Monza scored a shock however 1-0 house win over Juventus on Sunday, their first Serie A win of the season, because the guests struggled after being lowered to 10 males.
Juve key participant Angel Di Maria’s return from harm was minimize quick when he was despatched off 5 minutes earlier than the break after elbowing Armando Izzo within the chest.
“We definitely need to do better. The red card affected the game; Angel was slightly harassed by Izzo, a player known to use these tactics, and he fell for it.” I did not watch the replays, however was advised it was the precise resolution to ship him off,” Juve assistant supervisor Marco Landucci advised DAZN.
Juventus had half an opportunity within the first half however struggled to construct up the tempo, whereas Monza was efficient in breaking apart the sport in midfield.
Dusan Vlahovic made a number of makes an attempt on aim however none of them have been troublesome for Monza goalkeeper Michel di Gregorio to cease.
large one, for the win @ACMonza
what a day for these house supporters#monzajuve pic.twitter.com/8Y3sfQJqCp
— Lega Series A (@SerieA_EN) September 18, 2022
Newly launched Monza smelled of blood within the second half and pressured the opposition protection to make errors whereas Juve tried to search for alternatives to counter-attack.
Substitute Christian Gitkjer turned the hero within the 74th minute when Patrick Ciuria slipped to the cross because the winner.
Moise Kean got here near equalizing for Juventus within the 81st minute when his header was on the right track, however Di Gregorio was alert and held it firmly.
Manager Massimiliano Allegri was not allowed on the bench for Juve’s first Serie A lack of the season after being despatched off in protest in opposition to a denied VAR aim in a 2-2 house draw in opposition to Salernitana final Sunday.
Straight Red Card Di Maria!
Juventus Angel Di Maria PSG East
Argentina pic.twitter.com/3uoXAoJkGS— Sohaib Just That (@SohaibJustThat) September 18, 2022
“Obviously no one is happy right now, but we can only work harder and do better to get out of this situation,” Landucci mentioned.
“We started well and then stopped playing, so that’s the only way to work and everyone up their game to work in that direction.”
Juve fielded a poor staff as Arkadius Milik and Juan Cuadrado have been suspended for the sport, whereas Federico Chiesa, Cao Jorge, Paul Pogba, Manuel Locatelli and Alex Sandro have been all injured.
The Monza worldwide will journey to Sampdoria on 2 October after the break, whereas Juventus will host Bologna on the identical day.
Juventus are eighth within the standings however at the moment are six factors behind leaders Udinese after seven matches, whereas Monza have moved as much as 18th place on 4 factors.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
