Salernitana-Monza is a Serie A Week 24 match played on Sunday at 15:00: odds, predictions, TV and streaming
Paulo Sousa’s debut on the bench of Salernitana, defeated 2-0 by Lazio at the Arechi last Sunday, was forgettable. After all, it was difficult to imagine that the Portuguese coach, returning to the Italian league after a two-year stint on the Fiorentina bench from 2015 to 2017, could make an impact from the very first game. Moreover, against a much better-ranked and points-hungry opponent like the biancoceleste.
In order to transfer his idea of football, diametrically opposed to that of his predecessor Nicola, the former viola coach will need time. The current standings may not give him too much time, however, with the Granata team dangerously close to the relegation zone after a string of three consecutive defeats against Juventus, Verona and Lazio. Just four points separate Salernitana from third-last place, with the Campania side having squandered the huge advantage they had accumulated in the previous months since November. And what looked like a quiet season risks taking on the same contours as last year, when salvation came only at the last gasp. Sousa did not like the attitude shown by his players, but above all the difficulties in handling the ball. Salernitana have been goalless in their last three matches and haven’t scored since the victory in Lecce a month ago: numbers that are worrying.
Salernitana haven’t scored for three games in a row
A week ago Monza also lost again, interrupting a positive series in the league that had been going on since November. In 2023 the Brianzoli had yet to lose – with the exception of the Coppa Italia clash with Juventus – but were forced to surrender in the Lombardy derby to AC Milan, who went through in Brianza thanks to a goal from Messias.
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It was precisely since the last defeat that Raffaele Palladino’s biancorossi – among the newly-promoted teams, Monza is still the one doing best – had not been without goals, scoring for ten consecutive games. The coach, however, made no dramas about the setback against the Rossoneri, admitting that he saw his team growing despite the defeat. For being his first championship in the top flight, Monza are doing a decent job, and with 29 points from 23 matches, Palladino has salvation in his pocket.
Salernitana-Monza: latest line-up info
Sousa will hope to give Mazzocchi some minutes, but Bradaric will start on the left flank. In attack, Dia is expected to recover and will be ready to team up with Piatek, while Bonazzoli is likely to play as the game progresses. Coulibaly and Crnigoj will be in the four-man midfield, while Vilhena will play in the centre. Daniliuc will be the newcomer in defence after Bronn’s disqualification due to his red card against Lazio.
Long the list of disqualified players in Monza, from Marlon to Rovella, passing through Birindelli. Caldirola is back in defence, while in the middle Palladino will give Machin a chance. Left-back Carlos Augusto, who was absent against the Rossoneri last Saturday, will be available again.
The prediction
The pressure will be all on the shoulders of Salernitana, whose classification is worrying again. Monza is one of the most interesting realities of this championship and will travel to the Arechi without any worries, having already mortgaged salvation. We believe that the attack of the Campania team can manage to unblock itself after having remained on the wagon for three games in a row, in a match in which both teams are likely to score.
Salernitana v Monza matchday squad
- SALERNITANA (3-4-1-2): Sepe; Gyomber, Daniliuc, Pirola; Candreva, Coulibaly, Crnigoj, Bradaric; Vilhena; Dia, Piatek.
- MONZA (3-4-1-2): Di Gregorio; Izzo, Pablo Marì, Caldirola; Ciurria, Machin, Sensi, Carlos Augusto; Pessina; Caprari, Petagna.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
