On Thursday 10 November, as part of the fourteenth round of the Italian championship, Lazio will host Monza. The match will take place in Rome at the Olympic Stadium.
Estimated compositions
Lazio (4-3-3): Ivan Provedel – Elseid Hyusay, Patrick Gabarron, Nicolò Casale, Adam Marusic – Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, Danilo Cataldi, Matias Vecino – Felipe Anderson, Ciro Immobile, Mattia Zaccagni.
Monza (3-4-3): Michele Di Gregorio – Marlon Xavier, Antov, Armando Izzo – Carlos Augusto, Stefano Sensi, Nicolò Rovella, Patrick Chiurria – Gianluca Caprari, Dani Mota, Matteo Pessina.
stage
The fight will take place in Rome at the Olympic Stadium.
“Lazio”
Lazio enters this game after two victories: in the 13th round over Roma (0: 1) and in the 12th round over Salernitana (2: 1). In the 11th round, the team drew with Udinese – 0: 0, and before that three wins with the same score 4: 0 over Fiorentina in the ninth round, Spezia in the eighth round and Cremonese of Massimiliano Alvini in the seventh round .
In the Europa League, things did not work out for the Roman club: Lazio flew over the playoffs of the tournament. Interestingly, all Group F teams scored 8 points and playoff moorings were determined by other components.
Lazio claimed three more victories in the Italian league of the 2022/2023 season – over Bologna (2: 1) in the first round, Inter 3: 1 in the third and Verona (2: 0) in the sixth. In the second round the team visited Turin, where they failed to score, but did not even immediately. In the fourth round away, Lazio drew with Sampdoria – 1: 1, in the fifth – at home they lost against Napoli (1: 2). On average, in 90 minutes, the team made 10.6 away shots on goal, of which 4.8 on goal, the second best attack in Serie A.
“Monza”
The hosts have asked to postpone the match of the 12th round with Bologna. The fact is that Pablo Mari, on loan from Arsenal, has recently entered a cruel situation: in Milan, an unbalanced Italian stabbed him and five other passers-by. The defender has already been discharged from the hospital, but the team itself was in shock, they lost the game – 1: 2. In the 13th round, the team got their fourth victory of the season – over Verona with the score 2: 0.
Since Raffaele Palladino took over the team, things have been going well for Monza. Yes, there are also defeats: in the 11th round by Milan with a score of 1: 4, but in matches with opponents of equal strength the team can now show its teeth.
In the tenth round, Monza faced a 0-1 defeat against Empoli.
After a 2-0 home win over Spezia in ninth place, Palladino became the first Serie A manager to score maximum points in his first three games at the club he promoted this century, and the former Juventus winger won’t stop there. .
A newcomer to the Italian league, Monza entered Serie A for the first time in the club’s 110-year history. In the first five rounds, the team had five defeats and last place in the standings. In the first round of the season, the team lost at home to Torino with the score of 1: 2. In the second round, the newcomer of the Italian top flight received four unanswered goals against Napoli. In the third round of the championship the team lost against Udinese (1: 2), in the fourth round they lost against Roma (0: 3). In the fifth round Monza was defeated again, this time by Atalanta with a score of 0: 2. Now Monza is already 15th with 13 points.
Face-to-face meetings
This will be the first match between Lazio and Monza. Lazio have the third best attack in the league with 25 goals in 13 games this season. Lazio boast the second best defense in the league, having conceded just eight goals in 13 games this season. Monza have the fifth worst defense in the league, having conceded 21 goals in 13 games this season.
Match prediction “Lazio” – “Monza”
Both teams have been in different form lately and this is expected to be shown during Thursday’s match. Ciro Immobile will not be available for Lazio. Meanwhile, Monza will have to do without Pablo Mari and Stefano Sensi due to injuries. It is difficult to imagine that Monza will take anything away from this match given the difference in form and quality between the two teams. Prediction – Lazio will win the game with confidence, handicap 1 -1.
