MONZA. Monza conquers Juventus 1-0 after C. Gytkjaer scored just 1 goal (74′). Monza capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
A. Di Maria received a red card (40′). This red card was one of the reason why Juventus lost the match.
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 Fabio Maresca assisted by Emanuele Prenna and Pasquale De Meo. The 4th official was Luca Massimi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 75.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Monza had a strong ball possession 60% while Juventus was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monza was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monza won the match.
Monza shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Juventus shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Monza received 2 yellow cards (P. Ciurria and L. Caldirola). Talking about the opposition, Juventus received 1 yellow card (Bremer).
Also, Juventus didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Di Maria (Juventus) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (40′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Monza will have 4 points to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Juventus will stay with 10 points like Torino to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Monza will host Spezia on the 9th of October with a 0-0 head to head.
Juventus will play away agasint Milan on the 8th of October with a 21-9 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (10 draws).
Monza – Formation
Monza started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Giovanni Stroppa decided to play with the following team: Michele Di Gregorio , Marlon , Pablo Marí , Armando Izzo , Patrick Ciurria , Nicolò Rovella , Stefano Sensi , Carlos Augusto , Matteo Pessina , Gianluca Caprari and Dany Mota .
The home team had on the bench: Luca Marrone, Salvatore Molina, Christian Gytkjær , Valentin Antov, Alessio Cragno, Warren Bondo, Samuele Birindelli , Filippo Ranocchia, Andrea Carboni, Andrea Barberis , José Machín, Luca Caldirola , Andrea Colpani , Alessandro Sorrentino and Mattia Valoti.
Substitutions
Monza made 5 changes: Dany Mota for C. Gytkjaer (54′), S. Sensi for A. Barberis (54′), Marlon for L. Caldirola (55′), G. Caprari for A. Colpani (69′) and Carlos Augusto for S. Birindelli (84′).
Best player: Armando Izzo
The most impressive player for Monza was Armando Izzo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Juventus – Formation
Juventus started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Massimiliano Allegri played with: Mattia Perin , Mattia De Sciglio , Federico Gatti , Bremer , Danilo , Weston McKennie , Leandro Paredes , Fabio Miretti , Ángel Di María , Dušan Vlahović and Filip Kostić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matías Soulé , Daniele Rugani, Carlo Pinsoglio, Wojciech Szczęsny, Tommaso Barbieri, Moise Kean , Leonardo Bonucci, Samuel Iling, Nicolò Fagioli and Enzo Barrenechea.
Substitutions
Juventus made 3 changes: F. Kostic for M. Kean (78′), F. Miretti for N. Fagioli (86′) and M. De Sciglio for M. Soule (86′).
Best player: Weston McKennie
The most impressive player for Juventus was Weston McKennie.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Udinese – Inter – 3-1
- Milan – Napoli – 1-2
- Fiorentina – Hellas Verona – 2-0
- Monza – Juventus – 1-0
- Cremonese – Lazio – 0-4
- Roma – Atalanta – 0-1