MONZA v AC MILAN: MATCH PREVIEW

Head Coach Fonseca and his side continue their league campaign away but not too far from home, for their eleventh match in the Serie A 2024/25 season. It's Monza vs. AC Milan, a tricky game and one in which we cannot afford to make errors as we look to get back to winning ways after the loss at home. Kick-off at the U-Power Stadium is at 20:45 CET. Prepare for the clash with us.

LATEST FROM MILANELLO
It's not been a great period for the team and a win would be an important step in getting back on track and regaining confidence ahead of the clash against Real Madrid. The head and legs of the Rossoneri, however, are concentrated on Monza, an always difficult opponent. Theo Hernández and Reijnders are back from suspension, and there could be some changes to Fonseca's side given the amount of games coming up. From the right flank to the centre of defence, there are a few doubts and decisions that need to be made up front too, Jović should come back into the side and be on the bench. Abraham and Gabbia still out.

"The team have faith and are growing, the boys are motivated and mentally strong at this moment in time" - said Head Coach Fonseca on the eve of the match. "We are ready to take on Monza, we want to win. They have had some important results, they have quality and are well coached, it will be difficult". 

LATEST FROM MONZA
Precious points and important performances for Nesta's Monza side on October. In their most recent match, they were defeated by Atalanta (2-0), but before that, they had three important results thanks to the draws against Roma and Venezia and the 3-0  home win against Hellas Verona. The 3-4-2-1 is the preferred formation for the team, Maldini and Mota tend to sit behind Ðurić. Bondo has served his suspension and could play alongside Pessina, on the flanks Pereira and Kyriakopoulos are in form. No suspensions, only unavailable player is Izzo.

"I always like playing AC Milan" - Alessandro Nesta stated on the eve of the match. "Against the Rossoneri, we will need to show the same courage that we did in Bergamo against Atalanta. They're a strong side and capable of causing damage, we will need courage above all with the ball at our feet, we need to scare the opponents". 

PRE-MATCH STATS

• Monza and AC Milan have never drawn in their four previous matches in Serie A: three Rossoneri wins have been followed by a win for the Brianzoli in the most recent meeting.

• In the four Serie A games, the Rossoneri have scored twice as many as the brianzoli: 10 compared to 5.

• Only Udinese (five) have scored more headed goals than AC Milan (four) in this league campaign, no other side have conceded more than Monza when it comes to headed goals (level with four other teams).

• AC Milan and Monza are two of the sides, alongside Inter, who have not conceded in the first 15 minutes of the second half in this league campaign.

WHERE TO WATCH MONZA v AC MILAN
In Italy, the game will be live on DAZN, Sky and Now. To watch Monza v AC Milan from a different country, please consult the 'AC Milan on TV' page. Follow Matchday on Milan TV: live coverage will begin at 20:00 CET until shortly before kick-off, with the game being followed by interviews and Coach Fonseca's press conference. Don't miss out on our coverage via acmilan.com, the AC Milan Official App (where the full deferred broadcast will be available in the coming days), our official social media channels and WhatsApp.

LATEST FROM SERIE A
Ermanno Feliciani will be the referee for Monza vs. AC Milan, match number 23 in the top flight for the referee from the Teramo division. He has only officiated one prior Rossoneri game, the defeat away to Torino in May 2024. His assistants will be Bercigli and Perrotti, alongside the fourth official Mariani. Serra will be VAR, assisted by Maresca.

Matchday 11 in Serie A begins today, Saturday 2 November, with Bologna vs. Lecce at 15:00 CET, then Udinese-Juventus at 18.00 CET and Monza vs. AC Milan at 20.45. Sunday 3 Napoli vs. Atalanta at 12.30, then Torino vs. Fiorentina at 15.00, Hellas Verona vs. Roma at 18.00 and Inter vs. Venezia at 20.45. Three later games on Monday 4, Empoli vs. Como and Parma vs. Udinese at 18:30, then Lazio vs. Cagliari at 20:45.

The current league standings: Napoli 25; Inter 21; Atalanta, Fiorentina e Lazio 19; Juventus 18; Udinese 16; AC Milan* and Torino 14; Roma 13; Bologna* 12; Empoli 11;  Parma, Hellas Verona, Como and Cagliari 9; Monza, Venezia and Lecce 8; Genoa 6. (* one game in hand)

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