Serie A - Di Maria is shown a red card as Juventus beat Monza 0-1

2022-09-19 11:38

Serie A - Di Maria is shown a red card as Juventus beat Monza 0-1


The 7th round of the 2022/23 Serie A season ushered in another battle. After Juventus, who were on the road, encountered Di Maria and was sent off, another goal was scored by the opponent, and they lost 0-1. Newly promoted Monza.


Monza took the lead in creating a crisis only 3 minutes into the game. Sensi took a long shot from the top of the penalty area. The ball hit the Juventus player and bounced out of the penalty area. Rovira immediately volleyed, but the ball missed the goal post. In the 12th minute, Monza attacked from the left and moved to the right. Malone, who was on the right in front of the penalty area, made a cross to the penalty area. Izzo grabbed a header and scored the goal, but it was higher than the goal post.


In the 28th minute, De Scilio sent a through ball, Vlahovic volleyed after plugging in the penalty area, but did not pose a threat due to lack of strength. In the 38th minute, De Scilio made an inverted triangle pass from the right side of the penalty area. Paredes shot a low ball from the top of the penalty area, but the ball hit the opponent.


In the 41st minute, Di Maria elbowed Izzo when he was grabbing the ball near the midfield, and then the referee on duty showed Di Maria a red card and sent off, causing Juventus to suffer a blow.


Monza's first win of the season


In the 51st minute of the second half, Miretti sent a through ball near the midfield. Kostic tried to follow up quickly but was cleared by the opponent's defender. In the 57th minute, Izzo made a pass from the right side of the frontcourt, and Gitte Charr, who came on as a substitute, headed the goal from the small penalty area but went above the goal post.


In the 72nd minute, Juventus got a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt. Paredes sent the ball to the middle of the penalty area when he took the penalty. Danilo headed the goal but missed. In the 74th minute, Chulia took the ball from the right side of the penalty area and swayed it and made a cross to the small penalty area. GitCharer immediately followed up with a tackle and scored, helping Monza lead Juventus 1-0.


In the 82nd minute, GitChar received a diagonal block from his teammates in the frontcourt and formed a single-handed opportunity, and then pushed a shot from the left side of the penalty area and missed the goal post. A minute later, McKennie made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Keane in front of the small penalty area tried to head the ball, but the ball was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper because of the angle.


In the end, Juventus lost 0-1 in the away game, and the newly-promoted Monza finally won their first victory of the season.