Torino-Monza 1-0: Sanabria enters and decides on a penalty

TORINO – Five minutes of lucid “madness” by Matteo Pessina they cost very dear to Monza which leaves room for Torino who won 1-0 and overtook Europe. In the 22nd minute of the second half the Brianza captain was booked for the first time for holding Ricci in the area which led the referee Aureliano to blow the whistle. decisive penalty converted by Sanabria. Five minutes pass and the Pessina-Ricci duel repeats itself: this time the Monza native intervenes late and gets the second yellow which leaves the team with ten men and a goal down. And Monza? Endless protest in injury time due to Lovato’s intervention in the area on Mota who ends up on the ground, but Aureliano lets it go.

The choices of Juric and Palladino

At the start, the two teams demonstrate that they know each other perfectly, and not only because both coaches are Gasp followers: and if Juric proposes the usual man-back marking, Palladino responds with Akpa Akpro who becomes the shadow of Vlasic, the real inspirer of the grenade’s offensive maneuvers. Despite pouring rain and a slimy pitch, Toro tries to push on the route they prefer, Bellanova-Zapata, but Marì and former Izzo keep good guard in the middle. Monza’s game is less vertical, starting from the bottom with an enveloping maneuver to reach the top represented by Djuric followed manwise by Buongiorno.

Opportunity for Colpani

As the minutes passed, the pace got bogged down and the game stalled in midfield with the two teams very careful to close off every space. Then, in the 35th minute, there it was Monza’s first big opportunity: airy Maldini-Djuric exchange, Colpani starts from the right, focuses and his shot is deflected into a corner by Ricci. The final half turns into a chess match, good tactically but devoid of emotion in front of goal: in addition to Colpani’s chance, the 24,286 of Grande Torino have to settle for a lot of possession and a half-chance for Lazaro a moment before the break , all in all a bit little for two teams playing the dream of being able to continue fighting for Europe.

Toro goal and final yellow

Short and compact teams even at the beginning of the second half, with Toro trying to change gear while Monza closed well and then tried to restart. In the space of a minute the Granata created two great opportunities which raised the grade in the report card By Gregory: the goalkeeper from Brianza first defuses Buongiorno’s header, then blocks Okereke’s billiard shot. Monza responds in the 13th minute with Djuric who beats Buongiorno but goes wild. Then, halfway through the second half, here are the first two offending episodes, with Pessina entering the list of bad guys twice and at that point the game becomes all grenade until the final “yellow”, that intervention by Lovato on Mota that the Monza team they just can’t digest it.

Turin-Monza 1-0 (0-0)
Torino (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic Savic, Tameze (38′ st Lovato), Buongiorno, Rodriguez (38′ st Masina), Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Lazaro, Vlasic, Okereke (17th st Sanabria), Zapata (1 Gemini, 71 Popa, 11 Pellegri, 15 Sazonov, 17 Kabic, 27 Vojvoda, 79 Savva). All. Juric.
Monza (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio, Birindelli (32′ st Zerbin), Izzo, Marì, Carboni A. (11′ st Pereira), Gagliardini, Akpa Akpro (25′ st Caldirola), Colpani (25′ st Carboni V.), Pessina, Maldini (11′ st Mota), Djuric (23 Sorrentino, 66 Gori, 2 Donati, 9 Lo. Colombo, 60 Le. Colombo, 61 Ferraris, 63 Berretta, 77 Kyriakopoulos, 84 Ciurria). All. Palladino.
Referee: Aureliano.
Rarely: in the 24th minute Sanabria on the penalty spot.
Angles: 7-2 for Torino.
Recovery: 0 e 5′.
Note: Caldirola booked for foul play. Pessina sent off (27′ st.) for a second yellow card.
Spectators 25 mila