PREVIEW | Monza vs Sassuolo: team news, lineups, predictions (Serie A 18/09)

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·16 September 2026

PREVIEW | Monza vs Sassuolo: team news, lineups, predictions (Serie A 18/09)

Monza and Sassuolo go head-to-head at U-Power Stadium this Friday in the Serie A.

Monza have 1 point to their name this season and occupy 17th position in the table. In their last encounter, Ivan Juric's team were beaten 3-2 by Lecce (Serie A 2026/27).

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Sassuolo have picked up 7 points and currently lie in 7th position. Last time out, Alberto Aquilani's team triumphed 3-2 against Juventus (Serie A 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Monza winning 1-0.

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Monza

Matteo Pessina - Knee Injury
Patrick Ciurria - Unknown Injury
Cyril Ngonge - Fitness
Jan Ziolkowski - Foot Injury

Sassuolo

Cristian Volpato - Muscle Injury

Last starting XIs

Monza ( vs Lecce 2026-09-13): Demba Thiam, Eddy Kouadio, Lorenzo Lucchesi, Andrea Carboni, Samuele Birindelli, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Michael Folorunsho, Ricardo Mangas, Andrea Colpani, Gustavo Varela, Jay Robinson

Sassuolo ( vs Juventus 2026-09-13): Arijanet Muric, Simone Cinquegrano, Fedde Leysen, Jay Idzes, Josh Doig, Nemanja Matic, Luca Lipani, Domenico Berardi, Kristian Thorstvedt, Armand Laurienté, Sebastiano Esposito

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MANAGERS

Alberto Aquilani has faced Monza on four occasions, recording one win, one draw and two defeats.
Ivan Juric has faced Sassuolo on 14 occasions, recording two wins, five draws and seven defeats.

TEAMS

Away from home, Sassuolo are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
Sassuolo currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
Sassuolo are coming off six consecutive matches scoring goals.
Sassuolo are coming off five consecutive matches conceding goals.
Sassuolo are coming off four consecutive matches unbeaten.
Monza are coming off six consecutive matches scoring goals.
Monza are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Monza and Sassuolo have already faced each other five times, with Monza holding the advantage: three wins, against one Sassuolo victory.
At the U-Power Stadium, Monza have the edge in their head-to-heads against Sassuolo: one win in two matches. Sassuolo have never won away at Monza, with one draw recorded.
In the Italian league, there have been four matches between the two teams, with three Monza wins and one draw.