CASTELLANI TABOO

(IN THE PHOTO: Empoli’s stadium which will welcome Milan on Tuesday) MILAN - Football Data reminds us of a statistic that coach Filippo Inzaghi will be determined to overturn. As a player, Inzaghi came across Empoli 8 times with an overall outcome in favour of the Tuscans, winning on 2 occasions, losing 3 times and 3 draws. He did however score 3 goals against Empoli. Interestingly, Inzaghi never won at the Castellani stadium, home to Empoli, and the precedents read 3 matches with an outcome of 2 draws and 1 defeat. The Milan coach will want to make amends this evening when the two sides meet at 20.45.Inzaghi’s opposite number Empoli coach Maurizio Sarri has only faced Milan in the Italian Cup. It took place in the 2006-2007 season and ended in a 1-0 victory in the first leg and a 2-0 defeat in the second leg with the goals coming from Inzaghi and Gilardino.CURIOUS FACT MILAN: Should Milan win at the Castellani, they would have 9 points and to find the last time Milan amassed more points after 4 rounds of Serie A you have to go back to the 2006/2007 season when the rossoneri began on -8, collecting 10 points from a possible 12. CURIOUS FACT EMPOLI: Should Georgia international Levan Mchedlidze play this evening he would mark his 100th official appearance with the Empoli jersey. Those appearances have been made up as follows: 2 in Serie A, 86 in Serie B, 5 in the Italian Cup and 6 between Serie B play-off and play-outs. His debut was on the 22nd of August 2010, Frosinone-Empoli 2-3 in Serie B. He has scored 9 goals so far with the Tuscan side.