MONZA. Monza and Udinese draw 1-1. A. Colpani scored the first goal (27′) for Monza. L. Lucca equalized (66′). Monza was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the U-Power Stadium stadium in Monza on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Prontera with the support of Marco Scatragli and Alex Cavallina. The 4th official was Giuseppe Collu. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.61 degrees Celsius or 60.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Monza was in firm control of the ball 60% while Udinese was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monza was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Monza to win the match.
Monza shot 10 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Udinese shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Monza received 2 yellow cards (Pablo Marí and Matteo Pessina). Talking about the opposition, Udinese received 2 yellow cards (João Ferreira and Daniele Padelli).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Monza will have 13 points like Lazio and Lecce to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Udinese will have 7 points like Empoli to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Monza will host Milan on the 18th of February with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Milan (0 draws).
Udinese will host Cagliari on the 18th of February with a 16-10 head to head in favor of Udinese (7 draws).
Monza – Formation
Monza
60'
34'
27'
Monza started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Raffaele Palladino decided to play with the following team: Michele Di Gregorio , Luca Caldirola , Pablo Marí , Andrea Carboni , Patrick Ciurria , Roberto Gagliardini , Matteo Pessina , Georgios Kyriakopoulos , Andrea Colpani , Samuele Vignato and Lorenzo Colombo .
The home team had on the bench: Pedro Pereira, Eugenio Lamanna, Giulio Donati, José Machín, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Franco Carboni, Davide Bettella, Samuele Birindelli , Valentín Carboni , Alessandro Sorrentino, Mirko Marić , Warren Bondo , Giorgio Cittadini, Dany Mota and Stefano Gori.
Substitutions
Monza made 5 changes: Pablo Marí for Warren Bondo (60′), Lorenzo Colombo for Mirko Marić (79′), Andrea Colpani for Samuele Birindelli (80′), Samuele Vignato for Dany Mota (60′) and Patrick Ciurria for Valentín Carboni (86′).
Best player: Andrea Colpani
The player that probably impressed the most for Monza was Andrea Colpani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
Udinese – Formation
Udinese
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gabriele Cioffi played with: Marco Silvestri , Nehuén Pérez , Jaka Bijol , Christian Kabasele , Festy Ebosele , Lazar Samardžić , Walace , Martín Payero , Jordan Zemura , Roberto Pereyra and Isaac Success .
They had on the bench: Hassane Kamara , João Ferreira , Lorenzo Lucca , Adam Masina, Sandi Lovrić , Axel Guessand, Oier Zarraga, Domingos Quina, Marley Aké, Antonio Tikvić, Etienne Camara, Maduka Okoye, Simone Pafundi, Daniele Padelli and Florian Thauvin.
Udinese could not rely on the presence of Sandi Lovrić (injured).
Substitutions
Udinese made 4 changes: Festy Ebosele for João Ferreira (55′), Lazar Samardžić for Lorenzo Lucca (55′), Jordan Zemura for Hassane Kamara (62′) and Martín Payero for Sandi Lovrić (62′).
Best player: Lorenzo Lucca
The most impressive player for Udinese was Lorenzo Lucca.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 55′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
