Monza snatches a 2-1 win against Cittadella

CITTADELLA. Monza beat Cittadella to win 2-1. A goal from P. Ciurria was decisive in the 90min.

March 6, 2022

CITTADELLA. Monza beat Cittadella to win 2-1. A goal from P. Ciurria was decisive in the 90min. It was Monza to strike first with a goal of M. Valoti at the 13′. Then it was a penalty in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, P. Ciurria gave the win to Monza in the 90′ minute with a goal. Cittadella lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

Monza remained in 9 people redcard G. Donati (58′ for a double yellow card) and G. Donati (58′ for a double yellow card) were sent off.

The match was played at the Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato stadium in Cittadella on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Piccinini with the assistance of Domingo Lombardi and Giuseppe Di Giacinto. The 4th official was Luigi Carella. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.

Match Statistics

Cittadella

1 - 2

Monza

59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

24 Total 8
5 On Target 5
19 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 0

119 Attack 81
74 Dangerous attack 35
96 Ball safe 83

1 Penalties 0
12 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

22 Total 22
4 Yellow Cards 8
0 Double Yellow 2
0 Red Card 2

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Cittadella had a strong ball possession 59% while Monza was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cittadella had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Monza found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.

Cittadella shot 24 times, 5 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Monza shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cittadella received 4 yellow cards (D. Frare, A. Vita, S. Branca and A. Mattioli). On the opposite side, Monza received 6 yellow cards (G. Donati, M. Valoti, Carlos Augusto, M. Sampirisi, L. Mazzitelli and P. Ciurria).

Also, Monza didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Monza had 2 players sent off: G. Donati (58′ for double yellow card) and G. Donati (58′ for double yellow card).

Match Timeline

13'

17'

Giulio Donati- Yellow

33'

Enrico Baldini(penalty)

38'

40'

Domenico Frare- Yellow

47'

54'

58'

Giulio Donati(yellowred)

61'

Davide Bettella - sub ->C. Gytkjaer

Alessio Vita- Yellow

62'

66'

68'

75'

Patrick Ciurria- sub ->M. Valoti

75'

76'

Simone Branca- Yellow

82'

85'

86'

88'

90'

Patrick Ciurria(goal)

90'

Patrick Ciurria- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Cittadella will stay with 42 points like Ascoli to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Monza will have 48 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Cittadella will play away with Pisa on the 20th of March with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Cittadella (2 draws).

Monza will host Crotone on the 19th of March with a 0-0 head to head.

Cittadella – Formation

Cittadella

Elhan Kastrati 36.Albania

6.2

D. Donnarumma 17.Italy

6.8

Dario Del Fabro 5.Italy

7.3

A. Mattioli 18.Italy

5.8

88'

Domenico Frare 15.Italy

6.7

47'

Simone Branca 23.Italy

7.1

82'

Alessio Vita 16.Italy

6.8

66'

62'

Nicola Pavan 26.Italy

7.2

86'

Enrico Baldini 92.Italy

7.8

76'

38'

Giacomo Beretta 11.Italy

6.7

Mamadou Tounkara 9.Spain

7.0

76'

Substitutes

Luca Maniero 77.Italy

Romano Perticone 2.Italy

Amedeo Benedetti 3.Italy

Tommaso Cassandro 84.Italy

V. Ciriello 19.Italy

K. Laribi 20.Tunisia

6.6

76'

D. Mazzocco 8.Italy

S. Icardi 24.Italy

Valerio Mastrantonio 29.Italy

C. Tavernelli 21.Italy

6.4

76'

Mirko Antonucci 48.Italy

6.6

86'

I. Lores 33.Uruguay

6.8

66'

Cittadella started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Edoardo Gorini decided to play with the following team: Elhan Kastrati (6.2), Alessandro Mattioli (5.8), Dario Del Fabro (7.3), Domenico Frare (6.7), Daniele Donnarumma (6.8), Alessio Vita (6.8), Nicola Pavan (7.2), Simone Branca (7.1), Enrico Baldini (7.8), Giacomo Beretta (6.7) and Mamadou Tounkara (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Romano Perticone, Luca Maniero, Camillo Tavernelli (6.4), Amedeo Benedetti, Tommaso Cassandro, Mirko Antonucci (6.6), Ignacio Lores (6.8), Karim Laribi (6.6), Davide Mazzocco, Simone Icardi, Vincenzo Ciriello and Valerio Mastrantonio.

Cittadella could not rely on the presence of C. Tavernelli (injured) and C. Tavernelli (injured).

Substitutions

Cittadella made 6 changes: A. Vita for I. Lores (66′), E. Baldini for K. Laribi (76′), M. Tounkara for C. Tavernelli (76′), M. Tounkara for C. Tavernelli (76′), N. Pavan for M. Antonucci (86′) and N. Pavan for M. Antonucci (86′).

Best player: Enrico Baldini

The most impressive player for Cittadella was Enrico Baldini.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Monza – Formation

Monza

Michele Di Gregorio 16.Italy

6.8

Luca Caldirola 5.Italy

Giulio Donati 2.Italy

5.6

58'

Mario Sampirisi 31.Italy

7.1

54'

Carlos Augusto 30.Brazil

5.3

54'

Salvatore Molina 79.Italy

6.8

Mattia Valoti 10.Italy

7.4

75'

33'

13'

Andrea Barberis 8.Italy

7.4

85'

Luca Mazzitelli 4.Italy

7.1

68'

Pedro Pereira 13.Portugal

6.8

Christian Gytkjaer 9.Denmark

6.7

61'

Dany Mota 47.Portugal

6.8

75'

Substitutes

Eugenio Lamanna 1.Italy

S. Rubbi 22.Italy

Valentin Antov 26.Bulgaria

6.4

85'

Davide Bettella 18.Italy

7.4

61'

Andrea Colpani 28.Italy

Marco Brescianini 33.Italy

A. Siatounis 20.Greece

G. Ramírez 21.Uruguay

Samuele Vignato 80.Italy

Leonardo Mancuso 11.Italy

6.4

75'

Patrick Ciurria 84.Italy

7.4

75'

90'

Monza started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Giovanni Stroppa played with: Michele Di Gregorio (6.8), Luca Caldirola, Giulio Donati (5.6), Mario Sampirisi (7.1), Carlos Augusto (5.3), Pedro Pereira (6.8), Andrea Barberis (7.4), Luca Mazzitelli (7.1), Mattia Valoti (7.4), Salvatore Molina (6.8) and Christian Gytkjær (6.7), Dany Mota (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrea Colpani, Eugenio Lamanna, Stefano Rubbi, Valentin Antov (6.4), Samuele Vignato, Davide Bettella (7.4), Marco Brescianini, Leonardo Mancuso (6.4), Antonis Siatounis, Gastón Ramírez and Patrick Ciurria (7.4).