Monza welcome Sassuolo to the U-Power Stadium in a clash between two Serie A sides enduring difficult runs of late.
While the hosts have seen faint hopes of Europe fade away, Sassuolo's top-flight future is hanging in the balance in the early stages of the second half of the campaign.
A run of five defeats in their last eight league games has seen Monza slide down the standings and into the bottom half, after initially showing signs of contending for Europe.
Now sitting seven points adrift of the top seven, Raffaele Palladino must feel reserved to a mid-table finish this campaign, in what must be remembered is only Monza's second season at this level.
Home form has largely been to blame for that, as only five teams in the division have fewer points on home soil than Monza.
That was exacerbated by a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Inter Milan in their last outing here, extending their run at the U-Power Stadium to just one win in six.
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