Antonio Conte has thoroughly strengthened Napoli’s defense line. In the match against Juventus, the team practically did not allow any dangerous moments at their gates. After the failure in Verona in the opening round of the championship, Napoli has not lost a single match and on the eve of a home meeting with one of the Serie A outsiders is in second place in the standings, behind the leading Torino by only one point.
Alessandro Nesta is diligently building a defensive team at Monza, but his charges have not yet gotten used to Raffaele Palladino’s adventurous soccer – the Brianzoli have exchanged goals with their opponents in each of their last four official matches. At the same time, in each of the five matches played in the current championship, Monza have conceded to their opponents in terms of chances created. With such results, it will be difficult for the guests to expect anything but a fight for survival this season.