On April 2, one of the matches of the 28th round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Monza (Italy) and Lazio (Rome) met.
Italian Championship, round 28
Monza (Italy) — Lazio (Rome) — 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Pedro (13), Milinkovic-Savic (56)
Warnings: Patrick Ciurria (47), Caprari (48), Marlon (52), Giulio Donati (55), Zaccagni (59), Sensi (76), Felipe Anderson (80)
The Serie A match between Monza and Lazio took place at the U-Power stadium. The score of the first half was 0:1 in favor of Lazio with Pedro's goal in the 13th minute. Monza tried to equalize but were unlucky and conceded another goal in the 56th minute. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored the goal and sealed Lazio's victory. Monza tried to come back, but their aggressive play resulted in four yellow cards. Yellow cards were given to P. Churria, G. Caprari, Marlon and G. Donati. Meanwhile, Lazio received only one yellow card, shown by M. Zaccagni in the 59th minute. On 59 minutes, Monza made three substitutions: Marlon was replaced by V.Antov, A.Petagni was replaced by Dani Mota, and N.Rovella was replaced by A.Colpani.
Lazio also made three substitutions in the 71st minute: D. Cataldi was substituted for M. Vesino, Luis Alberto was substituted for T. Basic and Pedro was substituted for C. Immobile. In the 71st minute, G. Caprari was replaced by K. Gitkjaer, and in the 80th minute, instead of A. Barberis, J. Machin was replaced. The match was tense, Monza did their best to score a goal and equalize. However, Lazio's defense was determined and they managed to maintain the lead. In the end, Lazio won the match 2-0. Felipe Anderson received a yellow card in the 80th minute and S. Sensi received a yellow card in the 76th minute. Monza tried to come back belatedly by releasing J. Machin in the 80th minute, but it was too late. In general, the match turned out to be spectacular, both teams tried their best. However, Lazio's superior quality and experience proved too much for Monza as they were unable to walk away with a win. Despite the defeat, Monza can be proud of their performance against one of the best teams in Serie A.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Udinese - Monza, Lazio - Juventus.
| Monza | Lazio | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | shots on target | 3 |
| 10 | blows | 7 |
| 2 | Blocked punches | 1 |
| 6 | Kicks from the box | 2 |
| 4 | Kicks from outside the box | 5 |
| 13 | Violations | 8 |
| 8 | corner | 3 |
| 1 | offsides | 1 |
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 5 | yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Goalie saves | 3 |
| 622 | Total transfers | 453 |
| 566 | Accurate gear | 393 |
| 91% | Gear Accuracy | 87% |