaining 85
minutes of that game plus the league and cup visits to Sampdoria (0-3,
0-2), Inter haven't let in a goal for 265 competitive minutes.
Inter one away from 200th goal against Samp
In 111 competitive meetings with Sampdoria, Inter have scored 199
goals (104 at home, 95 away). Zapirain (34') and Campatelli (78') were
the first Nerazzurri players to score against the Blucerchiati, in a
2-1 Serie A home win on 2 February 1947. Samp's reply came from
Bassetto (88').
Flachi in sight of Mancini's Coppa total for Samp
With 4 goals in this season's domestic cup competition, Francesco
Flachi has brought his total of Coppa Italia goals for Sampdoria to
21. The Florentine striker is now just 5 away from reaching Mancini's
total of 26 cup goals for the Blucerchiati, and 15 short of Gianluca
Vialli's club record of 36.