Comments and predictions for Napoli vs Monza: Home team dominates

Both teams having won the cup earlier this week, Napoli and Monza will be looking to maximise their points tally when they meet at the Stadio Maradona in their Serie A opener on Sunday evening.

Unbeaten since the opening round, the hosts have scored nine goals without conceding in their last three games; meanwhile, Monza are still searching for their first win in the competition.

Latest Napoli vs Monza team information

After Antonio Conte rotated his squad in the cup, with Scotland star Billy Gilmour making his debut on Thursday night, the Napoli boss will return to a full-strength line-up, barring one absentee.

First-choice goalkeeper Alex Meret suffered a thigh injury last weekend, so Elia Caprile will continue to take the goalkeeper position.

Rested against Palermo, centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno is the Serie A defender who has played the most minutes without being dribbled past (1,333), a run that stretches back to February and is double the number of the next-best.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Romelu Lukaku will be reunited in attack on Sunday, after both came off the bench in their last appearances.

Meanwhile, Monza will hope that a goal in the Coppa Italia can help Gianluca Caprari find his form at the Stadio Maradona. The striker is still looking for his 50th Serie A goal – just one more – after failing to score in his last 15 top-flight appearances.

He is likely to partner Daniel Maldini to support Milan Djuric in attack, as Dany Mota is unlikely to feature due to a muscle injury.

The visitors will travel south without Samuele Birindelli, Patrick Ciurria, Roberto Gagliardini, Samuele Vignato and goalkeeper Alessio Cragno through injury, while Stefano Sensi is also a doubt.

Latest predicted lineup Napoli vs Monza

Napoli:

Caprile; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; McTominay, Lobotka, Anguissa; Politano, Lukaku, Kvaratskhelia

Monza:

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

Latest football commentary Napoli vs Monza

Following a goalless draw against Juventus last weekend, Napoli have amassed 10 points from their first five games under Antonio Conte, leaving them just one point off the top of the table, behind early leaders Torino.

Conte has called on former star Romelu Lukaku and key man Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to lead an improving attack, as the ex-Juventus boss aims to take Napoli back to the Champions League next season.

After failing to qualify for Europe in a dismal 2023-24 campaign, perhaps their best hope of silverware lies in the Coppa Italia, where they beat Serie B side Palermo on Thursday night, with Cyril Ngonge scoring twice in a 5-0 home win.

Recent signings Scott McTominay and David Neres also scored, showing the added depth Conte has acquired after a summer of big spending in the transfer market.

Even in the cup - where they will face Lazio in the last 16 - Napoli have won their first four home games under their new coach.

The Campania club have also won two of their previous four Serie A meetings with Monza, scoring four goals each time - the most recent coming in April this year.

When the two teams last met, Napoli won at Monza - winning 4-2 thanks to four second-half goals - and the hosts have not won in Serie A since.

Among the teams currently playing in the Italian top flight, Monza are on the longest winless streak, with a total of 14 games without a win after losing at home to Bologna last week.

Although veteran striker Milan Djuric looked to have salvaged a point with an equaliser, the Biancorossi conceded a late goal to see them lose again - leaving them second from bottom with three points.

While Alessandro Nesta's side have struggled in the league, they also reached the last 16 of the Coppa Italia on Thursday night, with a 3-1 win over Brescia providing some relief.

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Gianluca Caprari and captain Matteo Pessina were the scorers, which has become a problem for Monza this season, as they have previously scored just four goals.

Ahead of their next game against Bologna – which will take place in December – Nesta’s players will be looking to turn things around in Serie A; perhaps starting with a surprise away win of the season. Either way, Napoli will get the job done against a limited Monza side who are struggling to score and have not beaten their top-flight opponents for months.

In keeping with the coach's "never give up" ethos, Antonio Conte's side have scored more Serie A goals in the final 30 minutes of matches this season - seven of their nine so far - and will eventually see the job done.

Napoli vs Monza score prediction

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

• Sportsmole: Napoli 2-0 Monza

• WhoScore: Napoli 1-0 Monza
• Our prediction: Napoli 2-0 Monza

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