With a great goal by Carlos Augusto, Monza ends at 1-1 against Fiorentina, taking away a very precious point from the Franchi Stadium in the first match of 2023.
Fiorentina is dangerous in the 13th minute when Biraghi's corner ended directly at the post without anyone intervening. Monza in blue jersey, responded with a shot of Colpani that goes out near the first post. From the possible guest advantage immediately arrives the Fiorentina's goal, which came in the 19th minute. On Quarta's throw, Cabral sprinted and fulminated Di Gregorio with an impassable right-footed shot.
The red and white goalkeeper was ready in the 24th minute on Bianco's shot from outside. For Monza, it was Colpani again who in the 28th minute after a perfect cross by Dany Mota finalize with a sliding conclusion, which ended up over the crossbar. The match is lively and full of frontal reversals.
On 31' nice play by Ikone on the right, ended with a placed shot on the outside of the net.
Before halftime Monza came close to equalizing with two attempts by Ranocchia and Ciurria, repelled by Fiorentina’s players.
At halftime Palladino makes a double change, sending on the pitch Birindelli and Petagna, who goes close to 1-1 with a right-footed shot in the 57th minute. Monza plays well and finds the 1-1 in the 62nd minute. Birindelli serves Ciurria, who puts a cross on which Carlos Augusto arrives for a beautiful right-footed volley. Fourth goal in the league for the Brazilian, the first away, and great celebration for the more than 700 Biancorossi fans present in Firenze. Palladino inserts Machin, who in the 65th minute serves to Birindelli a brilliant ball: the right-footer shot goes out.
Fiorentina tries to shake it off with Cabral's progression, but Di Gregorio is ready and block the ball. In the 68th minute, it was time for Pablo Marí to return to the field even in official matches. Palladino's team was not satisfied with the equalizer and in the 75th minute went very close to 2-1 with Dany Mota, who found a super Terracciano on his way. Final beautiful and full of emotions: in the 78th minute Barak turns on the left and misses the corner with a diagonal shot. The Viola tried to win and in the 81st minute it took a miracle by Di Gregorio to deny Quarta the 2-1 and save the deserved result.
It ends 1-1 at the Franchi Stadium: first draw for Raffaele Palladino on the bench of Monza, which restarts the championship with a smile, three days before the match against Inter, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 7, at 8:45 p.m. at the U-Power Stadium.
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