Comments and predictions for Monza vs Inter Milan: No surprises

After making an impressive start to their title defence, Serie A champions Inter Milan return from the international break on Sunday evening, when they face Monza.

Inter will face another Lombardy derby after comfortably overcoming Atalanta BC in their last outing, while hosts Monza are still looking for their first league win of the 2024-25 season.

Latest Monza vs Inter Milan team information

Simone Inzaghi could be available to Davide Frattesi and Stefan de Vrij after both overcame thigh injuries, as he considers the possibility of making changes to his squad ahead of a crucial week in Europe and then back to Milan.

As a result, Inter captain Lautaro Martinez - who has been on international duty with Argentina for the past two weeks - is likely to be rested, with Marko Arnautovic and Mehdi Tahremi available to partner Marcus Thuram in attack. Thuram has scored four goals in his first three games of the season.

After Nicolo Barella missed Italy's UEFA Nations League matches due to scheduled sinus surgery, he will be available for this weekend's game, leaving Canadian Tajon Buchanan as the only absentee for the visitors.

Monza are still without goalkeeper Alessio Cragno - out with a shoulder injury - and full-back Patrick Ciurria (knee injury), while Dany Mota's presence is a doubt.

With Mota unavailable for selection, Alessandro Nesta is likely to field Gianluca Caprari and former Milan striker Daniel Maldini behind main striker Milan Djuric.

Maldini has the Biancorossi's best scoring rate in 2024 - a goal every 107 minutes - and will be desperate to find the net on Sunday. However, Djuric has not scored in 448 minutes against Inter in Serie A.

Latest expected lineup Monza vs Inter Milan

Monza:

Turati; Izzo, Mari, Carboni; Pereira, Bondo, Pessina, Kyriakopoulos; Maldini, Caprari; Petagna

Inter Milan:

Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Augusto; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Frattesi, Dimarco; Thuram, Taremi

Latest football commentary Monza vs Inter Milan

Inter Milan began their Scudetto defence with a draw in Genoa, then picked up the pace in their next two games before international football intervened.

A week after beating Lecce 2-0, the Nerazzurri quickly took a two-goal advantage against Atalanta at the San Siro, and a brace from French striker Marcus Thuram helped them to an easier-than-expected 4-0 win.

Last season, Inter did not lose to any of their main rivals en route to the title, and continuing this form against La Dea, they will look to get back into the groove away from home.

A run of seven consecutive away wins helped them separate themselves from the chasing pack last season, but Simone Inzaghi's side have won just one of their last four away games - and after a short trip to Monza, they face a big test when they travel to England.

Manchester City are Inter's first Champions League opponents next Wednesday, just four days before the season sees its first Milan derby.

Ahead of such a crucial date, they will be looking to maintain their unbeaten record at the U-Power Stadium, which has seen a total of 10 goals in their previous two visits.

Monza lost twice to Inter last season, and they have lost six of their last seven Serie A games against opponents from their home region, Lombardy.

The only exception was the shock win over AC Milan in February, and the Biancorossi have conceded an average of 3.1 goals per game during that time.

Furthermore, Monza's failure to take all three points against Fiorentina in their last outing means they have now gone 12 league games without a win - the longest run of any team currently in Serie A.

They failed to score in half of those games, highlighting a major problem that new coach Alessandro Nesta needs to address if the club are to achieve their target of a mid-table finish.

Although Nesta's men scored twice against Fiorentina - before losing their advantage and being levelled in the 96th minute - they have still had the fewest shots (19) in Serie A this season and are heavily reliant on veteran striker Milan Djuric to score. With a deep squad, Inter can afford to make a few changes as they face bigger challenges ahead. Simone Inzaghi has plenty of options on the pitch, so his side should overcome a modest challenge from Monza.

Monza vs Inter Milan score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Monza vs Inter Milan match:

• Sportsmole: Monza 1-3 Inter Milan

• WhoScore: Monza 0-2 Inter Milan
• Our prediction: Monza 1-3 Inter Milan

When and where to watch Monza vs Inter Milan live?

To watch live the Monza vs Inter Milan match in Serie A taking place at 5:30 p.m. on September 16, viewers can watch on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.

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