Monza-Empoli is a match of the second day of Serie A and is played on Saturday at 18:30: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
A year ago Monza and Empoli both started with the goal of reaching salvation as soon as possible and they succeeded, even ahead of what were the initial predictions. This championship, however, did not start under the best auspices: in fact, the Brianzoli and Tuscans debuted with a defeat.
All in all, the knockout of Raffaele Palladino’s men at the San Siro against Inter, who a week ago got the better of them 2-0 thanks to a brace from a relentless Lautaro Martinez. Pessina and his teammates failed this time to trip Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri, with whom they were unbeaten in both the first leg and the return leg last season. The feeling is that Monza are struggling to find their automatisms, if we consider that they had also disappointed in the Coppa Italia, losing at home to a newly promoted team in B, Reggiana. Palladino has asked for a first forward – Colombo, last year at Lecce, could arrive on loan from Milan – who could be functional to the game of the coach of Campania origin. More worrying, however, was the defeat of Empoli, which at the “Castellani” surrendered to a potential direct competitor such as Verona, which ran away with a goal by former Salernitana player Bonazzoli. Paolo Zanetti’s Azzurri, like Monza, had also exited the Coppa Italia prematurely, losing at home to another Veneto club, Cittadella.
Monza-Empoli: the latest news on the lineups
In Monza, the main change is the return from 1′ of Mota, in Milan entered in the second half in place of Maric. Behind the Portuguese should act Colpani and Caprari. Gagliardini confirmed in midfield, with Ciurria who will settle on the right lane. On the left, spacefor ex-Sassuolo Kyriakopoulos, called to pick up the heavy legacy of Carlos Augusto, who moved to Inter during this summer session.
Luperto
Zanetti has lost Caprile, among the protagonists in the negative in the match with Verona: the former Bari player is injured and will be out for at least two months. Perisan is therefore seen again between the posts. On the outsides wide to Cancellieri and Gyasi, two of the new signings, but from the bench Cambiaghi is also pawing. In the middle Marin and Grassi, ballot on the left between Pezzella and Cacace.
The prediction
There is great balance in the precedents, even in those played in B, with Empoli finding the way of the goal six times in the last seven confrontations between the two teams. A year ago, Monza got the better of it in Brianza, while the Tuscans prevailed at home. Both are keen to erase the two recent disappointments, with the Biancorossi expected to avoid defeat in a challenge of at least one goal on each side.
The probable lineups of Monza-Empoli
- MONZA (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; D’Ambrosio, Pablo Marì, Izzo; Ciurria, Pessina, Gagliardini, Kyriakopoulos; Caprari, Colpani; Mota.
- EMPOLI (4-2-3-1): Perisan; Ebuehi, Ismajli, Luperto, Cacace; Marin, Grassi; Cancellieri, Baldanzi, Gyasi; Caputo.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
