Torino host Monza at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino on October 23 (18:45 UTC) in Regular Season - 8 of Serie A. Matchday 8 is the point where the season starts to take shape. Torino sit 10th and Monza 14th, so the two teams are separated by four places in the middle of the table.

The main storyline is the form each side brings from matchday 7. On October 19, Torino won 3-0 at Parma, and Monza beat Cagliari 4-0 at home on the same date. Those are two emphatic league results. Torino have taken ten points' worth of results from their last five league games in a pattern of three wins, one draw and one defeat, with their only loss a 2-0 home defeat to AS Roma on September 14. Monza's league run is more uneven: a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on September 18, a 3-1 defeat at Lazio on October 11, and then the 4-0 win over Cagliari. Torino have the steadier run, while Monza arrive with the more recent goal burst.

The head-to-head record is a secondary factor. Across eight listed meetings, Torino have four wins, Monza one and three have been drawn, with Torino scoring 12 goals to Monza's 6. The most recent meeting, however, went to Monza, who won 1-0 at Torino on September 1. That result gives the visitors a recent reference point against this opponent.

Neither side has any reported unavailable players, so both managers, Ignazio Abate for Torino and I. Juric for Monza, can in principle pick from full squads. That makes continuity likely, and each side can keep the shape and personnel from its last outing. Torino used a 3-4-1-2 at Parma, while Monza lined up in a 3-4-2-1.

Two sides in good recent league form and a full complement of players should make this an evenly framed contest at the Olimpico.