2024–25 AC Monza season

AC Monza
2024–25 season
OwnerFininvest (Berlusconi family)
PresidentPaolo Berlusconi
ManagerAlessandro Nesta
(until 23 December)
Salvatore Bocchetti
(from 24 December to 10 February)
Alessandro Nesta (from 10 February)
StadiumStadio Brianteo
Serie A20th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dany Mota
Milan Đurić
(4 each)

All:
Dany Mota
Milan Đurić
(4 each)
Highest home attendance15,479 vs Juventus
22 December 2024 (Serie A)
Lowest home attendance3,782 vs Brescia
26 September 2024 (Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance11,370
Biggest win0–3 vs Hellas Verona (A)
21 October 2024 (Serie A)
Biggest defeat5–1 vs Lazio (A)
9 February 2025 (Serie A)
4–0 vs Bologna (A)
3 December 2024 (Coppa Italia)
4–0 vs Roma (A)
24 February 2025 (Serie A)

The 2024–25 season was the 113th season in the history of the AC Monza, and the third consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Coppa Italia.

Monza's relegation to Serie B was sealed after a heavy 0–4 loss to Atalanta.[1] This disappointing campaign stood in sharp contrast to their 2022–23 performance, when the team earned 52 points. In this season, Monza collected just 18 points—among the lowest totals recorded in a 20-team league format since its adoption in 2004—coming close to, but narrowly avoiding, the all-time low of 17 points registered by Chievo in the 2018–19 season.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  SWE Arvid Brorsson
3 DF  SRB Stefan Leković (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
4 DF  ITA Armando Izzo
5 DF  ITA Luca Caldirola
6 MF  ITA Roberto Gagliardini
7 MF  CIV Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (on loan from Lazio)
8 MF  POL Kacper Urbański (on loan from Bologna)
10 FW  ITA Gianluca Caprari
11 MF  ITA Gaetano Castrovilli (on loan from Lazio)
12 MF  ITA Stefano Sensi
13 DF  POR Pedro Pereira
18 MF  ITA Kevin Zeroli (on loan from AC Milan)
19 DF  ITA Samuele Birindelli
20 FW  ENG Omari Forson
21 GK  ITA Semuel Pizzignacco
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  ARG Tomás Palacios (on loan from Inter Milan)
30 GK  ITA Stefano Turati (on loan from Sassuolo)
32 MF  ITA Matteo Pessina (captain)
33 DF  ITA Danilo D'Ambrosio
35 FW  CGO Silvère Ganvoula
37 FW  ITA Andrea Petagna
42 MF  ITA Alessandro Bianco (on loan from Fiorentina)
44 DF  ITA Andrea Carboni
47 FW  POR Dany Mota
55 FW  ITA Kevin Martins
57 MF  ITA Leonardo Colombo
69 GK  ITA Andrea Mazza
77 DF  GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
80 FW  ITA Samuele Vignato
84 FW  ITA Patrick Ciurria

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 GK Alessio Cragno Sassuolo Loan return
30 June 2024 FW Davide Diaw Bari Loan return
30 June 2024 FW Mirko Marić Rijeka Loan return
30 June 2024 FW Andrea Petagna Cagliari Loan return
30 June 2024 MF Mattia Valoti Pisa Loan return
1 July 2024 DF Giorgos Kyriakopoulos Sassuolo €3,000,000 Loan transfer made permanent [2]
1 July 2024 MF Omari Forson Manchester United Free [3]
31 July 2024 MF Daniel Maldini Milan €5,000,000 Loan transfer made permanent [4]
8 August 2024 MF Stefano Sensi Inter Milan Free [5]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
5 August 2024 GK Semuel Pizzignacco Feralpisalò Free Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under certain conditions [6]
23 August 2024 GK Stefano Turati Sassuolo Free Option to buy for €15,000,000 [7]
30 August 2024 MF Alessandro Bianco Fiorentina Free [8]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 MF Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro Lazio Loan return
30 June 2024 MF Valentín Carboni Inter Milan Loan return
30 June 2024 FW Lorenzo Colombo Milan Loan return [9]
30 June 2024 GK Stefano Gori Juventus Loan return [10]
30 June 2024 MF Daniel Maldini Milan Loan return [9]
30 June 2024 MF Alessio Zerbin Napoli Loan return [9]
1 July 2024 DF Giulio Donati Unattached End of contract
1 July 2024 MF Papu Gómez Unattached End of contract [9]
1 July 2024 MF Carlos Augusto Inter Milan €13,250,000 Loan made permanent [11]
1 July 2024 MF Matija Popović Napoli Free To Primavera squad
8 July 2024 MF Armando Anastasio Catania Free [12]
12 July 2024 FW Leonardo Mancuso Mantova Undisclosed
30 August 2024 DF Davide Bettella Frosinone Undisclosed [13]
30 August 2024 MF Marco D'Alessandro Catanzaro Undisclosed [14]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
5 July 2024 GK Michele Di Gregorio Juventus €4,500,000 Obligation to buy for €13,500,000 [15][16]
13 July 2024 DF Valentin Antov Cremonese Free [17]
26 July 2024 MF Andrea Colpani Fiorentina €4,000,000 Obligation to buy for €12,000,000 [18]
26 August 2024 GK Alessandro Sorrentino Frosinone Free [19]
26 August 2024 MF José Machín Frosinone Free [20]

Winter window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
28 January 2025 MF José Machín Frosinone Loan return
29 January 2025 DF Arvid Brorsson Mjällby €500,000
2 February 2025 FW Silvère Ganvoula Young Boys €1,800,000
3 February 2025 GK Semuel Pizzignacco Feralpisalò Undisclosed Loan transfer made permanent
13 February 2025 FW Keita Baldé Unattached Free

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
2 January 2025 MF Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro Lazio Free
17 January 2025 DF Stefan Leković Red Star Belgrade Free Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions
25 January 2025 MF Kacper Urbanski Bologna Free
29 January 2025 DF Tomás Palacios Inter Milan Free
31 January 2025 MF Gaetano Castrovilli Lazio Free
3 February 2025 MF Kevin Zeroli Milan Free [21]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
22 January 2025 FW Milan Đurić Parma €1,500,000
28 January 2025 DF Pablo Marí Fiorentina €1,800,000
1 February 2025 FW Daniel Maldini Atalanta €10,000,000 [17]
3 February 2025 MF Warren Bondo Milan €10,000,000 [22]
3 February 2025 GK Alessio Cragno Sampdoria Undisclosed
3 February 2025 FW Davide Diaw Cittadella Undisclosed
3 February 2025 MF Mattia Valoti Cremonese Undisclosed

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
29 January 2025 MF José Machín Cartagena Free
3 February 2025 FW Mirko Marić Venezia Free

Friendlies

Pre-season

14 July 2024 Friendly Monza Bianco 1–1 Monza Rosso Temù
17:00 UTC+2
  • Petagna
Report Stadium: Campo Sportivo di Temù
17 July 2024 Friendly Monza 16–1 Nuova Camunia Temù
17:00 UTC+2
Report Bresesti 61' Stadium: Campo Sportivo di Temù
20 July 2024 Friendly Monza 0–1 Palermo Temù
16:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
21 July 2024 Friendly Monza v Real Vicenza Temù
17:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Note: Cancelled[23]
24 July 2024 Friendly Monza 2–0 Alcione Temù
16:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
29 July 2024 Friendly Monza 3–1 Vis Pesaro Monza
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi - Monzello
3 August 2024 Friendly Monza 2–2 Sassuolo Monza
17:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Lauriente 6'
  • Bajrami 39'
Stadium: Centro sportivo Silvio e Luigi Berlusconi - Monzello
24 July 2024 Friendly Monza 2–0 Alcione Temù
16:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
13 August 2024 Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi AC Milan 3–1 Monza Milan
21:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 54,089
Referee: Antonio Giua

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 17 August 2024 24 May 2025 Matchday 1 20th 38 3 9 26 28 69 −41 007.89
Coppa Italia 9 August 2024 3 December 2024 First round Round of 16 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 033.33
Total 41 4 10 27 31 74 −43 009.76

Source: Monza Schedule

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Parma 38 7 15 16 44 58 −14 36[a]
17 Lecce 38 8 10 20 27 58 −31 34
18 Empoli (R) 38 6 13 19 33 59 −26 31 Relegation to Serie B
19 Venezia (R) 38 5 14 19 32 56 −24 29
20 Monza (R) 38 3 9 26 28 69 −41 18
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[24]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Cagliari finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: Parma 2–3 Cagliari, Cagliari 2–1 Parma.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 3 9 26 28 69  −41 18 1 5 13 13 31  −18 2 4 13 15 38  −23

Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDDLLDWDLLLDDLLLLLWLLLLDLLLDLLLLLLWLL
Position1316151519201916161718191919191920202020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2025. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.

17 August 2024 1 Empoli 0–0 Monza Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,746
Referee: Michael Fabbri
24 August 2024 2 Monza 0–1 Genoa Monza
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 10,394
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
1 September 2024 3 Fiorentina 2–2 Monza Florence
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 18,376
Referee: Andrea Colombo
15 September 2024 4 Monza 1–1 Internazionale Monza
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 14,541
Referee: Luca Pairetto
22 September 2024 5 Monza 1–2 Bologna Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 9,991
Referee: Davide Massa
29 September 2024 6 Napoli 2–0 Monza Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
6 October 2024 7 Monza 1–1 Roma Monza
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 12,021
Referee: Federico La Penna
21 October 2024 8 Verona 0–3 Monza Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 24,854
Referee: Federico Dionisi
27 October 2024 9 Monza 2–2 Venezia Monza
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 10,141
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
30 October 2024 10 Atalanta 2–0 Monza Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 22,142
Referee: Marco Piccinini
2 November 2024 11 Monza 0–1 Milan Monza
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 13,781
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
10 November 2024 12 Monza 0–1 Lazio Monza
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 11,706
Referee: Andrea Colombo
24 November 2024 13 Torino 1–1 Monza Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Grande Torino
Attendance: 21,944
Referee: Rosario Abisso
30 November 2024 14 Como 1–1 Monza Como
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 9,749
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
9 December 2024 15 Monza 1–2 Udinese Monza
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 9,317
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
15 December 2024 16 Lecce 2–1 Monza Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 23,663
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
22 December 2024 17 Monza 1–2 Juventus Monza
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 15,479
Referee: Davide Massa
28 December 2024 18 Parma 2–1 Monza Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 17,499
Referee: Federico La Penna
5 January 2025 19 Monza 1–2 Cagliari Monza
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 10,942
Referee: Marco Di Bello
13 January 2025 20 Monza 2–1 Fiorentina Monza
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 9,153
Referee: Federico Dionisi
18 January 2025 21 Bologna 3–1 Monza Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,381
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
27 January 2025 22 Genoa 2–0 Monza Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 29,976
Referee: Daniele Doveri
1 February 2025 23 Monza 0–1 Hellas Verona Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 11,723
Referee: Davide Massa
9 February 2025 24 Lazio 5–1 Monza Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,540
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
16 February 2025 25 Monza 0–0 Lecce Monza
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 11,050
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
24 February 2025 26 Roma 4–0 Monza Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 56,965
Referee: Fabio Maresca
2 March 2025 27 Monza 0–2 Torino Monza
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 11,053
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
8 March 2025 28 Internazionale 3–2 Monza Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 66,344
Referee: Luca Zufferli
15 March 2025 29 Monza 1–1 Parma Monza
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 9,251
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
30 March 2025 30 Cagliari 3–0 Monza Cagliari
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,319
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
5 April 2025 31 Monza 1–3 Como Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 8,469
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
12 April 2025 32 Venezia 1–0 Monza Venice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 10,001
Referee: Fabio Maresca
19 April 2025 33 Monza 0–1 Napoli Monza
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 13,784
Referee: Federico La Penna
27 April 2025 34 Juventus 2–0 Monza Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,016
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni
4 May 2025 35 Monza 0–4 Atalanta Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 10,440
Referee: Luca Pairetto
11 May 2025 36 Udinese 1–2 Monza Udine
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,845
Referee: Valero Crezzini
18 May 2025 37 Monza 1–3 Empoli Monza
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: Livio Marinelli
24 May 2025 38 Milan 2–0 Monza Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 69,124
Referee: Daniele Rutella

Coppa Italia

9 August 2024 First round Monza 0–0
(9–8 p)
Südtirol Monza
21:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Francesco Cosso
Penalties
26 September 2024 Second round Monza 3–1 Brescia Monza
18:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 3,782
Referee: Federico Dionisi
3 December 2024 Round of 16 Bologna 4–0 Monza Bologna
18:30 CET
Stadium: Stadio Renato dall'Ara
Attendance: 11.952
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi

Player details

As of match played 26 August 2024[25][26]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ITA Alessio Cragno 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  ITA Armando Izzo 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  ITA Luca Caldirola 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  ITA Roberto Gagliardini 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW  ITA Gianluca Caprari 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW  BIH Milan Đurić 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW  ITA Stefano Sensi 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF  POR Pedro Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW  ITA Daniel Maldini 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW  ITA Davide Diaw 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF  ITA Davide Bettella 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF  ITA Samuele Birindelli 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW  ENG Omari Forson 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK  ITA Semuel Pizzignacco 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF  ESP Pablo Marí 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW  CRO Mirko Marić 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW  ITA Mattia Valoti 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK  ITA Stefano Turati 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF  ITA Matteo Pessina 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF  ITA Danilo D'Ambrosio 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW  ITA Andrea Petagna 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF  FRA Warren Bondo 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF  ITA Andrea Carboni 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW  POR Dany Mota 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 MF  ITA Andrea Mazza 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 MF  ITA Marco D'Alessandro 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF  GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF  ITA Samuele Vignato 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 FW  ITA Patrick Ciurria 0 0 0 0 0 0

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