Season trivia for Serie A 2014/2015
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2014/2015 Serie A season in Italy.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2014/2015 season were the players Franco Vazquez - Paulo Dybala (Palermo) and Rodrigo Palacio - Mauro Icardi (Inter). Together they scored 7 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2014/2015 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Albin Ekdal, playing for Cagliari, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 15 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Inter-Cagliari.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2015, Josip Ilicic (Fiorentina) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2014/2015 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 5 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2014/2015 season was Carlos Tevez in Juventus, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Manolo Gabbiadini in Napoli/Sampdoria during the 2014/2015 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2014/2015 season was Jérémy Menez, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Milan.
Most penalty goals by team
Milan was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total they scored 11 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Marco Parolo (Lazio) and Andrea Belotti (Palermo).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Genoa was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
5 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2014/2015 season in Serie A. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Bostjan Cesar (Chievo)
Luca Rossettini (Cagliari)
Miguel Britos (Napoli)
Raúl Albiol (Napoli)
Vangelis Moras (Verona)
Most own goals by team
Verona scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2014/2015 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Paulo Dybala in Palermo scored or assisted in 8 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Carlos Tevez in Juventus who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 12 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Mauro Icardi in Inter scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Serie A during the 2014/2015 season.
Most consecutive wins
Lazio was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2014/2015 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Juventus were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2014/2015 season, playing 20 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Parma had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Serie A during the 2014/2015 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Cesena managed the feat of not winning a single match in 18 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Atalanta have managed this in 6 matches during the 2014/2015 season, more than any other team in Serie A.
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