PARTITA RINVIATA: Monza vs. AC Milan ‘Nuovo’ orario di inizio, Pronostico, TV, live streaming, notizie sulle squadre, formazioni

After falling 11 points behind the Serie A leaders by losing in midweek,

AC Milan aim to get straight back on track when they make the short trip to Monza on Saturday.

Beaten by Napoli at San Siro, the Rossoneri already have a significant deficit to make up in the Scudetto race;

meanwhile, Monza will hope to replicate last season’s stunning win over their eminent neighbours.

Milan went into Tuesday night’s high-profile clash against Serie A pace-setters Napoli hoping to pull within five

points of their title rivals – and with one game in hand following the postponement of their previous game against Bologna.

However, they were ultimately consigned to a 2-0 defeat by first-half strikes from Romelu Lukaku and

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, allowing Antonio Conte’s side to extend an impressive lead at the top.

That added fuel to the fire regarding Paulo Fonseca’s future,

particularly as many fans expected Conte to be appointed in the summer:

his team only occupy eighth place in the standings with a quarter of the campaign completed.

Including a couple of Champions League defeats, Milan have now lost five of 12 games under Fonseca,

who again dropped Portuguese compatriot Rafael Leao in midweek, amid rumours of an unhappy camp.

During an inconsistent October, in which they finally toppled old foes Inter Milan,

the Rossoneri belatedly got up and running in Europe by beating Club Brugge,

but they must next face Champions League winning machine Real Madrid.

First, a visit to nearby Monza awaits, and under-fire Fonseca will try to avoid the fate that befell Milan when

they last took on the Brianzoli.

Having previously failed to pick up a single point against their Lombardy rivals since reaching Italy’s top flight,

Monza produced a stunning late surge to win 4-2 when these clubs last met.

After letting a two-goal lead slip during the second half, they struck twice during stoppage time,

with goals from Warren Bondo and Milan-owned Lorenzo Colombo securing a famous success.

Now, new boss Alessandro Nesta – a stalwart defender for Milan during his playing days – will dream of defying the

odds to pull off a similar feat, with his team currently languishing near the Serie A drop zone.

Last week finally brought the Biancorossi’s first league win of the season,

and Nesta’s men had put together a three-game unbeaten streak, soon after progressing to the last 16 of the Coppa Italia.

However, their midweek trip to Bergamo brought a 2-0 defeat, despite holding in-form Atalanta BC goalless for over an

hour – that leaves Monza with just eight points on the board from 10 matches.