Serie A: Monza-Milan 0-0
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"Thank you Silvio. Two teams, one president, forever in the heart": this is the writing that stands out on the pitchside LEDs of the U-Power Stadium in Monza, in homage to Silvio Berlusconi.
That his football adventure linked it to the Brianza area and Milan.
Fireworks from the Brianza fans, one hour before the kick-off of the match against the Rossoneri, scheduled for 8.45pm.
Stefano Pioli deploys Jovic as an offensive terminal, supported by Chuckwuewze, Loftus-Cheek and Okafor.
For Raffaele Palladino, Djuric from the first minute and initial bench for the two Rossoneri-owned players, Daniel Maldini and Lorenzo Colombo.
Berlusconi's derby, the match between Milan and Monza this time staged in Brianza, is a test for Stefano Pioli who will have to know how to best manage resources in these days of tour de force.
Monza, then the return match against Rennes on Thursday in which they need to replicate the excellent performance of the first leg and reach the elimination phase, and then Atalanta before Lazio.
Breathless weeks in which, however, the Rossoneri team can confirm the good things they have done in their recent outings.
The European match left excellent sensations, with Loftus-Cheek's exploit and Leao's return to scoring, and above all the second clean sheet which restored morale to the rearguard.
But something will have to change compared to Thursday.
Pioli must give some rest to those who have given so much on the pitch in favor of those who have been used less in Europe.
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