SportsMole previews Monday's Serie A clash between Hellas Verona and Monza, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
The only team that has not won a single Serie A game this season. monza will meet Hellas Verona With the aim of finally achieving the goal at the Stadio Pentegodi on Monday night.
Stuck in the relegation zone with just four points from seven games, the Biancorossi trail their hosts. positions.
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Ending a three-game losing streak, Verona beat regional rivals Venezia just before the international break, conceding an early goal to win 2-1. Kasper DengstedtDraw and own goal by the visiting goalkeeper Jesse Joronen.
The victory lifts the Gialloblu to 12th place in the standings, with nine points on the scoreboard, continuing their best goal rate after Dengstedt and his fellow striker. Daniel Muskerra It arrived in summer.
Hellas have won two of their first four home games in Serie A and lost the rest, and are yet to draw a game this season, in both the league and the cup.
One of the two teams that has scored the most goals (nine) in the second half this season, along with Naples. Paolo ZanettiWin's team certainly posed a bigger threat after the break, so there was no need to panic if they fell behind against Monza.
Verona have dominated Monday's visitors in recent years and are unbeaten in six meetings at the Stadio Pentecodi with a 3-1 victory last November.
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The last time the two teams met they drew goalless at Monza, meaning the Biancorossi remain unbeaten since arriving in Serie A two years ago, recording two wins and two draws against Verona.
Alessandro NestaAs a substitute striker, his team also settled for a point in the last match before international football intervened. danny motta Roma held them to a 1-1 draw at home.
In isolation it could have been seen as a commendable result, but it extended Monza's winless start to the league season to seven games, leaving them in 19th place with four points.
Nesta will be well aware that he was not brought in to lead the fight against relegation, as two of the three teams waited for their first win at this stage last year and ultimately avoided relegation; Monza finished mid-table at the bottom of both. . Serie A seasons so far.
The former Italian defender has some credit in the bank by booking a place in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia, which awaits Bologna in December, but his team's chances of scoring are few and far between.
Before Nesta's reign, the Biancorossi had failed to find a goal in 12 away games since the start of last season, leaving them at the top of the table.
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Verona will be left without injured defenders Martin Freese AND Pavel Davydovich on Monday night, but the midfielder Suat Serdar He returned to action after recovering from a hamstring problem and can go to the bench.
Reda Bellahayane Serdar will continue in the hosts' engine room after regaining full fitness.
Once again, Paolo Zanetti, Kasper Dengstedt and Daniel Mosquera, Gialloblu's top scorers in Serie A with three goals each, will have to choose.
Meanwhile, Monza's main indicators were Danny Motta and Milan DjuricBoth have scored two goals in the League: the latter played 48 times for Verona, scoring six before leaving at the start of last season.
While Motta may be relegated to the bench, Djuric will surely have backup Daniel MaldiniHe scored his first international goal for Italy following in his father's footsteps. Paolo Maldini and grandfather Cesar Maldini Wearing the famous Azzurri shirt.
The visitors carry a long list of injuries, but Stefano Durratti He is recovering from the hand injury that left him out of the draw against Roma Andrea Petagna, Stefano Sensi AND Patricio Chiuria You can come back. Roberto Gagliardini AND Alessio Cragno They are still marginalized.
Possible starting lineup for Hellas Verona:
Mantebo; Tchatchoua, Daniliuc, Magnani, Bradaric; Tuda, Belahine; Suslov, Kastanos, Lasovic; Tengstedt
Monza's probable starting lineup:
Desperate; Izzo, Mari, Carboni; Pereira, Panto, Bianco, Kiriagopoulos; Pesina, Maldini; Djuric
We say: Hellas Verona 1-1 Monza
Monza's wait for league success continues and Verona have shown signs they can target mid-table security after some smart moves in the summer transfer market.
At best, the Biancorossi can add another point, as they tend to struggle in the back three, despite the emergence of new Italian star Daniele Maldini.
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