Monza vs Juventus, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMcKennie scores as Juventus get back in win column
Juventus secured a 2-1 win at bottom-placed Monza on Sunday, with goals from Weston McKennie and Nicolas Gonzalez helping their side end a four-match Serie A stalemate streak.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 1': Attempt saved. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 3': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza).
- 3': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 6': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 10': Attempt missed. Gianluca Caprari (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 12': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
- 13': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 13': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
- 14': Goal! Monza 0, Juventus 1. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Pedro Pereira (Monza).
- 15': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Pedro Pereira (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
- 21': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Goal! Monza 1, Juventus 1. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Carboni with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Andrea Carboni (Monza).
- 28': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Juventus).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 33': Pablo Marí (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Andrea Carboni.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bianco (Monza).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Goal! Monza 1, Juventus 2. Nicolás González (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Dany Mota (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Dany Mota (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Gianluca Caprari (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andrea Carboni.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Monza 1, Juventus 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Monza 1, Juventus 2.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Khéphren Thuram replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
- 46': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 47': Attempt missed. Warren Bondo (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 48': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bianco (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Warren Bondo.
- 48': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 48': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
- 49': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 49': Stefano Turati (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Gianluca Caprari (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuele Birindelli.
- 52': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Pedro Pereira.
- 53': Foul by Alessandro Bianco (Monza).
- 53': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
- 54': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
- 54': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
- 54': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Juventus) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
- 55': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Juventus).
- 57': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Juventus).
- 57': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bianco (Monza).
- 57': Francisco Conceição (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Hand ball by Nicolás González (Juventus).
- 62': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Nicolò Savona.
- 64': Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Nicolás González.
- 64': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
- 68': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 68': Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
- 68': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt missed. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Samuele Birindelli.
- 71': Substitution, Monza. Patrick Ciurria replaces Pedro Pereira.
- 73': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria.
- 74': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza).
- 74': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Federico Gatti (Juventus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 77': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 77': Warren Bondo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus).
- 78': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Warren Bondo (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Bianco.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Patrick Ciurria (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Birindelli.
- 81': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Juventus).
- 81': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, Monza. Armando Izzo replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 85': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Pablo Marí (Monza).
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Mbangula replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Vasilije Adzic replaces Francisco Conceição.
- 85': Substitution, Monza. Stefano Sensi replaces Samuele Birindelli.
- 86': Substitution, Monza. Mirko Maric replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 87': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
- 89': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bianco (Monza) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Armando Izzo with a through ball.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Weston McKennie.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 90'+4': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
- 90'+5': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Monza 1, Juventus 2.
- 0': Match ends, Monza 1, Juventus 2.
Statistics
 JUV |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 7 |
| 54.9 | Possession | 45.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 469 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 531 | Passes | 436 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 7 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 19 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 15,479
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 15,479
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 20 | +20 | 47 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 19 | +31 | 44 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 20 | +23 | 43 |
| 4 | Lazio | 20 | +6 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Monza (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Stefano Turati (GK) |
| 22 | Pablo Marí |
| 44 | Andrea Carboni |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 42 | Alessandro Bianco |
| 38 | Warren Bondo |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 13 | Pedro Pereira  |
| 47 | Dany Mota |
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 19 | Samuele Birindelli |
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK) |
| 15 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 37 | Nicolò Savona |
| 11 | Nicolás González |
| 8 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 10 | Kenan Yildiz |
| 7 | Francisco Conceição |
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