Dany Mota and Foe Ondoa come into the Monza side, while Cagliari pair M’Bala Nzola with Paul Mendy up front for their trip to the U-Power Stadium.
It kicks off at 18:30 CET [17:30 BST] at the U-Power Stadium in Monza.
Ivan Juric’s Monza have just four points from their first six games after their return to Serie A, with one win, one draw and four defeats. They lost 3-1 at Lazio last time out, and have conceded 15 goals, the second-worst defensive record in the division. Gustavo Varela has been the bright spot, scoring four goals in his first five Serie A appearances.
Cagliari are one of the surprise packages of the season, with 13 points from six games, and are unbeaten in four. They held Juventus to a 1-1 draw last time out, but Fabio Pisacane is suspended after his touchline row with Luciano Spalletti, so assistant Giacomo Murelli takes his place on the bench. Daniel Maldini, who has four goals in six games, returns to face his former club.
Juric has a strong record against the Sardinians, losing just one of his last nine Serie A meetings with them, with four wins and four draws.
Monza are without the suspended Lorenzo Lucchesi, so Saba Goglichidze comes into the back three. Matteo Pessina, Idrissa Touré, Jan Ziolkowski, Zeballos and Mayé are all injured. Patrick Ciurria is back in the squad.
Cagliari are missing Mattia Felici and Riyad Idrissi, both with cruciate ligament injuries, as well as Yael Trepy. Murelli pairs M’Bala Nzola with Paul Mendy up front, with Maldini behind them, while Yerry Mina edges captain Alessandro Deiola for a place in defence.
MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 18: Eddy Kouadio of Monza in action during the Serie A match between AC Monza and US Sassuolo at U-Power Stadium on September 18, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)Monza vs. Cagliari – official line-upsMonza: Tornquist; Kouadio, Goglichidze, Carboni; Birindelli, Ondoa, Akinsammiro, Mangas; Robinson, Mota, Varela Coach: Juric
Cagliari: Caprile; Ze Pedro, Mina, Rodriguez, Obert; Romano, Winks, Adopo; Maldini; Mendy, Nzola Coach: Murelli (Pisacane suspended)
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Monza Cagliari Starting lineups Noel Törnqvist Goalkeeper 44 Andrea Carboni Defender 60 Eddy Kouadio Defender 7 Ricardo Mangas Defender Saba Goglichidze Defender 19 Samuele Birindelli Defender 14 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro Midfielder 8 Foe Ondoa Midfielder 47 Dany Mota Attacker 9 Gustavo Varela Attacker 46 Jay Robinson Attacker 1 Elia Caprile Goalkeeper 33 Adam Obert Defender 15 Juan Rodríguez Defender 26 Yerry Mina Defender 2 Zé Pedro Defender 4 Alessandro Romano Midfielder 70 Daniel Maldini Midfielder 6 Harry Winks Midfielder 8 Michel Adopo Midfielder M’Bala Nzola Attacker 31 Paul Mendy Attacker Substitutes 10 Patrick Cutrone Attacker 90 Michael Folorunsho Midfielder 20 Demba Thiam Goalkeeper 28 Andrea Colpani Midfielder 6 Valentin Antov Defender 26 Patrick Ciurria Attacker 21 Leonardo Colombo Midfielder Cyril Ngonge Attacker 11 Omari Forson Attacker 24 Adam Bakoune Defender 43 Aljaz Strajnar Goalkeeper 80 Mathis Mout Attacker 10 Jacopo Fazzini Midfielder 20 Riccardo Ciervo Attacker 14 Alessandro Deiola Midfielder 23 Boris Radunović Goalkeeper 21 Roberto Gagliardini Midfielder Yukinari Sugawara Defender 22 Raphael Kofler Midfielder 24 Giuseppe Aurelio Midfielder 39 Alieu Fadera Midfielder 12 Alen Sherri Goalkeeper 79 Yanis Massolin Midfielder 27 Joseph Liteta Midfielder 9 Kevin Carlos Attacker 32 Ivan Sulev Midfielder
