Five key stats from Week 11 in Serie A - Featuring a gruesome Milan stat

3. Sassuolo defend by any means necessary

Proceedings were wide open at Marassi on Sunday as Sampdoria welcomed their fellow relegation candidates to Genoa for what turned out to be a shootout of epic proportions.

Equally desperate for three points, the two sides carved each other apart constantly and left plenty of open spaces, yet it was Sassuolo that emerged the victor due in part to an all-or-nothing mentality at the back.

The Neroverdi indeed leaked a trio of goals on the afternoon but hoofed the ball to safety whenever the opportunity even slightly presented itself, racking up an incredible 61 clearances en route to a 4-3 triumph.