Another defeat took Monza even further away from the saving 17th place. A defeat, however, with a nice twist. Against Inter, the Brianzolli broke a three-match goal-less streak. Alessandro Nesta's men scored two goals against the league leaders. The match scenario was developed according to the best scenario for the Biancorossi. Goals from Birindelli and Keita put Monza ahead. The team couldn't hold on to a two-goal lead and consequently conceded three times. And the third goal was an auto-goal.

Parma is on the coveted 17th place and thanks to a draw in the last round slightly strengthened its position. "Crusaders", however, perform quite unstable. In the last ten rounds Runjaic's wards have lost six times, shared the points three times and won only once. On Saturday, the Gialloblu shared the points with Torino in an efficient encounter. The rivals exchanged two goals, the last of which was scored by Mateo Pellegrino.

Parma score atypically a lot, as for teams from the bottom of the table. Only Udinese have scored more in the second nine of the league (35), while Como are four places higher with the same number of goals (34). At the same time, according to the xG metric, the Crusaders are 2.41 goals short. On the other hand, only Verona conceded more goals than the Parmesans. Thus, Hellas took the ball out of their net 58 times, ten more than the Gialloblu. It's worth saying that Monza also have 48 goals conceded. At the same time, according to the xGA metric, Runjaic's men should have conceded another 6.31 goals! The rivals met at the Ennio Tardini on 28 December last year. That match ended in a dramatic and beautiful 2-1 victory for Parma. The Brianzolli equalised in the 85th minute, but lost the tie after Valenti's goal in the eighth minute. Monza broke their goalless streak against Inter, which is a great sign. Nesta's men will go into this match as the decisive match of the season. The teams are among the most conceding teams in the league, so it is hardly worth expecting a "dry" encounter. It is important for each side to earn maximum points in a match against a direct rival, which can lead to an abundance of goals. Should we expect both clubs to score? Quite.