From our correspondent Francesco Velluzzi
January 13, 2025 (changed at 10.58pm) – MONZA
There is still tomorrow, indeed there is still hope. Monza rises again in the cold of the U-Power Stadium and beats Raffaele Palladino’s Fiorentina who returned for the first time to the stadium where he was created as coach by the Berlusconi-Galliani duo. It ends with “La vita l’è bela” by Cochi and Renato and the Brianza fans singing for a 2-1 which bears the signature of Ciurria and Daniel Maldini and sends the Viola team into full crisis as they miss the chance of the solitary fifth place and suffers their third defeat in a row after Udinese and Napoli, with only one point collected in the last 5 matches. In the new year three defeats out of three and many problems to solve on and off the pitch. Right Gudmundsson? Salvatore Bocchetti, on the other hand, celebrates his first victory in Serie A as coach and relaunches the team which rises to 13 points to one from Venezia, but proves that they are alive and that they can fight and this is the important thing. While Fiorentina doesn’t seem alive and really needs to review a lot of things.
in campo
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In the stands there is the Italian coach Luciano Spalletti. Bocchetti launches Daniel Maldini as central striker with the playmakers Ciurria and Caprari in support. In the warm-up, Birindelli withdrew due to a muscle problem, it was the turn of Bianco, owned by Fiorentina. On the other hand, Palladino relaunches Gudmundsson from the start who wins the run-off with Beltran. In the middle, next to Adli, the giant Richardson stands out, preferred to Mandragora. Monza starts with 4-4-2 with Izzo glued to Gud until midfield. Fiorentina has the usual 4-2-3-1. And in the 5th minute he has his first opportunity: a corner from the former Colpani player, the ball reaches Gudmundsson in the center of the area, but the Icelandic kicks very badly. In the 12th minute Sottil goes down well but shoots badly. Viola pushes and shortly after earns a penalty for an alleged foul by Pablo Marì on Sottil freed by Kean. Dionisi, however, is called to the monitor by Guida and Mazzoleni and reviews the decision: no foul, no penalty. After the first 20 minutes, the purple boost runs out. In the 24th minute Bondo shoots undisturbed but the ball goes just wide. Fiorentina gets too distracted, Richardson wanders around the pitch, Adli loses a few balls and the chain game between Dodo and Colpani stops. Monza took advantage of this and gained space, meters and conviction. Until the 44th minute when he gained an unexpected advantage. Pedro Pereira does a good job, controls on the right and puts it in the centre, Comuzzo manages to anticipate Maldini but first of all Patrick Ciurria arrives and executes perfectly, gives De Gea no chance and signs the first seal in this championship, bringing his team to the rest at 1-0.
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recovery
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We start again with two new features: the inevitable rejection of Gud replaced by Beltran and a strange substitution, Martins for Pablo Marì, betrothed to Fiorentina, who complained of adductor discomfort. So the new arrival goes to play right winger and Ciurria becomes left back. Beltran immediately gives something and in the 8th minute starts the action that sends a very mobile Dodò to the back: cross on which Turati puts a patch, but it is Carboni on Beltran who saves Monza. Bocchetti understands that he has to check with the rook and here comes Djuric for Caprari in the 13th minute. And here Monza doubles their lead in the 18th minute taking advantage of an impalpable Viola: cross from the right by the usual Pedro Pereira who makes amends for a bloody lost ball earlier, Daniel Maldini bursts in who anticipates very well and volleys home with the plate. Double advantage. With Palladino removing the unwatchable Richardson and throwing the newcomer Folorunsho into the fray. But more than the new signing, the referee Dionisi had an impact when in the 27th minute he judged a contact between Carboni and Beltran to be a penalty. It was the Argentine who took the spot and halved the deficit. Bocchetti spends the final substitutions, Fiorentina tries to attack, but practically nothing happens other than a mini brawl in the middle of the pitch after a foul called on Bondo.
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