Monza vs Lazio, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ALazio beat Monza to strengthen grip on second spot in Serie A
Goals from Pedro and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic earned Lazio a 2-0 win at Monza on Sunday to lift them five points clear of Inter Milan in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Pablo Marí (Monza).
- 5': Foul by Marlon Santos (Monza).
- 5': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 13': Goal! Monza 0, Lazio 1. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 15': Andrea Petagna (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
- 15': Hand ball by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 16': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro.
- 16': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
- 18': Stefano Sensi (Monza) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 21': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
- 23': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 27': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Carlos Augusto.
- 28': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 28': Marlon Santos (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Rovella (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Monza) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria with a cross.
- 33': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
- 34': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Pedro.
- 34': Attempt missed. Carlos Augusto (Monza) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 36': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Marlon Santos (Monza).
- 38': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 39': Giulio Donati (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Offside, Monza. Giulio Donati tries a through ball, but Patrick Ciurria is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 41': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro.
- 45': Foul by Luis Alberto (Lazio).
- 45': Nicolò Rovella (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Monza 0, Lazio 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Monza 0, Lazio 1.
- 47': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 47': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Monza).
- 48': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Monza).
- 49': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
- 51': Dangerous play by Marlon Santos (Monza).
- 51': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Marlon Santos (Monza) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Giulio Donati (Monza).
- 54': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Giulio Donati (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Monza 0, Lazio 2. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 58': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 58': Attempt saved. José Machín (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 58': Nicolò Rovella (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Monza. Valentin Antov replaces Marlon Santos.
- 59': Substitution, Monza. Dany Mota replaces Andrea Petagna.
- 59': Substitution, Monza. Andrea Colpani replaces Nicolò Rovella.
- 63': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Manuel Lazzari.
- 65': Substitution, Lazio. Ciro Immobile replaces Pedro.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sensi (Monza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
- 68': Hand ball by Andrea Colpani (Monza).
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Matías Vecino replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Luis Alberto.
- 71': Substitution, Monza. Christian Gytkjær replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 76': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Monza).
- 76': Toma Basic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Stefano Sensi (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Lazio).
- 80': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
- 80': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Monza. Andrea Barberis replaces José Machín.
- 82': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Felipe Anderson.
- 82': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ciro Immobile.
- 82': Attempt missed. Pablo Marí (Monza) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Colpani with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Lazio. Luca Pellegrini replaces Manuel Lazzari.
- 88': Andrea Colpani (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
- 90': Foul by Andrea Colpani (Monza).
- 90': Toma Basic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 90': Attempt missed. Christian Gytkjær (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Colpani.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Monza 0, Lazio 2.
- 0': Match ends, Monza 0, Lazio 2.
Statistics
 LAZ |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 569 |
| 485 | Passes | 630 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 9 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 14,539
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 14,539
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 16 | +21 | 36 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 16 | +14 | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 16 | +11 | 34 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 17 | +9 | 33 |
Line-Ups
Monza (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK) |
| 3 | Pablo Marí |
| 2 | Giulio Donati  |
| 4 | Marlon |
| 7 | José Machín |
| 6 | Nicolò Rovella |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 84 | Patrick Ciurria |
| 37 | Andrea Petagna |
| 17 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 12 | Stefano Sensi |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 15 | Nicolo Casale |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 32 | Danilo Cataldi |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 9 | Pedro |
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