BONERA CLOSE TO 400 MATCHES

(IN THE PHOTO: Keisuke Honda faces Sampdoria at the Marassi) 
MILAN – Should Daniele Bonera play this evening against Sampdoria, it would be his 400th appearance at club level since turning professional. So far, the Italian defender has made 309 appearances in Serie A, 5 in Serie B, 24 in the Italian Cup, 58 in European competitions and 3 in other tournaments. Those matches have come from spells with Brescia and Parma and of course Milan. His first match meanwhile was on the 28th of November 1999: Brescia-Vicenza 1-1, Serie B. 
Ahead of tonight’s match here are some other interesting facts and stats thanks to Football Data. 
Milan’s defensive record away from home. In the past 12 matches away from home, the rossoneri have kept just one clean sheet. The occasion was Fiorentina-Milan on the 26th of March earlier this year in Serie A with a final score of 2-0 in favour of Milan. From the other 11 matches, Milan have conceded a total of 20 goals. 
Coaches. Sinisa Mihajlovic has faced Milan on 5 occasions since starting his coaching career. The Serbian coach is yet to oversee a win over Milan and his record reads 1 draw and 4 defeats. Milan have always managed to score against teams coached by Mihajlovic with a total of 11 goals. 
Filippo Inzaghi will be facing Sampdoria for the first time as Milan coach. As a player however, Inzaghi played against Sampdoria 13 times and has a favourable record of 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. From those matches, Inzaghi managed to score 11 goals which makes the blucerchiati, along with Bologna, his favourite victims.