Monza vs Inter: everything you need to know about the Nerazzurri friendly

After their win over Monaco, Inter are getting ready to return to action for their third pre-season friendly. The Nerazzurri will play Monza at the U-Power Stadium, with kick-off at 21:00 CEST and exclusive live coverage on Sportitalia.

The two sides meet again after Inter’s 3-2 victory in last season’s league. For the hosts, this will be their final test before their Coppa Italia match on Sunday, 17 August against Frosinone and their Serie B opener against Mantova. The Nerazzurri will continue their pre-season with a match at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari against Olympiacos on Saturday 16 August, before their Serie A opener against Torino at San Siro on Monday 25 August.

INTER’S PRE-SEASON

After regrouping at the BPER Training Centre on 26 July, the Nerazzurri began preparations for the 2025/26 Serie A season, which will kick off on Monday, 25 August at San Siro against Torino.

In their first game at home, Chivu’s side beat Inter U23 7-2 thanks to goals from Bonny, Asllani, Lautaro, Esposito, Luis Henrique, Calhanoglu, and an own goal from Kamate. In their second summer friendly against Monaco, the Nerazzurri came out with a positive result despite being one man down, with Lautaro Martinez and Ange-Yoan Bonny sealing the win 2–1.

The clash with Monza will be their third pre-season fixture, followed by the meeting with Olympiacos on 16th August, the final step before the league opener.

THE OPPONENT | MONZA

Tuesday’s match will be Monza’s final friendly of pre-season: the game against Inter will bring Paolo Bianco’s side’s preparations to an end before their Coppa Italia debut on Sunday, 17 August and their Serie B opener on Saturday, 23 August against Mantova.

For the Biancorossi, it will be their sixth pre-season friendly, recording four wins and one defeat so far. Their campaign began with a 4-1 victory over Swiss side Collina d’Oro, followed by a narrow win thanks to Keita against Giana Erminio. Their third friendly against Alcione Milano ended 2–0 with a goal from Maric and a penalty from Pessina, the same result as their fourth friendly against Albinoleffe, determined by goals from Domanico and Ballabio. The only defeat for Bianco’s team came in a friendly against Atalanta: Birindelli opened the scoring, but the Bergamo side came back to win 2-1.

THE HISTORY

This will be the 14th time Inter will play against Monza; they have played each other six times already in Serie A, with a record of three Nerazzurri victories, two draws, and one win for Monza. The remaining seven encounters took place in the Coppa Italia between the 1950s and the 1990s, with Inter winning five, one draw, and one win for the Biancorossi.

MONZA VS INTER: WHERE TO WATCH ON TV

Monza vs Inter will be played on Tuesday, 12 August at the U-Power Stadium in Monza and will be broadcast exclusively live on Sportitalia.