BENEVENTO. Benevento overcomes Monza 3-1. Benevento got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from R. Insigne (7′) and A. Tello (40′). Monza tried to recover with a goal from M. Valoti (47′). However, the match was closed by a goal (66′) scored by G. Moncini for Benevento. Benevento was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Also, Monza had 2 players sent off: L. Mazzitelli (28′ for a double yellow card) and M. D’Alessandro (37′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito stadium in Benevento on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Paolo Valeri with the help of Mauro Galetto and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Luigi Carella. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benevento had a superior ball possession 64% while Monza was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benevento was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benevento won the match.
Benevento shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monza shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Benevento received 4 yellow cards (G. Moncini, R. Insigne, G. Acampora and G. Calo). On the other side, Monza received 2 yellow cards (L. Mazzitelli and M. Sampirisi).
Also, Monza didn’t end the match with 11 players after L. Mazzitelli (Monza) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (28′).
M. D’Alessandro (Monza) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (37′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Benevento will have 34 points like Brescia to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Monza will stay with 31 points like Lecce to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Benevento will play away with SPAL on the 16th of January with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of SPAL (0 draws).
Monza will host Perugia on the 16th of January with a 0-0 head to head record.
Benevento – Formation
Benevento started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fabio Caserta decided to play with the following team: Alberto Paleari
, Gaetano Letizia , Kamil Glik , Alessandro Vogliacco , Edoardo Masciangelo , Artur Ioniță , Giacomo Calò , Gennaro Acampora , Roberto Insigne , Gabriele Moncini and Andrés Tello .The home team had on the bench: A. Malva, Daam Foulon
, D. Vokić, Enrico Brignola , G. Muraca, F. Barba, N. Manfredini, Angelo Talia , G. Vottari, M. Sau, A. Prisco and Bruno Umile.Benevento could not rely on the presence of A. Talia (injured).
Substitutions
Benevento made 4 changes: G. Moncini for D. Foulon (69′), G. Acampora for A. Talia (76′), A. Tello for E. Brignola (76′) and R. Insigne for B. Umile (88′).
Best player: Roberto Insigne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Benevento was Roberto Insigne.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 36 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Monza – Formation
Monza started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Giovanni Stroppa played with: Michele Di Gregorio
, Giulio Donati , Luca Marrone , Luca Caldirola , Marco D’Alessandro , Andrea Colpani , Andrea Barberis , Luca Mazzitelli , Carlos Augusto , Patrick Ciurria and Mattia Valoti .They had on the bench: Andrea Favilli
, Pedro Pereira , Salvatore Molina , D. Bettella, D. Sommariva, Mario Sampirisi , S. Vignato, V. Antov, Gastón Ramírez , A. Siatounis, G. Paletta and E. Lamanna.Substitutions
Monza made 5 changes: P. Ciurria for S. Molina (46′), A. Colpani for P. Pereira (46′), G. Donati for M. Sampirisi (70′), M. Valoti for G. Ramirez (70′) and A. Barberis for A. Favilli (76′).
Best player: Mattia Valoti
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monza was Mattia Valoti.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.