Juve struggle to find their way to Monza – Serie A – J17 – Monza-Juventus (1-2)

Monza 1-2 Juventus

Buts : Birindelli (22^e) for Monza // McKennie (14^e) and González (39^e) for Juve

Nesta-Motta? Joli duel.

The matches follow one another and are similar for Juve, still undefeated in the league. Even though they conceded more draws (10) than won matches (7), Thiago Motta's squad was more resilient and efficient in the first half to beat Monza, the bottom of Serie A. It was hard because not all the lights are green, but Juve ends a series of four draws in the Boot.

A match ended at the break

With three points behind Inter, third, the Bianconeri are sixth this Sunday. They lit the lantern (red) thanks to Weston McKennie, from a corner (0-1, 14^e). Left all alone, Samuele Birindelli answered him for the premises (1-0, 22^e). But after a mix-up, González freed his family (1-2, 39^e). In the second period, the Lombards were not sufficiently dangerous despite the apparent feverishness of the Gatti-Kalulu hinge. Alessandro Bianco could have scored (88^e), that’s all.

Juventus is solid, no joke.

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Monza (3-4-3) : Turati – D'Ambrosio (Izzo, 83^e), Mari Villar, Carboni – Pereira (Ciurria, 71^e), Bianco, Bondo, Kyriakopoulos – Birindelli (Sensi, 86^e), Mota, Caprari (Maric, 86^e). Coach : Alessandro Nesta.

Juventus (4-2-3-1) : Di Gregorio – Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, McKennie – Locatelli, Koopmeiners (Thuram, 46^e) – Conceição (Adzic, 85^e), González (Cambiaso, 64^e), Yildiz – Vlahovic (Mbangula, 85^e). Coach : Thiago Motta.

Juve ends with victory against Monza