Juventus secure a 2-0 win over Monza thanks to the goals from Nico Gonzalez and Kolo Muani. Despite being down to 10-men in first half, Juve fought till the end to maintain their lead.
Juventus has the game’s opening opportunity when Cambiaso flicks a long ball into the path of Kolo Muani, who tries a bicycle kick but Turati beats it away in the Monza goal.
With no Juventus player in his immediate vicinity, Birindelli ran with the ball for more than 60 yards as Monza broke swiftly. After weighing his choices, he checks onto his left foot and tries to shoot, but Di Gregorio to his left saves it.
The early breakthrough belongs to Juventus! Gonzalez is the cause of it all. After gaining some space and collecting a pass, he finds the bottom corner with a low drive. Juventus 1-0 Monza.
Kelly makes a pass that wasn’t meant for him, but Kolo Muani grabs onto it. He somehow misses the target with the goal gaping despite having lots of time and no Monza defender in close proximity.
For tracking down Mota, Veiga has been booked. The striker will continue despite appearing to be in some discomfort.
Thuram rushes forward after Monza loses possession in Juventus’ half of the field. After drawing out a few Monza players, he passes the ball to Kolo Muani, who is through on goal and heads his effort into the corner this time. Juventus 2-0 Monza.
Juventus will now have to play the remainder of the game with ten men after easily winning this one! Yildiz uses his arm to petulantly strike Bianco in the face. After a VAR review, the referee chooses to send the child off after initially taking no action. When his side had complete control, it was a completely foolish act.
In this second half, Juventus is threatening for the first time and ought to score. Gonzalez breaks through on goal, bouncing off Carboni’s challenge, but Turati saves his attempt with the outside of his foot. It’s very near to 3-0.
Due to a nasty challenge on Kolo Muani, Pereira has been booked. His teammates assist the Frenchman in standing up.
Kolo Muani left Caldirola for dust, and he now gets a booking for a foul. A pointless little flick to halt the Frenchman’s progress.
Costa’s unnecessary challenge to Carboni, who did not appreciate it with his response, earns him a yellow card.
Juventus overcame Monza 2-0 despite being down a man for the first half and are still in the running to qualify for the Champions League the following season. Gonzalez’s incredible long-range goal gave the Horne side the lead, and the first half was the action. After excellent work from Thuram, Kolo Muani scored with a confident finish, although he missed a chance to double their lead from a few yards out. The hosts should have had it easy from there, but a VAR review made their evening a little more challenging when Yildiz was sent off for violent behavior. They were never threatened, though, and absorbed all of Monza’s pressure in the second half.
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