Tudor continues its quest for the Champions League at the U-Power Stadium. The Croatian coach relaunches Immobile in attack, supported by Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson. Zaccagni is also back as a starter, having been decisive as a substitute against Verona a week ago. Only bench for the recovered Provedel. Palladino responds with the return of Colpani and Djuric and the confirmation of Valentin Carboni. Live on the DAZN app and on ZONA DAZN, available on channel 214 of the Sky remote control, at 6pm
THE OFFICIAL LINEUPS
MONZA (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Birindelli, D’Ambrosio, Pablo Marì, Kyriakopoulos; Pessina, Bondo; Colpani, Carboni, Zerbin; Djuric. All. Palladino
LAZIO (3-4-2-1): Mandas; Patric, Romagnoli, Hysaj; Marusic, Kamada, Guendouzi, Zaccagni; Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto; Motionless. All. Tudor
LIVE
5.42pm
Sinner’s decision on Rome
Busy day also in tennis, with Jannik Sinner which officially communicated its decision on participation in the Masters 1000 in Rome. HERE to find out all the details
5.40pm
How many appointments on Sky Sport/2
5.38pm
How many appointments on Sky Sport/1
5.36pm
New chance in Carboni
After the few moments with Inter last year, the talented Argentine Valentin Carboni he had the opportunity to have more space and to showcase his qualities. Today he starts as a new starter: HERE are his numbers for 2023/2024
5.34pm
The relaunch of Immobile
The big news before kick-off is the relaunch of Ciro Immobile by Tudor. It hasn’t been a simple season for the Lazio captain. HERE are all his statistics relating to the current year
5.26pm
The spring derby recently ended
Important Saturday at Lazio. Before the match at Monza, the Biancoceleste spring team was involved in the derby against Roma of the same agewhich recently finished with a score of 0-0
5.23pm
Tudor’s choices
Compared to the predictions made the day before, the Lazio coach changes a piece in defense with Hysaj preferred in Casale together with Romagnoli and Patric, out Gila. In goal Mandas despite Provedel’s recovery. Very offensive deployment, with Guendouzi-Kamada in the median, Marusic-Zaccagni on the flanks across the pitch and Luis Alberto-Felipe Anderson behind Motionlessrelaunched from the start despite Castellanos’ latest positive performances
5.18pm
Palladino’s choices
Unlike Lecce, the Monza coach proposes again Colpani right outside e Djuric center forward. Confirmed though Valentin Carboni, central attacking midfielder deployed. Zerbin completes the offensive department, not even Maldini on the bench unlike the recovered Caprari and Mota. With Gagliardini disqualified, Pessina is reported to the median with Bondo. Usual defensive line in front of By Gregory with Birindelli, Marì, Izzo and Kyriakopoulos
5.05pm
In the last two Serie A seasons, Mattia Zaccagni is the midfielder who has scored the most goals from open play (14). The 1995 class could score in two consecutive league matches for the first time since January 2023 (three in that case)
5.04pm
Matteo Pessina has scored six goals in this championship and only in 2019/20 with Hellas Verona (seven) did he score more goals in a single Serie A season. Furthermore, the ’97 class scored seven of the eight penalties taken in his career in Serie A
5.03pm
On the one hand only Atalanta (10) have scored more goals from outside the area than Monza (nine) this seasonon the other only Cagliari (two) has scored fewer goals than Lazio (three) from distance
5.02pm
Igor Tudor could become the first coach in Lazio’s history to win five of his first six matches leading the Biancocelesti in Serie A. Furthermore, so far only one other coach had achieved four successes in the first five games with Lazio in Serie A: Walter Alt in 1934
5.01pm
Lazio have not conceded a goal in their last two league games and could record three clean sheets in a row in Serie A for the first time since the period between February and April 2023 (six in that case)
5pm
Starting from the first match without Maurice Sarri (last March 16th), Lazio is the team that has earned the most points in Serie A: 15 in six matches (5 wins, 1 defeat), one more than Inter (14)
4.59pm
Monza has lost its last two games at U-Power Stadium in the league (against Napoli and Atalanta), only between August and September 2022 has it suffered multiple home defeats in a row in Serie A (against Torino, Udinese and Atalanta in that case)
4.58pm
With the draw in the last match against Lecce, Monza have recorded a run of five straight games without a win in Serie A for the first time with Raffaele Palladino as coach (2 draws, 3 defeats); more generally, only once have the Brianza team gone on a longer streak without success in the top division: in their first six matches ever in the tournament
4.57pm
Between Serie A and Serie B, Monza remained unbeaten in eight of their nine home games against Lazio (4 wins, 4 draws), the defeat however came in the only previous match in the top division: 0-2, on 2 April 2023
4.56pm
After losing the first two matches against the Lazio in Serie A without scoring, Monza drew 1-1 in the first leg of this championship against the Biancocelesti last September 23rd
4.55pm
Good evening everyone. The Saturday of the 35th matchday of Serie A opens with the match between Monza and Lazio. Let’s get closer to the 6pm kick-off with some curiosities and statistics on the two teams and the match
