Pursuing Torres Ronaldinho and Spanish Mission Sharpen Record

Fernando Torres has a chance to match or even pass Ronaldinho as the top scorer at the Confederations Cup in Spain and Italy face. If it wins, La Furia Roja will also sharpen his own record.

Spain and Italy will meet in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup, Friday (28/06/2013) pm dawn later. The winner of the match will face Brazil, which has been to ensure the final ticket can frustrate Uruguay 2-1 after dawn.

The following data and facts from the game, as reported by the BBC.

Head to Head

- Score 4-0 in the 2012 European Cup final is Spain's biggest victory over Italy. Throughout its history, score the biggest victory of La Furia Roja on Gli Azzurri is the difference of two goals.

- Of the last eight games of both teams, Spain only lost once over Italy. Statistics is W3 D4 L1 (with a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 is considered as a draw)

Spain

- Spain unbeaten in his last 28 competitive matches (W24, D4) or after losing to Switzerland in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup. According to FIFA, this is a new world record, beating the previous record belongs to France with 27 competitive matches unbeaten in the period 1994-1999.

- For matches in all competitions (including friendlies), is a Spanish record 25-match unbeaten (W20, D5). Last defeat they suffered is currently subject of England in 2011.

- The world record for the game unbeaten streak (including friendlies) is 35 games, which is now jointly owned by Brazil (1993-96) and Spain (2006-09). Spain belongs barrage stopped when they lost 2-0 to the United States in the semifinals on Konfrederasi Cup 2009.

- Fernando Torres has so far scored eight goals in all participation in the Confederations Cup. Just Ronaldinho and Cuauhtemoc Blanco who has more goals (9)

Italy

- Gianluigi Buffon faced 20 shots in three games in the group phase, no other goalie who face amount of kick that much.

- For the first time in the history of major tournament, Italy conceded eight goals in the group phase

- For the first time since May 1976, Italy conceded three goals in a row (4-3 win over Japan and a 2-4 defeat of Brazil). The last time they conceded three goals in two consecutive games was when they lost 2-3 from England and gave up 1-4 over Brazil in a friendly match.

- The last tournament in which Italy conceded three goals in two matches in a row was the 1970 World Cup. When the Azzurri beat West Germany 4-3 in the semi-finals but lost 1-4 over Brazil in the final.