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&lt;p&gt;After De Rossi’s debut, today it’s Davide Nicola’s turn: his Empoli side will host Monza and be looking for a victory after more than two months without.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They need to turn around the run that has given the Tuscans only 3 points in the last 8 games, sending them into the bottom two.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12 points above them, in the middle of the table, Monza will want to quickly move on from the 5-1 home defeat to Inter last weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Davide Nicola, the new Empoli manager, will oversee a Serie A game 342 days after his last such match in charge (Salernitana v Hellas Verona last February). He is unbeaten in each of his last four debuts with a side in the top-flight (wins with Udinese and Genoa; draws with Torino and Salernitana), after having lost in both of his first two games with Livorno and Crotone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monza have won two of their three Serie A meetings with Empoli (L1), and the Tuscans could become the first side that the Brianzoli have achieved three wins against in the top-flight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the three matches between Empoli and Monza in Serie A, the hosts have always won: 1-0 for the Tuscans on 15th October 2022 at Castellani stadium, 2-1 on 4th March 2023 and 2-0 last August at the U-Power Stadium for the Brianzoli.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli are unbeaten in their last six home games against Monza across Serie A, Serie B and Serie C (W5 D1), keeping four clean sheets in that period, including the two most recent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nicolò Cambiaghi has attempted the most shots without scoring in the Big-5 European leagues (42). After previously scoring three goals across just five shots in the competition, the Empoli striker has attempted 51 shots without scoring (his last goal arrived on 8th May 2023 against Salernitana).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Andrea Colpani is the midfielder with the largest positive difference between goals scored and Expected goals in Serie A this term: +2.91 (six goals scored with an xG value of 3.09). However, he hasn’t scored in his last eight Serie A matches, his second longest drought in the top-flight, after a 12-game goalless run between November 2022 - April 2023.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Cancellieri (Empoli); Samuele Birindelli (Monza)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Grassi (Empoli), Gyasi (Empoli) e Fazzini (Empoli); Gagliardini (Monza)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giua (Meli–Alassio), IV: Manganiello, VAR: Irrati, AVAR: Piccinini&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus-Empoli (Saturday 27 January, 18:00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monza-Sassuolo (Sunday 28 January, 15:00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Third change in the dugout for the Tuscans: Davide Nicola debuts against Monza

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After De Rossi’s debut, today it’s Davide Nicola’s turn: his Empoli side will host Monza and be looking for a victory after more than two months without.They need to turn around the run that has given the Tuscans only 3 points in the last 8 games, sending them into the bottom two.12 points above them, in the middle of the table, Monza will want to quickly move on from the 5-1 home defeat to Inter last weekend.DID YOU KNOW?Davide Nicola, the new Empoli manager, will oversee a Serie A game 342 days after his last such match in charge (Salernitana v Hellas Verona last February). He is unbeaten in each of his last four debuts with a side in the top-flight (wins with Udinese and Genoa; draws with Torino and Salernitana), after having lost in both of his first two games with Livorno and Crotone.HEAD-TO-HEADMonza have won two of their three Serie A meetings with Empoli (L1), and the Tuscans could become the first side that the Brianzoli have achieved three wins against in the top-flight.In the three matches between Empoli and Monza in Serie A, the hosts have always won: 1-0 for the Tuscans on 15th October 2022 at Castellani stadium, 2-1 on 4th March 2023 and 2-0 last August at the U-Power Stadium for the Brianzoli.Empoli are unbeaten in their last six home games against Monza across Serie A, Serie B and Serie C (W5 D1), keeping four clean sheets in that period, including the two most recent.PLAYERSNicolò Cambiaghi has attempted the most shots without scoring in the Big-5 European leagues (42). After previously scoring three goals across just five shots in the competition, the Empoli striker has attempted 51 shots without scoring (his last goal arrived on 8th May 2023 against Salernitana).Andrea Colpani is the midfielder with the largest positive difference between goals scored and Expected goals in Serie A this term: +2.91 (six goals scored with an xG value of 3.09). However, he hasn’t scored in his last eight Serie A matches, his second longest drought in the top-flight, after a 12-game goalless run between November 2022 - April 2023.DISCIPLINESuspended: Cancellieri (Empoli); Samuele Birindelli (Monza)Cautioned: Grassi (Empoli), Gyasi (Empoli) e Fazzini (Empoli); Gagliardini (Monza)REFEREEGiua (Meli–Alassio), IV: Manganiello, VAR: Irrati, AVAR: PiccininiUPCOMING MATCHES&nbsp;Juventus-Empoli (Saturday 27 January, 18:00 CET)Monza-Sassuolo (Sunday 28 January, 15:00 CET)(Photo Getty Images)&nbsp;

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Third change in the dugout for the Tuscans: Davide Nicola debuts against Monza

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