Hellas still needs points for safety in Salerno
Serie A

Hellas still needs points for safety in Salerno

Salernitana bid farewell to Serie A TIM hoping to obtain a victory for the first time since the end of 2023. Verona, on the other hand, with three points, would be safe

The Arechi says goodbye to Serie A TIM after three seasons: the hosts welcome Verona and are looking for their first victory in 2024 to send their fans off into the summer in the best possible way. Verona are also looking for three points; after the defeat by Torino, they will want a win to conquer safety mark, ahead of the last match of the season, at home, against the Italian Champions, Inter.

DID YOU KNOW?

Considering only the second half of the Serie A season, Hellas Verona have gained 20 points in 17 matches (1.2 points on average) and would occupy 13th place in the standings, while they had finished the first part of the season with 14 points from 19 matches (0.7 points average) and sat in 18th place in the standings. Salernitana are the team that have conceded the most goals in Serie A this season (76); their worst record of goals conceded in a full single Serie A season is 78, set in 2021-22.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Salernitana have lost just one of their last five Serie A games against Hellas Verona (W3 D1). Furthermore, after the win in the reverse fixture back in December against the Scaligeri, the Campania team could record a double over a single opponent for only the second time in Serie A, after doing so against Venezia in 2021-22. Salernitana are unbeaten in their two home matches against Hellas Verona in Serie A and both teams have scored in each of those games: 2-2 on 22 September 2021 and 2-1 on 9 October 2022. Salernitana's last victory in Serie A dates back to the reverse fixture against Hellas Verona on December 30th 2023 (1-0 with a goal by Loum Tchaouna); in 2024 the Campania team are the only team yet to win a game in Serie A, winning just four points in 18 matches, at least nine fewer than any other side.

PLAYERS

In 2024 Loum Tchaouna is the Salernitana player who has recorded the most shots (34), shots on target (12), touches in the opposition box (51) and has the joint-most goals + assists combined in Serie A (five: three goals and two assists – level with Giulio Maggiore). Tijjani Noslin has scored four goals in Serie A, with each of those coming against teams currently in the top eight of the table: against Juventus, Milan, Atalanta and Fiorentina.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Squalificati: Henry (Hellas Verona) Cautioned: Diffidati: Gyomber, Pirola, Basic, Zanoli (Salernitana); Coppola, Duda (Verona)

REFEREE

Di Bello (Galetto-Scatragli) IV: Bonacina, VAR: Marini, AVAR: Abisso

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM

Milan-Salernitana Hellas Verona-Inter (Photo Getty Images)