{"id":40689,"date":"2025-01-14T04:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T01:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=40689"},"modified":"2025-01-14T04:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T01:26:01","slug":"serie-a-monza-defeats-fiorentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/serie-a-monza-defeats-fiorentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie A: Monza Defeats Fiorentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-a:r-4766864230833293195\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">After eight defeats and three draws in their last 11 matches, Monza achieved their second win of the Serie A season by defeating Fiorentina 2-1 on Monday in the final game of matchday 20.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-a:r-4766864230833293195-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Monza coach Salvatore Bocchetti secured his first victory in his ninth game in charge, having replaced former international Alessandro Nesta. Meanwhile, Fiorentina&#8217;s struggles continued under their former coach Raffaele Palladino, as they went five consecutive matches without a win, recording four losses and one draw.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Monza now has 13 points but remains at the bottom of the table, while Fiorentina stays in sixth place with 32 points and a game in hand against Inter.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Patrick Ciurria (44&#8242;) and Daniel Maldini (63&#8242;) scored for Monza, while substitute Lucas Beltr\u00e1n netted a penalty (74&#8242;) for Fiorentina.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fiorentina initially tried to take the lead, earning a penalty after a collision between Spanish defender Pablo Mar\u00ed and visiting winger Riccardo Sottil. However, referee Federico Dionisi overturned the decision after consulting VAR (19&#8242;).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Monza then took control, with Warren Bondo&#8217;s shot narrowly missing the left post (25&#8242;). Portuguese Pedro Pereira delivered a cross that was intercepted by Fiorentina defender Pietro Comuzzo, only for the ball to land in front of Ciurria, who fired a powerful left-footed shot into the bottom-right corner past veteran Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea (44&#8242;).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Daniel Maldini nearly added a second goal with a close-range shot that grazed the left post (45+2&#8242;).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Monza defender Andrea Carboni denied Fiorentina an equalizer by clearing Lucas Beltr\u00e1n&#8217;s shot off the goal line after Stefano Turati parried a cross from Brazilian Dodo into the Argentine striker&#8217;s path (54&#8242;).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Maldini doubled Monza&#8217;s lead with a volleyed strike inside the penalty area, finding the bottom-right corner after a precise cross from Pereira on the right flank (63&#8242;).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">However, Carboni later conceded a penalty by fouling Beltr\u00e1n, who converted it successfully despite Turati\u2019s effort to save, reducing the deficit (74&#8242;).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After eight defeats and three draws in their last 11 matches, Monza achieved their second win of the Serie A season by defeating Fiorentina 2-1 on Monday in the final game of matchday 20. Monza coach Salvatore Bocchetti secured his first victory in his ninth game in charge, having replaced former international Alessandro Nesta. 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