Fiorentina vs Monza prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-05-12 18:45.
[p]Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano’s decision to rotate his squad last weekend backfired, as the Viola were beaten 2-1 by Serie A strugglers Hellas Verona. However, Italiano’s decision paid off as Fiorentina successfully reached a second consecutive UEFA Europa Conference League final, after a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge on Wednesday sealed a 4-3 aggregate victory. [/p]
[p]Italiano is now tasked with guaranteeing their place in next season’s European competition, with Fiorentina entering the round a point and a place behind Napoli. With only two home games left – and the last one against their direct rivals Napoli – the Viola will try to take advantage of their record at the Stadio Artemio Franchi against teams starting this round tenth or worse (W6, D3, L1) as Monza come to town. [/p]
[p]Despite being among the group of Serie A teams stranded in mid-table with seemingly very little left to play for, Monza fought back to steal a point from top-six chasing Lazio last time out (2-2). Yet, it wasn’t enough to finally end their six-game winless run (D3, L3), which spans as far back as the last international break in March.[/p]
[p]The Biancorossi faithful are unlikely to be confident of ending that barren run here as just one of their 11 league victories this term came against top-half clubs. That record gets even worse when it comes to travelling, with Raffaele Palladino’s men winless in eight such attempts against top-ten opposition – failing to score in seven of those (D3, L5).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Lucas Beltrán sent Fiorentina to the European final with his second-half penalty on Wednesday –  five of his last seven goals arrived after the break. That was also the time period when Milan Djurić scored twice against Lazio, making up six of his nine goals this term being scored beyond the interval.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ahead of this round, only already-relegated Salernitana (13) have conceded more than Monza’s 11 goals in the opening 15 minutes of Serie A matches this season.[/p]