Milan vs Monza

Will AC Milan avoid a single loss by the end of the preseason? The Rossoneri won some significant games against some of the best teams in the world, including Barcelona (3-2), Real Madrid (1-0), and Manchester City (3-2).

Naturally, Monza is a far cry from the teams on this list, but they can still put up a good fight. We will attempt to evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages in this case in order to provide you a precise forecast.

Milan and Monza haven't faced each other very often; their head-to-head record isn't particularly impressive. There have only been eight meetings between them, and the Rossoneri have prevailed in nearly all of them (7). Remarkably, Monza's lone victory was in the final Serie A game, which went in their favor 4-2.

Milan had a tremendous season last year. They finished second in Serie A in Italy and advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals despite a close loss to AS Roma.

The preseason results provide solid indication that the Rossoneri have higher goals in mind for the next season. Despite being the obvious underdog in each of these matches, Milan overcame formidable opponents like Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester City during the summer.

In addition, the Milan club's administration made a couple smart acquisitions: they added Alvaro Morata to bolster their attack and signed Strahinja Pavlovic, a top-notch defender.

In preseason, Monza, the primary source of annoyance for elite clubs in Italy, fared fairly well. Only against Palermo (0-1) did Brianzoli underperform during this time. Furthermore, on August 9, Monza took on Südtirol in the 1/32 Italian Cup finals, their first official match of the new season.

Yes, Monza had to wait for a penalty shootout to secure their ticket in the next round, but in the regular season, they consistently exerted pressure on their opponent and only let up in the final moments (0-0, 9-8).

It is unlikely that anyone will argue with the consensus that AC Milan is the favorite to win the forthcoming match. The Rossoneri showed off their elite football skills in the summer friendlies, defeating multiple European powerhouses and surprising many along the way.

The team even played strong defense without Mike Maignan. Since nearly every player is back in the Milan team's starting lineup, the neutral hosts ought to field a squad that is similar to the starting lineup.