On April 23, one of the 31st round matches of the Italian Championship was held. They met Monza (Italy) and Fiorentina (Florence).
Italian Championship, round 31
Monza (Italy) - Fiorentina (Florence) - 3:2 (2:2)
Goals: C. Biraghi (26), Da Mota (43), Matteo Pessina (58) - Cuame (8), Saponara (13)
Warnings: Carlos Augusto (33), Barac (39), Milenkovic (43), Sofjan Amrabat (57), Armando Izzo (69), Nicolo Rovella (90+2)
Monza and Fiorentina met in a Serie A match at U-Power Stadium, and both teams battled hard throughout the game. Monza ended up winning 3-2 after a hard-fought first half that ended 2-2. The match started with Fiorentina dominating in the first minutes and scored the first goal of the match in the 8th minute on the efforts of K. Kuame. Р. Saponara added to the advantage with another goal in the 13th minute, making Monza feel the pressure. However, Monza responded in the 26th minute with a goal of their own by C. Biraga. This was followed by a yellow card for Monza's Carlos Augusto in the 33rd minute and another yellow card for Fiorentina's A. Baraka in the 39th minute. Fiorentina's N. Milenkovic also received a yellow card a few minutes later, in the 43rd minute. Monza managed to tie the game in the 43rd minute when Dani Mota scored the team's first goal of the match. However, shortly before halftime, Monza's goal was cancelled due to a handball by M. Pessina. In the second half the game was just as tense as in the first: 57 minutes into the match, S. Amrabat of Fiorentina was given a yellow card.
After a few minutes, a penalty kick was awarded to Monza, which was realized by M. Pessina, giving the team a decisive advantage in the game. On 59 minutes, Fiorentina made two substitutions, releasing R. Sottila instead of R. Saponara and G. Castrovilli instead of A. Barac. Monza followed suit and made two substitutions in the 68th minute: G. Machin replaced M. Pessina and A. Colpani replaced G. Donati. A. Izzo of Monza got a yellow card in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Fiorentina made two more substitutions: R. Mandragora came on instead of Ljovic and A. Duncan took the place of S. Amrabat. 78 minutes into the match, Monza made a third substitution: G. Caprari was replaced by A. Petagna. Fiorentina made the last substitution in the 80th minute with Dodo replacing A. Terzic. In the 87th minute Monza made two substitutions: M. Valoti replaced Dani Mota and A. Izzo replaced Marlon. Monza received a yellow card in the last minute of injury time when N. Rovella was sent off. In the end, Monza defeated Fiorentina 3-2, to the delight of their fans at the U-Power Stadium. Both teams put up a good fight in a game that was full of drama and excitement until the final whistle.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: La Spezia - Monza and Fiorentina - Sampdoria.
| Monza | Fiorentina | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 12 | Strokes | 8 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 9 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 18 | Violations | 15 |
| 5 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 45% | Ball possession | 55% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 323 | Total assists | 395 |
| 260 | Accurate passes | 329 |
| 80% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |