Inter vs. Monza: stats and fun facts

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS

At 20:45 CEST on Saturday 15 April, Inter will face Monza for the ninth time in their history in all competitions. The last meeting was the 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture this campaign, the only occasion the teams have played each other in Serie A. Prior to this, Inter and Monza had only met in the Coppa Italia, with the Nerazzurri having won five, drawn once and lost once against the Biancorossi in the domestic cup.

OPPONENTS FROM LOMBARDY

Inter have won both of their home matches against teams from Lombardy this season, beating Cremonese 3-1 and AC Milan 1-0. The Nerazzurri last picked up three consecutive victories against such sides at San Siro in a single Serie A season in 2002/03. Back then, they got the better of Brescia, Como and Atalanta.

HIGH PRESS

Inter have made 262 attacking recoveries this Serie A season: only Napoli (271) have done better than the Nerazzurri. However, Inzaghi's side have conceded the least in this regard, 153. Inter are the only Serie A team in the top two positions in both of these rankings.

EL TORO AND NEWLY PROMOTED SIDES

36% of Lautaro Martinez's goals this league season have come against newly promoted sides. Indeed, El Toro has scored five of his 14 goals against such teams, with nobody in the division having done better. Lautaro found the net in the reverse fixture against Monza.

MOST MINUTES

Matteo Darmian is the Nerazzurri player who has played the most minutes since the start of 2023: 1127', in fact. Darmian's last Serie A goal came in the reverse fixture; he opened the scoring at the U-Power Stadium.

REFEREE

The referee for Inter vs. Monza on matchday 30 in Serie A will be Luca Pairetto.

Pairetto will be assisted by Vecchi and Rossi, while Rutella will perform the role of fourth official. Valeri and Paganessi will oversee VAR.