Inter vs Monza prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-04-14 18:45.
A 2-0 win over Benfica in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg on Tuesday came at the perfect time for Inter Milan, as they halted a miserable six-match winless run. Boss Simone Inzaghi minced no words in blasting the “insane schedule” that had them playing four games in 11 days, but they will have to quickly regroup if the fifth-placed Nerazzurri hope to revive their top-four push.
Playing Monza is certainly a good omen they can do just that as Inter are unbeaten in their last 28 league matches against newly promoted clubs (W24, D4) including a 2-2 draw in the reverse H2H. Continuing that would certainly be a welcome relief, as back-to-back 1-0 defeats at the San Siro puts the Nerazzurri in danger of losing three straight home league matches for the first time since April 2013.
Monza start this round 13 points above the relegation zone following a 2-2 draw with Udinese in their last match, after conceding a late penalty denied them all three points and extended their winless run (D3, L1). With club owner Silvio Berlusconi hospitalised, coach Raffaele Palladino wants to treat every match as “a final” especially as three of their next six matches starting with Inter are against current top-five sides.
That may not be an insurmountable challenge for Monza who have shown they can rub shoulders with the big clubs this term, boasting wins at Juventus and Bologna since the turn of this year. Any repeat of those heroics would need them to halt a three-game away winless run (D2, L1) where they conceded the match opener each time.
Players to watch: Leading the line for the club, Romelu Lukaku has directly contributed to goals in Inter’s last three matches (G2, A1), while Monza will hope that Gianluca Caprari can find the net as his side on the day remain unbeaten in his last 12 scoring games (W9, D3).
Hot stat: Ahead of this round, Inter have scored the joint-highest number of goals (17) within the first 30 minutes in SA this season.