Stat Attack: 10 things to know ahead of Inter showdown

The game against Inter gets underway at 20:45 local time.

The history books

Friday's game will be the 177th meeting between Inter Milan and Roma in Italian football's top flight. To date Inter lead the overall standings: they have won 73 games to Roma's 51, with 52 draws. Fifteen of those Roma wins have come in Milan.

San Siro balance

Of the last 12 games between these sides in Milan, the spoils have been shared equally; both sides have won three games, with six finishing in draws.

Draws on the doors

Each of the last three league meetings between Inter and Roma have ended in a draw. Only once in the two clubs' history have they drawn four games in succession - and that came between 1966 and 1967.

Edin at the San Siro

Dzeko has been involved in six goals at the San Siro in his Serie A career to date (three goals, three assists); the Stadio Olimpico apart, it is the ground where he has been the most effective in Italy.

The top scorer

Unsurprisingly, no player has scored more goals for Roma against Inter than Francesco Totti (12 goals). The legendary No. 10 is out ahead of Roberto Pruzzo (10) in that particular ranking, with Amadeo Amadei and Pedro Manfredini sharing third spot (8).

Florenzi's first

Alessandro Florenzi scored his first-ever Serie A goal in this fixture, back in September 2012. His second goal against the Nerazzurri came one year later at the same ground.

Facing Conte

Antonio Conte has faced Roma 10 times as a coach so far in his career - making them, along with AC Milan, the side he has faced more than any other. The overall scores are even: Conte has won four of the meetings, lost four, and the other two ended in draws.

Roma punching up

The Giallorossi are unbeaten in their last five games against sides above them in the league standings at the start of the day (winning three, drawing two).

Pellegrini provides

Lorenzo Pellegrini has already notched up six assists this season - making it his most productive season ever in that regard. His previous best was five assists for Sassuolo during the 2016-17 campaign.

Mkhitaryan's impact

Among all players to have played five games or fewer in Serie A this season, no player has made a bigger impact than Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Armenian has been involved in three goals already - scoring two and assisting one.