Monza vs Napoli Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Monza begin this weekend’s round of fixtures with the potential of finishing it sitting 14 points adrift of safety with just 15 points to play for as they take on title challenging Napoli this week.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 19th April, 2025: UK – 5:00pm / US ET – 12:00pm / US PT – 9:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Monza Preview: Horrendous season
Monza appointed AC Milan legend Alessandro Nesta in the summer and then sacked him in early January as they struggled consistently. After just a month of Salvatore Bocchetti in charge, Alessandro Nesta was then brought back but things have remained very poor.
The home team have managed just two victories and collected just 15 points in their 32 matches so far this season. They most recently suffered a 1-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Venezia in Venice last weekend.
Napoli Preview: Grinding it out
Napoli begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting three points adrift of defending champions and league leaders Internazionale at the top-of-the-table as Antonio Conte, heavily linked with a return to Juventus, seeks to grind out another Scudetto.
The Neapolitans come into this one on the back of an impressive 3-0 demolition of struggling Empoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona last weekend courtesy of a brace from Scott McTominay as well as a Romelu Lukaku strike.
Monza Team News: A few doubts
Ahead of the visit of Napoli to Stadio Brianteo this weekend, Monza are dealing with a few key doubts for this one such as defensive duo Armando Izzo and Danilo D’Ambrosio, whilst Matteo Pessina is also sidelined due to a thigh injury.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Turati; Pereira, Izzo, Carboni; Birindelli, Urbanski, Bianco, Akpa Akpro, Ciurria; Caprari, Dany Mota
Unavailable: Pessina (Injured)
Questionable: Izzo (Injured), D’Ambrosio (Injured), Zeroli (Injured), Keita (Injured)
Napoli Team News: Defensive doubts
Napoli are dealing with a couple of defensive injury doubts for this one ahead of their trip to Monza this weekend as Italy international centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno is a doubt alongside fellow centre-back Juan.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Meret; Mazzocchi, Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Mathias Olivera; Gilmour, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, David Neres
Unavailable:
Questionable: Buongiorno (Injured), Juan (Injured)
Monza vs Napoli Prediction
Monza have been poor throughout this campaign and they have scored just 25 goals in the process. They do have the worst defensive record in the league but it isn’t as bad as some of the other poorest sides in Europe’s major leagues. That means it is unlikely to be a hammering here and, to be fair, it is always rare for Napoli to produce a hammering of their opposition so the Neapolitans grinding out another three points is the likeliest outcome for this one in Monza.
Monza vs Napoli Tip: Napoli to win & under 3.5 goals
