Genoa-Monza: video highlights and highlights of the evening match on Saturday, March 9, 2024 in Serie A, with moviola episodes and report cards.
Alberto Gilardino’s Genoa, after the controversy of the away loss to Inter, hosts Palladino’s Monza at the Marassi. Both teams enjoy a good ranking: they are at a distance from the relegation zone even if by now it seems complicated to hook the most important positions on the left side of the standings.
The actual distance between the two clubs, before the match, is 3 points in favor of the Brianzoli. The relegation zone is quite constricted: there are 7 teams in just 3 points. A victory would therefore guarantee peace of mind to both the Ligurians and the Brianzoli. Genoa confirm Retegui in attack, flanked by Gudmundsson. In midfield, Strootman is seen again from 1′, deployed in the center with Badelj and Frendrup. Monza responds with the two trequartisti Mota and Colpani behind forward Djuric.
Gilardino leaves Malinovskyi on the bench again, while confirming Messias and Sabelli as full-band outfielders. Palladino, however, does not field Maldini, Valentin Carboni and Zerbin from 1′. Colombo is also benched. The intersection of the two teams also implies suggestions of transfers: Monza could be thinking precisely of Gilardino as Palladino’s heir on the bench.
Highlights of the challenge
The hosts started with more enterprise and immediately made themselves dangerous with Messias, but Monza found a way to react and at 8′ already took the lead with captain Pessina, served by a header from Colpani. At 18′, the Brianzoli doubled with a great goal: Mota slotted the ball in a semi-rebound on the development of a corner beaten short and then perfected by a taut cross from Andrea Colpani. It was Colpani himself, on 26′, who hit the crossbar after a great action, with dribbling and a shot on the turn from the edge.
It seemed that Genoa no longer had the strength to react, and the first half ended in control for the Brianzoli. Marì’s hand touch, however, allows the Ligurians to get back into the game at 50′: VAR calls for the referee to award the penalty, Gudmundsson gets his first run parried, but rebounds into the net with an immediate tap-in. Newcomer Carvalho Olivera aka Vitinha found the equalizer in 68′: the Portuguese recovered the ball, found good space and surprised the Monza goalkeeper. In 70′ Badelj could throw in the 3-2, but he is anticipated at the best by Mota.
Messias and Retegui try again, without success. But in Genoa’s best moment, Monza managed to find the goal with Maldini: at 79′, the son of the art shot rejected Martinez’s rebound on Valentin Carboni’s shot into the goal. Genoa believed until the end but could not find the equalizing goal.
Table and report cards of Genoa-Monza
GENOA (3-5-2): Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Vogliacco (45′, Spence); Sabelli (84′, Ekuban), Strootman (45′, Vitinha), Badelj (87′, Thorsby), Frendrup (45′, Frendrup), Messias; Gudmundsson, Retegui. All. Gilardino
MONZA (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Izzo, Marì, A. Carboni; Birindelli, Bondo, Pessina (86′, Machín), Akpa Akpro (75′, V. Carboni); Colpani (63′, Kyriakopoulos), Mota (75′, Maldini); Djuric. All. Palladino
REFEREE: Ermanno Feliciani of Teramo
MARKERS: 8′, Pessina; 18′, Mota, 52′, Gudmundsson; 68′, Vitinha; 79′, Maldini
NOTE: Admonished: 17′, Sabelli; 44′, Djuric. Recovery: 5′
The best on the field is Colpani: the boy works well with and without the ball and knows how to make himself dangerous with every initiative, and it is no coincidence that all the goals start from one of his initiatives (7.5). What a great goal Mota scored: the Portuguese plays with more confidence in his shots and it shows (7). In the first half, in Genoa, the most lively is Messias, but his solos fail to change the match (6). Birindelli does well in defense: he repels several crosses, always being in the right place (6.5). Passina plays with personality and great commitment at every juncture of the match (7).
Strootman plays well as a filter but never manages to give speed to the action with his passes (5.5). The worst player on the field is Vogliacco (5). Better the sub Spence, but not by much (5.5). In Monza, however, the least positive is Marí (5.5). For the Ligurians, the return to the game is all thanks to the tenacity, desire and shots of Vitinha (7).
Moviola and highlights of the match
Doubts about the corner from which Monza’s second goal came. Need VAR to signal the referee about Marì’s obvious hand touch in the box in the second half.
Here are the highlights of the match
