AC Monza 2 - 1 US Sassuolo Calcio — Highlights & Result
Serie A
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(1 month ago)
· MD 5
Highlights
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Roma now lead the twenty-team Serie A table with twelve points after five matches played, leaving Monza eight points adrift in fourteenth place and Sassuolo five points behind the summit in ninth. Gustavo Varela inspired the hosts with two goals, finding the net first in the fifty-first minute following an assist from S. Birindelli and adding a penalty twelve minutes later. V. Adzic pulled one back for the visitors late in the eighty-eighth minute, earning a high rating of 7.9 alongside teammate Armand Laurienté, while Varela himself finished as the top-rated player on the pitch with an 8.3 and Noel Törnqvist also starred for the victors with a 7.6 rating.
Sassuolo arrived for this matchday five fixture on a run of three matches without defeat, which included a win against Juventus, though their possession dominance of sixty-five percent and twenty total shots ultimately went unrewarded. Monza entered this contest searching to reverse a tough start that had kept them winless across their opening fixtures, despite having found the net consistently in recent outings. The hosts weathered heavy pressure as Sassuolo registered eight shots on target and generated an expected goals figure of 1.47 compared to Monza's 1.51 from fifteen total attempts.
Head-to-head history favoured the hosts entirely, as Monza had won both of the previous meetings between the clubs in recorded matches since 2023, including a 1-0 away victory in their last encounter. This latest result maintains that clean sweep for Monza in this fixture.
Following this result, Sassuolo are five points behind the league leaders.
Sassuolo arrived for this matchday five fixture on a run of three matches without defeat, which included a win against Juventus, though their possession dominance of sixty-five percent and twenty total shots ultimately went unrewarded. Monza entered this contest searching to reverse a tough start that had kept them winless across their opening fixtures, despite having found the net consistently in recent outings. The hosts weathered heavy pressure as Sassuolo registered eight shots on target and generated an expected goals figure of 1.47 compared to Monza's 1.51 from fifteen total attempts.
Head-to-head history favoured the hosts entirely, as Monza had won both of the previous meetings between the clubs in recorded matches since 2023, including a 1-0 away victory in their last encounter. This latest result maintains that clean sweep for Monza in this fixture.
Following this result, Sassuolo are five points behind the league leaders.
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Match stats
Monza v Sassuolo
35%
Possession
65%
1.51
Expected goals (xG)
1.47
15
Shots
20
6
Shots on target
8
8
Shots inside the box
13
7
Corners
5
312
Passes
581
79%
Pass accuracy
88%
7
Saves
4
13
Fouls
6
0
Offsides
1
4
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Gustavo Varela · Monza
90'
· 2 goals
Key moments
- 30' 🟨 Eddy Kouadio · Monza
- 51' ⚽ G. Varela · assist S. Birindelli · Monza
- 63' ⚽ G. Varela (pen) · Monza
- 74' 🟨 Michael Folorunsho · Monza
- 85' 🟨 Samuele Birindelli · Monza
- 85' 🟨 Luca Lipani · Sassuolo
- 88' ⚽ V. Adzic · Sassuolo
- 90+2' 🟨 Gustavo Varela · Monza
Monza
3-4-2-1- 1 Noel Törnqvist 90' 7.6
- 60 Eddy Kouadio 🟨 90' 7.3
- 3 Lorenzo Lucchesi 90' 6.9
- 44 Andrea Carboni 90' 7.2
- 90 Michael Folorunsho 🟨 90' 6.6
- 9 Gustavo Varela ⚽ ⚽ 🟨 90' 8.3
- 19 Samuele Birindelli (c) 🅰️ 🟨 89' 6.9
- 46 Jay Robinson 82' 6.9
- 14 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro 56' 6.9
- 7 Ricardo Mangas 56' 6.6
- 10 Patrick Cutrone 56' 6.3
- 24 Adam Bakoune · sub 34' 6.9
- 8 Manga Foe Ondoa · sub 34' 6.5
- 47 Dany Mota · sub 34' 6.6
- 80 Mathis Mout · sub 8' 6.3
- 5 Yvan Maye · sub 1' –
Sassuolo
4-3-3- 49 Arijanet Murić 90' 7.7
- 46 Simone Cinquegrano 90' 6.5
- 15 Duje Ćaleta-Car 90' 7.0
- 16 Fedde Leysen 90' 6.9
- 3 Josh Doig 90' 6.2
- 45 Armand Laurienté 90' 7.9
- 50 Darryl Bakola 82' 7.3
- 10 Domenico Berardi (c) 72' 6.3
- 94 Sebastiano Esposito 72' 5.9
- 42 Kristian Thorstvedt 64' 6.5
- 18 Nemanja Matić 64' 7.2
- 35 Luca Lipani · sub 🟨 26' 6.7
- 9 Kieron Bowie · sub 26' 6.3
- 17 Vasilije Adžić · sub ⚽ 18' 7.9
- 25 Benjamín Domínguez · sub 18' 6.3
- 19 Laurs Skjellerup · sub 8' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Monza
18th
in the table · 1 pts from 4
· GD -5
Sassuolo
9th
in the table · 7 pts from 4
· GD +1