Monza get shock 1-0 win over Juve after Di Maria sees purple

Monza took a stunning however deserved 1-0 house win over Juventus on Sunday, their first Serie A victory of the season, because the guests struggled after being decreased to 10 males.

Juve key participant Angel Di Maria’s return from damage was reduce brief when he was despatched off 5 minutes earlier than the break after elbowing Armando Izzo within the chest.

“We need to do better, certainly. The red card affected the game; Angel was a bit harassed by Izzo, a player who is known for using these tactics, and he fell for it. I didn’t see the replay but was told it was the right decision to send him off,” Juve’s assistant supervisor Marco Landucci informed DAZN.

Juventus had half-chances within the first half however have been struggling to create momentum, whereas Monza have been efficient in breaking down the play in midfield.
Dusan Vlahovic had a number of makes an attempt on aim however none of them have been tough for Monza goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio to cease.

A BIG, 𝗕𝗜𝗚 win for @ACMonza ❤️🤍

What a day for these house supporters 🤩#MonzaJuve pic.twitter.com/8Y3sfQJqCp

— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) September 18, 2022

Newly-promoted Monza smelled blood within the second half and pressured the opposition defence to make errors, whereas Juve tried to search for counter-attacking probabilities.

Substitute Christian Gytkjaer grew to become the hero when he slid within the winner from Patrick Ciurria’s cross within the 74th minute.

Moise Kean got here near equalising for Juventus within the 81st minute when his header was heading in the right direction, however Di Gregorio was alert and held it firmly in his grip.

Manager Massimiliano Allegri was not allowed on the bench for Juve’s first Serie A lack of the season, after being despatched off final Sunday within the 2-2 house draw in opposition to Salernitana for protesting a few disallowed VAR aim.

STRAIGHT RED CARD DI MARIA!
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— Sohaib Just That (@SohaibJustThat) September 18, 2022

“Obviously, nobody is happy right now, but in order to emerge from this situation we can only work hard and do better,” Landucci mentioned.

“We started well and then stopped playing, so the only method is to work and everyone raises their game to work in the same direction.”

Juve fielded a depleted group as Arkadiusz Milik and Juan Cuadrado have been suspended for the sport, whereas Federico Chiesa, Kaio Jorge, Paul Pogba, Manuel Locatelli and Alex Sandro have been all injured.

Monza subsequent journey to Sampdoria on Oct. 2, after the worldwide break, whereas Juventus host Bologna on the identical day.

Juventus stay eighth within the standings however at the moment are six factors behind leaders Udinese after seven matches, whereas Monza moved as much as 18th place with 4 factors.