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Monza, dragged by the charisma of its coach, hosts Lazio at home, second in the standings, +2 from Inter. All-time record attendance at the U Power Stadium for the 100th game since ownership passed into Berlusconi's hands.

The biancocelesti aim for the full loot. Ciro Immobile, the captain, should resume his place at the center of the attack. Zaccagni and Felipe Anderson to complete the trident. Marusic absent due to disqualification. After the success against Roma, in the tense derby before the break, Lazio is occupying the second position, with 52 points, behind the leaders. The successes with Napoli and the Giallorossi have changed the perception of their future and, in order to definitively lock the Champions League, they are aware of having to win the next challenges, especially with Juve and Inter. Meanwhile, Maurizio Sarri, Lazio coach, complains about the tour de force of the players: "I do not criticize the national teams but a crazy calendar, only the quality suffers, it is not a sport but a business and it is not excluded that it can end in 10 years because there are more interesting shows. For every national team match there are 5-6 absentees due to injury." And he pushes his players to concentrate: "We go to a field where Inter and Juventus lost, against a team that is putting on important numbers, just think that in a few months it has gone from 18th to fourth place in ball possession".

Monza, in the middle of the standings, comes from the opportunity lost in the Lombard derby against Cremonese. Meanwhile, the team is proud of the goal made by Matteo Pessina in the National Team, which gave the 2-0 against Malta, waiting to face the battleship Lazio. Yet the team continues to hope in the run-up in the standings and, above all, in Europe, positioned at a safe distance from the relegation zone. Raffaele Palladino, coach of Brianza, will have to do without Izzo and Pessina, both disqualified. Palladino, on the eve of the match: "We have not yet crossed the finish line and salvation, we still have to earn it. Our focus is that, as well as the growth path of the team. Next year will start from what we do in these last games. It will not be easy, because from here to the end we will meet 9 teams that are ahead of us in the standings. But these last two months will be crucial for us."

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Palladino and Sarri

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