Monza emerged with three points from Marassi after a 3-2 thriller, including the spectacular Dany Mota Carvalho scissor-kick volley, despite the Genoa fightback.
This was a head-to-head in mid-table for 11th place. Johan Vasquez sat out a ban with injured Ridgeciano Haps, David Ankeye and Alan Matturro, while Gianluca Caprari and Samuele Vignato didn’t make the trip, but Armando Izzo returned from suspension.
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It was an aggressive start from the hosts, but Monza took the lead instead when Andrea Colpani nodded an Andrea Colpani cross back at the far post for Matteo Pessina to turn in from four yards.
Andrea Colpani and Matteo Pessina combine at the far and near posts to give Monza the lead at Genoa 🔗
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Colpani added another assist after a corner was taken short, floating a cross into the area for the acrobatic and spectacular Dany Mota Carvalho flying scissor-kick volley into the far bottom corner.
Dany Mota produces the goal of the weekend 🤯
An insane acrobatic effort at the end of a well worked corner by Monza 🤩
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Colpani was unlucky not to make it 3-0 on 26 minutes, his powerful curler thumping the far post after a slalom through defenders.
Alessandro Vogliacco failed to get his head to a corner and then struggled to reach a smart Milan Badelj cross-field pass.
Genoa changed to a 4-3-3 formation during the first half, then made a triple substitution at the break to shake things up.
It paid off, as a corner was cushioned back towards Michele Di Gregorio by Pablo Mari from six yards, but VAR showed it was with the Monza defender’s arm. Albert Gudmundsson won the argument with Mateo Retegui to take it, his penalty was parried by Di Gregorio, but he was also quickest to turn in the rebound.
Samuele Birindelli risked an own goal to prevent Gudmundsson turning in a second at the back post and Genoa did complete the comeback.
Retegui robbed Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro in midfield and Vitinha bent the left-foot finish into the far bottom corner from just inside the box, steering it between two Monza players. It was the ex-Marseille striker’s first goal in the Genoa jersey.
The sweetest of finishes from Vitinha brings Genoa level from two-down! 🍬
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The tide had turned and Genoa nearly went in front moments later, Di Gregorio parrying the deflected Ruslan Malinovskyi strike and Dany Mota Carvalho preventing Milan Badelj from getting on the rebound.
However, Monza’s substitutes made the difference too and combined to restore their lead. Valentin Carboni burst into the box with a give and go, forced a one-handed save from Josep Martinez, with Daniel Maldini ready to meet the rebound.
Monza are back in front through Daniel Maldini ✨
A great forward move finished by the Milan loanee!
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Genoa were throwing everything at Monza to get back into this, with a series of crosses and blocks, but Raffaele Palladino’s men held on for all three points.
Genoa 2-3 Monza
Pessina 8 (M), Mota Carvalho 18 (M), Gudmundsson 52 (G), Vitinha 68 (G), Maldini 79 (M)
Saved penalty: Gudmundsson 52 (G)
Player statistic
| 8' |  |
Matteo Pessina (Assist: Andrea Colpani) | ||
| Stefano Sabelli |  |
17' | ||
| 18' | |
Dany Mota (Assist: Andrea Colpani) | ||
| 44' | |
Milan Djuric |
| Albert Gudmundsson |  |
52' | ||
| Albert Gudmundsson | |
52' | ||
| Vitinha | |
68' | ||
| 79' | |
Daniel Maldini |
Match statistic
