Monza bid farewell away to AC Milan

AC Milan will host Monza in a 20:45 CEST kick-off at San Siro. After their defeat to Roma, the Rossoneri want to finish on a high in front of their supporters. After three seasons in Serie A Enilive, Monza are saying goodbye to the Italian top flight.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been no draws between Milan and Monza in their five Serie A meetings, with the Rossoneri claiming four wins and suffering one defeat to the Brianzoli; these five matches have also had an average of 3.2 goals scored per game. The two Serie A matches played at the San Siro between Milan and Monza have been won by the Rossoneri by an aggregate score of 7-1; only against Atalanta (10) and Roma (8) have the Brianzoli conceded more away goals in the top-flight.

DID YOU KNOW?

Milan are guaranteed to finish the Serie A season outside of the qualification places for any European competition for the first time since 2015/16, when they ended 7th in the standings. Milan have lost 16 games in 2024/25 across all competitions and only in three previous seasons in their entire history have they recorded more defeats (since 1929/30): 17 in each of 2013/14, 1996/97 and 1973/74. Should they lost this match, Monza will end the season with just 18 points: in the three points for a win era, only four teams have finished a Serie A season with fewer: Brescia 12 in 1994/95, Napoli 14 in 1997/98, Ancona 13 in 2003/04 and Salernitana 17 in 2023/24. Monza won their last away match (2-1 vs Udinese) after suffering 10 consecutive defeats away from home in Serie A prior; the Brianzoli haven’t recorded two away wins in a row in the league since doing so between February and March 2024 (against Salernitana and Genoa).

PLAYERS

Gianluca Caprari has been involved in a goal in both of his last two Serie A appearances (one goal, one assist) and he could be involved in at least one goal in three games in a row in the competition for the first time since doing so between January and February 2022 for Hellas Verona (4 in a row). Monza are one of the two teams (along with Empoli) against which Tijjani Reijnders has scored more than one goal in Serie A (2 vs both); with 10 goals and four assists, the Dutchman could become the first AC Milan central midfielder to be involved in at least 15 goals in a top-flight campaign since Franck Kessie in 2020/21 (17). With a goal in this match Christian Pulisic would equal his own scoring record in a season in the big five European leagues (12 with AC Milan in 2023/24), while with a goal or assist he would surpass his record for goal involvements in these competitions with his 20 in the 2024/25 Serie A campaign (11G 9A) the same as he managed in 2023-24 (12G 8A).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Giménez, Conceição (Milan) Cautioned: Bondo, Hernández, Gabbia (Milan); Akpa Akpro, Caldirola (Monza)

REFEREE

RUTELLA (PRENNA – ARACE) IV: SANTORO, VAR: GHERSINI, AVAR: GUIDA (Foto Getty Images)