‘Kim Min-jae’s absence → defensive staggering’ Serie A champion Napoli, AC Monza 0-2 defeat
Napoli showed lethargy in the lack of offensive power in the AC Monza (hereinafter referred to as Monza) expedition.
Napoli suffered a 0-2 defeat on the 35th round of Serie A in the 2022-2023 season against Monza held at Stadio Brianteo in Monza, Lombardy, Italy on the 14th at 10pm (Korean time).
Monza came out with a 3-4-2-1 formation. Andrea Petanha, Danny Motta, Gianluca Caprari, Carlos Augusto, Matteo Pesinha, Nicolo Robella, Patrick Churia, Luca Caldirora, Marlon, Armando Izzo and Mitchell Di Gregorio competed.
Napoli faced off in a 4-3-3 formation: Alessio Zervin, Victor Osimen, Elif Elmas, Piotr Zielinski, Stanislau Lobotka, Jambo Angusha, Matthias Olivera, Joao Jesus and Amir Rahmani. , Bartos Beresinski and Pierluigi Gollini stepped up.
In the first half, Monza took the mood first. With Petanya, Mota and Caprari at the forefront, Monza quickly broke through the opponent’s defense.
Monza, who kept the flow, took the lead. In the 18th minute of the first half, in a counterattack situation, Caprari broke through the left side, passed Augusto, Pesinha passed a pass to the other side, and Mota, who was infiltrating, scored the opening goal.
Napoli also fought back. Led by Osimen, Zervin, Elmas, and Zielinski unleashed the attack. Rahmani, who advanced in the 34th minute of the first half, connected the ball dropped by Osimen with a shot, but it rose high. In the 39th minute of the first half, after receiving a pass from Rahmani in the attack following the free kick, Anguisa immediately continued shooting, but was blocked by the goalkeeper 토스카지노.
In the second half, Monza widened the gap. In the 8th minute of the second half, Churia on the right side put a long pass into the space behind the defense, and after Mota caught it, he tried to shoot from inside the box, but the goalkeeper saved. After Petanya caught the ball that flowed, he calmly finished and took a 2-0 lead.
Napoli has made a difference. Hvica Kvarachhelia was put in at the start of the second half earlier, and Giovanni DiLorenzo, Giacomo Raspadori, and Matteo Politano were put in in the 17th minute of the second half. In response, Monza responded by introducing Samuele Virindelli (23 minutes in the second half) and Stefano Sensi (31 minutes in the second half).
Napoli brought the flow. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Zielinski received a pass from Raspadori in front of the box and tried to shoot hard, but the goalkeeper saved. Then, in the 35th minute of the second half, Giovanni Simeone was put in and used all the offensive cards in the bench.
Monza pulled out the last replacement card to keep the score. In the 39th minute of the second half, Jose Machin, Marco Carboni, and Valentin Antoff were put in to refine the defense and midfield.
Afterwards, until the last minute of the game, Napoli struggled for a comeback goal, but could not break through Monza’s defense, which was tightly packed with 5 backs.