Who is AC Monza, opponent of OL?
Andrea Barberis (Monza) against Ante Rebic (AC Milan) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)
For the first time in their history, OL will face AC Monza this Thursday (7 p.m.). The Italian club was promoted to Serie A for the 1st time and are currently 14th.
It will be a big first this Thursday at Parc OL. For the first time in their history, theLO and theAC Monza will clash. It will certainly only be a friendly one but the Italian club will be added to the long list of European opponents played by the Lyonnais. It must be said that such a confrontation had not taken place a few months ago. Indeed, Monza is a newcomer to the Italian chessboard. Redeemed by the tumultuous Silvio Berlusconi in 2018, the Lombard club has always lived in the shadow of the two Milanese ogres that areAC Milan and theInterMilan with mere feats of arms third division titles.
Nothing too fancy for a club that has welcomed a certain Patrice into its midst Evra before it explodes monaco or even Christopher Galtier at the end of his playing career. And then came 2018 Berlusconiaccompanied by his faithful lieutenant in Milan Adriano Galliani. The beginning of a dream for the club which in the space of four years will go from Serie C to Serie A.
Promo this season in the Italian top flight, theAC Monza is doing quite well for its historic first in the Calcio. Without high-sounding names except for a few players experienced in Serie A (Petagna, Sensi), the Lombard club is currently 14th with 9 points ahead of the first relegated. However, everything had not started under the best auspices with only one point on the first seven days, costing his place to Giovanni Stroppa replaced by Raffaele Palladino.