MONZA-JUVENTUS 1-2 (1-2)
Markers: pt 14' McKennie, 22' Birindelli, 39' Nico Gonzalez
Monza (5-3-2) Turati 5; Pedro Pereira 5.5 (26' Ciurria 6.5), D'Ambrosio 6 (38'st Izzo ng), Pablo Marì 6.5, Carboni 5, Kyriakopoulos 5.5; Birindelli 7 (41'st Sensi ng), Bondo 5.5, Bianco 5; Mota Carvalho 5.5, Caprari 6 (41'st Maric ng). Available: Pizzignacco, Mazza, Forson, Postiglione, Martins, Colombo. All.: Nesta 5.5
Juventus (4-2-3-1) By Gregory 6; Savona 5.5, Gatti 5.5, Kalulu 5, McKennie 6.5 (45'st Fagioli 6); Locatelli 6.5, Koopmeiners 6 (1st Thuram 5.5); Conceiçao 6 (41' Mbangula ng), Nico Gonzalez 7 (19'st Cambiaso 6), Yldiz 6; Vlahovic 5 (41'st Adzic ng). Available: Perin, Pinsoglio. Coach: Thiago Motta 6
Turati 5 It's true, he is abandoned by the defensive castle, but in the small area he must always be the first to arrive, even if the first post is poorly manned. And instead he scores two goals. So he loses confidence and ends up rejecting balls that he could also block to restart
Pedro Pereira 5.5 Wrong position in the defensive castle on high balls, in the second half he leaves the field to Yldiz. Anonymous performance tending towards the negative (26' Curriculum 6.5 He brings liveliness and it is a merit, in the hope that he will soon be able to be the protagonist for more playing time)
D’Ambrosio 6 Certainly the most connected behind, careful in his position, perhaps without gaining meters but not even allowing them behind him (38'st Izzo of)
Pablo Marì 6.5 He puts Vlahovic in his pocket and never lets go. Two half-slips, in a solid 90-minute performance plus injury time, cannot tarnish the positive rating
Carbon 5 Lights and shadows, he saves the goal in front of the goal and provides the assist for Birindelli, but also loses two fundamental duels on goals conceded. In the end, negativities are more impactful. Not a great moment of the season for him.
Kyriakopoulos 5.5 Lots of crosses, no one on target. Volume yes, quality no.
Birindelli 7 He runs a lot and runs well, up and down the pitch at a different speed to those who alternated on the right in his absence. Today he also scores his first goal in red and white (41'st Sensi ng)
Ankle 5.5 Good in recovery, as always, uninspired in the restart and at times persists in holding the ball too much, even in the face of at times suffocating Juventus offensive pressure
Bianco 5 First half completely forgettable with outsized field changes destroying any maneuvering, it grows in the second half, but only when Juventus lowers themselves and leaves some more space
Mota Carvalho 5.5 He looks for the starting point, fights with his head, when he approaches the area he becomes an assister for his teammates, but he is unable to go beyond second gear and in the end he is swamped
Caprari 6 Superior technique, the only truly high level in this phase of Monza's history in Serie A. He is also finding some of the rhythm that has been missing since his injury. Look for the door, (41'st Maric n.g.)
In this 5.5 He confirms that he will also be on the field with the team at Christmas and Boxing Day, because there is a lot of work to do. True, like on set pieces. A disaster since the beginning of the year. In the first half Monza is low due to its formation, the approach follows. In the second he grows, also aided by Juventus' cautious performance. It's not enough to break even, just as there are no resources to do who knows what.
