Both sides have had a sluggish start to the season, managing only one win thus far. Due to injuries to Stefan Posch, Jhon Lucumi, and Adama Soumaoro, the hosts were forced to totally overhaul their defence, while Gianluca Caprari was lost for the remainder of the season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Given that President Silvio Berlusconi's birthday was the next day, there was a banner honouring him in the stands.
Dany Mota Carvalho's header for Monza put the ball in the back of the net, but Andrea Colpani's cross, which took a severe deflection off the outside of the boot, was the key component of the goal. However, it was only determined to be offside by a kneecap after a protracted VAR review. Samuel Vignato couldn’t get a clean finish on the Samuele Birindelli pull-back from the by-line, as Michel Aebischer managed to make it as tricky as possible with his positioning.