MONZA. Inter defeats Monza 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Monza lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the U-Power Stadium stadium in Monza on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano assisted by Giorgio Peretti and Pietro Dei Giudici. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.21 degrees Celsius or 41.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Monza was in firm control of the ball 57% while Inter was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the contest.
Monza shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Inter shot 20 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Monza received 2 yellow cards (Samuele Birindelli and Andrea Colpani). Talking about the opposition, Inter received 2 yellow cards (Benjamin Pavard and Hakan Çalhanoğlu ).
(Monza) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (6′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Monza stays with 25 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Inter will has 51 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Monza will play away against Empoli on the 21st of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Monza (2 draws).
Inter will host Atalanta on the 21st of January with a 16-6 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (12 draws).
Monza – Formation
Monza
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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: Alessandro Sorrentino , Danilo D’Ambrosio , Roberto Gagliardini , Luca Caldirola , Patrick Ciurria , Warren Bondo , Matteo Pessina , Pedro Pereira , Andrea Colpani , Valentín Carboni and Dany Mota .
The home team had on the bench: Georgios Kyriakopoulos , Eugenio Lamanna, Giulio Donati, Armando Izzo, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro , Lorenzo Colombo , Davide Bettella, Samuele Birindelli , Mirko Marić, Daniel Maldini, Stefano Gori, Samuele Vignato and Pablo Marí .
Substitutions
Monza made 5 changes: Pedro Pereira for Samuele Birindelli (58′), Matteo Pessina for Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (80′), Patrick Ciurria for Georgios Kyriakopoulos (46′), Warren Bondo for Lorenzo Colombo (46′) and Danilo D’Ambrosio for Pablo Marí (71′).
Player of the match: Matteo Pessina
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monza was Matteo Pessina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 63 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Inter – Formation
Inter
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Benjamin Pavard , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stefano Sensi , Marko Arnautović, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Davide Frattesi , Tajon Buchanan, Kristjan Asllani , Carlos Augusto , Yann Bisseck , Alexis Sánchez, Emil Audero, Francesco Acerbi and Denzel Dumfries.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Hakan Çalhanoğlu for Kristjan Asllani (62′), Nicolò Barella for Davide Frattesi (62′), Alessandro Bastoni for Francesco Acerbi (72′), Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (72′) and Benjamin Pavard for Yann Bisseck (81′).
Player of the match: Marcus Thuram
The most impressive player for Inter was Marcus Thuram.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
