In this week 2 match on Aug 21st, Monza and Napoli will play a match in Napoli in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. Napoli is fresh off their 5-2 win against Hellas Verona. Kevin Lasagna struck first for Hellas Verona in the 29th minute on a feed from Koray Günter, then Khvicha Kvaratskhelia tied it up for Napoli in the 37th minute on a feed from Hirving Lozano But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 55th minute on a goal by Piotr Zieliński. Napoli is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Monza, recorded a 1-2 loss against Torino. Aleksey Miranchuk struck first for Torino in the 43rd minute on a feed from Antonio Sanabria, then Antonio Sanabria added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Samuele Ricci. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Gytkjaer and Mattia Valoti have been the hottest scorers for Monza in the last five each having scored 3 goals. For Napoli, their top scorers are Hirving Lozano and Victor Osimhen, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.