Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Empoli
Match Time & Date:
15/10/2022
15:00
Prediction: 1-1
Monza
Stadio Carlo Castellani will host Saturday’s football game between Empoli and Monza, the two teams who meet for the first time ever in the Serie A. The Azzurri are eyeing their second win of the season, and it has to be noted that they were more than unfortunate not to beat Torino in their last league match, with Sasa Lukic scoring a late equalizer for Il Toro. Empoli are tough to beat at home, but the game against the in-form Biancorossi will be anything but a walk in the park for Paolo Zanetti’s troops.
Monza, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning run in the Italian top flight, and they must be high on spirits ahead of the trip to Florence. Anyhow, the share of spoils is on the cards as the Biancorossi failed to beat the Azzurri in the previous four meetings between the two sides at “Carlo Castellani”. All Alberto Grassi, Daniel Akpa, and Ardian Ismajli are injured for the home side, while Andrea Petagna misses out with a muscle problem for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Mattia Destro):
Mattia Destro started his youth career at Ascoli, but in 2005 he moved to Inter. The Italian attacker, though, made his debut in the Serie A with Genoa in the 2010/2011 season. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances for the Rossoblu and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Siena. Destro netted 12 goals for Siena in 30 league appearances for the club and on 30 July, 2012 he joined fellow Serie A team Roma for a fee of €8.5 million.
The Italian footballer made his debut for the capital club on 2 September, 2012 in a 3-1 victory over Inter. Destro scored 24 goals for Roma between 2012 and 2015 and after ending his loan spell with Milan he joined Bologna on 20 August, 2015.
Speaking of his international career, the Bologna forward has 15 caps for Italy U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 15 August, 2012 against England at Wembley Stadium. He made Italy’s 2014 provisional FIFA World Cup squad, but he eventually failed to make the final roster.
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