# 2022–23 AC Monza season

The 2022–23 season was Associazione Calcio Monza's first season in the Serie A, the first level of Italian football, following their promotion in the 2021–22 season. They finished in 11th place in the league, and reached the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia, the Italian domestic cup.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Monza played six pre-season friendly games in July 2022.
    Results list Monza's goal tally first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 10 July 2022 | Bellinzona | Away | 0–0 | |
| 13 July 2022 | Lugano II | Home | 4–0 | Birindelli 31', Colpani (3) 51', 66', 79' |
| 20 July 2022 | Piacenza | Home | 4–1 | Valoti 3', Mota 34', A. Ranocchia 46', Siatounis 60' |
| 25 July 2022 | Renate | Home | 4–0 | Colpani 32', Gytkjær (2) 52', 84', Ferrini 62' (o.g.) |
| 30 July 2022 | Novara | Home | 5–0 | Ciurria (2) 7', 78, Valoti (2) 15', 30' (pen.), Caprari 16' |
| 31 July 2022 | Sangiuliano City | Home | 3–2 | Antov (2) 32', 82', Carlos 77' |

## Serie A
### Matches

    Results list Monza's goal tally first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Monza scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 13 August 2022 | Torino | Home | 1–2 | Mota 90+5' | 10,739 | 14th |
| 21 August 2022 | Napoli | Away | 0–4 | | 36,599 | 20th |
| 26 August 2022 | Udinese | Home | 1–2 | Colpani 32' | 9,955 | 20th |
| 30 August 2022 | Roma | Away | 0–3 | | 60,669 | 20th |
| 5 September 2022 | Atalanta | Home | 0–2 | | 11,970 | 20th |
| 11 September 2022 | Lecce | Away | 1–1 | Sensi 35' | 23,391 | 20th |
| 18 September 2022 | Juventus | Home | 1–0 | Gytkjær 74' | 12,878 | 18th |
| 2 October 2022 | Sampdoria | Away | 3–0 | Pessina 11', Caprari 67', Sensi 90+5' | 19,806 | 16th |
| 9 October 2022 | Spezia | Home | 2–0 | Carlos 32', Marí 63' | 12,094 | 12th |
| 15 October 2022 | Empoli | Away | 0–1 | | 7,528 | 14th |
| 22 October 2022 | AC Milan | Away | 1–4 | F. Ranocchia 70' | 72,938 | 15th |
| 31 October 2022 | Bologna | Home | 1–2 | Petagna 57' (pen.) | 11,388 | 15th |
| 6 November 2022 | Hellas Verona | Home | 2–0 | Carlos 68', Colpani 90' | 11,723 | 15th |
| 10 November 2022 | Lazio | Away | 0–1 | | 35,000 | 15th |
| 13 November 2022 | Salernitana | Home | 3–0 | Carlos 24', Mota 35', Pessina 76' (pen.) | 12,372 | 14th |
| 4 January 2023 | Fiorentina | Away | 1–1 | Carlos 61' | 32,190 | 15th |
| 7 January 2023 | Inter Milan | Home | 2–2 | Ciurria 11', Dumfries 90+3' (o.g.) | 13,622 | 15th |
| 14 January 2023 | Cremonese | Away | 3–2 | Ciurria 8', Caprari (2) 19' (pen.), 55' | 11,467 | 13th |
| 22 January 2023 | Sassuolo | Home | 1–1 | Caprari 60' | 10,200 | 13th |
| 29 January 2023 | Juventus | Away | 2–0 | Ciurria 18', Mota 39' | 39,393 | 11th |
| 6 February 2023 | Sampdoria | Home | 2–2 | Petagna 32', Pessina 90+9' (pen.) | 11,950 | 11th |
| 12 February 2023 | Bologna | Away | 1–0 | Donati 25' | 21,692 | 10th |
| 18 February 2023 | AC Milan | Home | 0–1 | | 14,012 | 11th |
| 26 February 2023 | Salernitana | Away | 0–3 | | 14,247 | 11th |
| 4 March 2023 | Empoli | Home | 2–1 | Ciurria 19', Izzo 67' | 10,601 | 11th |
| 12 March 2023 | Hellas Verona | Away | 1–1 | Sensi 55' | 18,061 | 12th |
| 18 March 2023 | Cremonese | Home | 1–1 | Carlos 69' | 12,797 | 13th |
| 2 April 2023 | Lazio | Home | 0–2 | | 14,539 | 13th |
| 8 April 2023 | Udinese | Away | 2–2 | Colpani 48', Rovella 56' | 22,658 | 13th |
| 15 April 2023 | Inter Milan | Away | 1–0 | Caldirola 78' | 74,135 | 13th |
| 23 April 2023 | Fiorentina | Home | 3–2 | Biraghi 26' (o.g.), Mota 43', Pessina 59' (pen.) | 13,118 | 12th |
| 28 April 2023 | Spezia | Away | 2–0 | Ciurria 21', Carlos 90+3' | 9,200 | 10th |
| 3 May 2023 | Roma | Home | 1–1 | Caldirola 39' | 12,388 | 10th |
| 7 May 2023 | Torino | Away | 1–1 | Caprari 86' | 19,517 | 12th |
| 14 May 2023 | Napoli | Home | 2–0 | Mota 18', Petagna 24' | 14,455 | 9th |
| 19 May 2023 | Sassuolo | Away | 2–1 | Ciurria 60', Pessina 90+3' | 11,745 | 8th |
| 28 May 2023 | Lecce | Home | 0–1 | | 15,039 | 10th |
| 4 June 2023 | Atalanta | Away | 2–5 | Colpani 51, Petagna 81' | 19,389 | 11th |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Bologna | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 |
| 10 | Torino | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 53 |
| 11 | Monza | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 52 |
| 12 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 46 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 45 |

## Coppa Italia

Monza entered the round of 64 in the Coppa Italia, and played at home against Serie B side Frosinone on 7 August 2022. They won 3–2, via two first-half penalty goals, and advanced to the round of 32 against Serie A side Udinese.
    Results list Monza's goal tally first.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 August 2022 | Round of 64 | Frosinone | Home | 3–2 | Valoti 25' (pen.), Caprari 43' (pen.), Gytkjær 83' | 4,532 |
| 19 October 2022 | Round of 32 | Udinese | Away | 3–2 | Valoti 45', Molina 70', Petagna 72' | 5,034 |
| 11 January 2023 | Round of 16 | Juventus | Away | 1–2 | Valoti 24' | 25,190 |

## Player details

    As of match played 4 June 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Eugenio Lamanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Giulio Donati | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Pablo Marí | 31 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Marlon | 30 | 0 | 18+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Luca Caldirola | 31 | 2 | 27+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ITA | Nicolò Rovella | 27 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | EQG | José Machín | 27 | 0 | 11+14 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Andrea Barberis | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Christian Gytkjær | 24 | 2 | 3+19 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Mattia Valoti | 19 | 3 | 4+12 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Franco Carboni | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ITA | Stefano Sensi | 30 | 3 | 21+7 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Andrea Ranocchia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ITA | Michele Di Gregorio | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ITA | Gianluca Caprari | 38 | 6 | 32+5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ITA | Samuele Birindelli | 33 | 0 | 14+17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GRE | Antonis Siatounis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ITA | Filippo Ranocchia | 16 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Matteo Scozzarella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | CRO | Mirko Marić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Gabriele Ferrarini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | BUL | Valentin Antov | 12 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ITA | Andrea Colpani | 30 | 4 | 10+17 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ITA | Gabriel Paletta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | BRA | Carlos Augusto | 37 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ITA | Matteo Pessina | 36 | 5 | 34+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ITA | Luca Marrone | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ITA | Andrea Petagna | 32 | 5 | 19+12 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 38 | MF | FRA | Warren Bondo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ITA | Andrea Carboni | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | POR | Dany Mota | 30 | 5 | 21+8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | ITA | Armando Izzo | 31 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | ITA | Leonardo Colombo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | FW | ITA | Andrea Ferraris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | FW | ESP | Leo Dos Reis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | DF | ITA | Sheriff Kassama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | MF | ITA | Nicola Rigoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Marco D'Alessandro | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | ITA | Salvatore Molina | 6 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 80 | MF | ITA | Samuele Vignato | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 84 | FW | ITA | Patrick Ciurria | 37 | 6 | 31+5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | GK | ITA | Alessio Cragno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | ITA | Alessandro Sorrentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Summer

Arrivals :
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Alessio Cragno | Cagliari | Loan | €400,000 |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | Andrea Carboni | Cagliari | Permanent | €4 million |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | Andrea Ranocchia | Inter Milan | Free transfer | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2022 | MF | Stefano Sensi | Inter Milan | Loan | Free |
| 6 July 2022 | MF | Matteo Pessina | Atalanta | Loan | Free |
| 7 July 2022 | DF | Samuele Birindelli | Pisa | Permanent | €1.5 million |
| 13 July 2022 | GK | Alessandro Sorrentino | Pescara | Permanent | €1 million |
| 21 July 2022 | FW | Gianluca Caprari | Hellas Verona | Loan | €3 million |
| 21 July 2022 | MF | Filippo Ranocchia | Juventus | Loan | Free |
| 28 July 2022 | MF | Warren Bondo | Nancy | Free transfer | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2022 | DF | Marlon | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | Free |
| 11 August 2022 | DF | Pablo Marí | Arsenal | Loan | N/A |
| 12 August 2022 | FW | Andrea Petagna | Napoli | Loan | N/A |
| 31 August 2022 | FW | Nicolò Rovella | Juventus | Loan | N/A |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | Gabriele Ferrarini | Fiorentina | Loan | N/A |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | Armando Izzo | Torino | Loan | N/A |
| Other transfers Date Pos. Player From Type Fee Ref. 1 July 2022 GK Michele Di Gregorio Inter Milan Loan redemption €4 million DF Valentin Antov CSKA Sofia Loan redemption €2 million DF Davide Bettella Atalanta Loan redemption €5 million DF Pedro Pereira Benfica Loan redemption €2.5 million MF Andrea Colpani Atalanta Loan redemption €9 million MF Mattia Valoti SPAL Loan redemption €4 million FW Leonardo Mancuso Empoli Loan redemption €3 million DF Armando Anastasio Pordenone Return from loan N/A DF Giuseppe Bellusci Ascoli Return from loan N/A MF Luca Lombardi Vis Pesaro Return from loan N/A MF Tommaso Morosini Lecco Return from loan N/A MF Nicola Mosti Modena Return from loan N/A MF Nicola Rigoni Cesena Return from loan N/A FW Davide Diaw Vicenza Return from loan N/A FW Mirko Marić Crotone Return from loan N/A 29 July 2022 GK Stefano Rubbi Lecco Return from loan N/A |||||||
Departures :
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Gastón Ramírez | Released | Released | Released |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | Lorenzo Pirola | Inter Milan | Return from loan | Return from loan |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Marco Brescianini | AC Milan | Return from loan | Return from loan |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | Andrea Favilli | Genoa | Return from loan | Return from loan |
| 13 July 2022 | GK | Daniele Sommariva | Pescara | Permanent | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2022 | FW | Leonardo Mancuso | Como | Loan | Free |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | Stefano Rubbi | Pergolettese | Loan | Free |
| 18 August 2022 | DF | Pedro Pereira | Alanyaspor | Loan | Free |
| 19 August 2022 | DF | Davide Bettella | Palermo | Loan | Free |
| 23 August 2022 | MF | Luca Mazzitelli | Frosinone | Loan | Free |
| 24 August 2022 | DF | Mario Sampirisi | Frosinone | Loan | Free |
| Other transfers Date Pos. Player To Type Fee Ref. 1 July 2022 GK Michele Di Gregorio Inter Milan Return from loan N/A DF Valentin Antov CSKA Sofia Return from loan N/A DF Davide Bettella Atalanta Return from loan N/A DF Pedro Pereira Benfica Return from loan N/A MF Andrea Colpani Atalanta Return from loan N/A MF Mattia Valoti SPAL Return from loan N/A FW Leonardo Mancuso Empoli Return from loan N/A MF Nicola Mosti Modena Loan redemption Undisclosed 10 July 2022 DF Giuseppe Bellusci Ascoli Permanent Undisclosed 13 July 2022 MF Luca Lombardi Pescara Permanent Undisclosed 15 July 2022 GK Stefano Rubbi Lecco Loan N/A 18 July 2022 MF Tommaso Morosini Sangiuliano City Loan N/A 19 July 2022 FW Davide Diaw Modena Loan N/A 1 September 2022 DF Armando Anastasio Pro Vercelli Loan N/A |||||||

### Winter

Arrivals :
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref. |
| 24 January 2023 | MF | Franco Carboni | Inter Milan | Loan | Free | |
| Other transfers Date Pos. Player From Type Fee Ref. |||||||
Departures :
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 21 September 2022 | DF | Andrea Ranocchia | Released | Released | N/A |
| 2 January 2023 | MF | Antonis Siatounis | Virtus Entella | Permanent | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | Andrea Carboni | Venezia | Loan | Free |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | Gabriele Ferrarini | Fiorentina | Return from loan | N/A |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Warren Bondo | Reggina | Loan | Free |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Salvatore Molina | Bari | Permanent | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Matteo Scozzarella | Released | Released | Released |
| Other transfers Date Pos. Player To Type Fee Ref. 20 January 2023 MF Nicola Rigoni Released 31 January 2023 MF Luca Prinelli Virtus Francavilla Permanent Undisclosed |||||||