Watch as Monza fall to their first defeat under new coach Raffaele Palladino, thanks to Nicolas Haas with his first ever Serie A goal and great saves from Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Martin Satriano twice forced tough saves from Michele Di Gregorio, and a deflection off Luca Caldirola, but could do nothing on Haas.
Mattia Destro thumped the post after a set play, then was offside and interfering with Liam Henderson’s free kick.
Giulio Donati made a goal-line clearance on Tommaso Baldanzi, but Vicario took centre-stage with a great saves on Christian Gytkjaer and Marco D’Alessandro.