UDINESE-MONZA 2-3
45 ‘Valoti (M), 49’ and 68 ‘Perez (U), 70’ Molina (M), 72 ‘Petagna (M)
UDINESE (3-5-2): Pans; Perez, Nuytinck, Ebosse (46 ‘Udogie); Ehizibue (65 ‘Pereyra), Lovric, Jajalo (46’ Samardzic), Arslan, Ebosele; Beto (65 ‘Deulofeu), Nestorovski (65’ Success). All. Sottil
MONZA (3-4-2-1): Cragno; Antov, Paletta (28 ‘Brown), Carboni; Birindelli, Rovella, Machin (56 ‘Vignato), D’Alessandro (69’ Molina); Colpani, F. Ranocchia (56 ‘Bondo); Valoti (69 ‘Petagna). All. Palladino
Ammonites: Birindelli (M), Perez (U), Bondo (M), Deulofeu (U)
Crazy Udinese-Monza: advantages, comebacks, against comebacks, poles and decisive changes, those of Palladino. The sliding doors of the game are all there: minute number 69, inside Molina and Petagna. Molina scores in the 70th minute. Petagna at 72 ‘with a great personal play, of strength and precision. From 2-1 Juventus to 2-3 at Monza which is worth the challenge with the Juve in the second round, scheduled for January.
The match report
Intense game from the first minutes: Rovella at 15 ‘kicks without fail from a central position but Nuytinck saves when the goalkeeper is beaten. It remains 0-0 even when Birindelli knocks out Beto and Dionisi points to the spot, but the Var corrects as a free kick from the short left edge of the area. The minutes pass and the best chances are always of Monza (who loses Paletta due to injury): Hit at 31 ‘he kicks from the spot and sends slightly higher, while at 37’ it is Padelli who surpasses himself stopping D’Alessandro in one on one in the area. Come on and go, Palladino’s team passes with Valoti: his right from the edge finds the decisive deviation of Ehizibue who sends the ball to the corner of the posts. Interval.
In the second half Sottil runs for cover with Udogie and Samardzic, and the result changes immediately: Beto receives a low cross from the right and tries to turn with his heel, it is not a super goal but a super assis for Perez which easily puts on the net from a few steps. The game has now unlocked and is full of opportunities: Perez finds one sensational shotgun at 68 ‘but Molina makes 2-2 in the 70th minute after another heel strike in the area (saved) which becomes an assist; he had been on the pitch for a minute. Time another hundred and twenty seconds e Petagna (also just entered in the 69th minute with Molina) even makes 3-2 Monza. A goal from center forward, of strength and power. Over? Not at all: Pereyra catches a post ten minutes from the end, so Samardzic takes the crossroads from the outside shortly after. Triple whistle after four of recovery: Monza dreams and flies to challenge Juventus in the second round as it did not happen since 1958-59 (they had played the quarterfinals in 1970-71, but entered them directly after the group stage). Fourth win in five benches for Palladino.
