Serie B, Monza-Spal 0-0 – La Gazzetta dello Sport

For Adriano Galliani the now famous scream this time is drowned in his throat. With 9 ‘to go, Danish Gytkjaer misses the penalty that would have given Monza victory in the Opening Game of the cadet series against Spal. Bravo Berisha to reject but the shot was too weak and not very angled. Previously two great occasions from each side, with the posts hit by D’Alessandro first and Armellino later. Slow-paced first half with very few emotions, a decidedly brighter recovery for both contenders.

91 ‘Double change for Monza

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Outside Machin and Gytkjaer, inside D’Errico and Finotto.

90 ‘Mota plays the advantage

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Great opportunity for Monza! Donati’s center, Mota tries the high shot, then recovers the ball after Barillà’s rebound and shoots but Berisha rejects with his foot.

81 ‘- Marino sent off

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Spal’s coach had vigorously protested the penalty, after Berisha’s parade, Orsato sent him off.

81 ‘- Penalty for Monza: Gytkjaer is wrong!

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Go down to the Sampirisi area, lying next to Dickmann. Orsato gives the penalty. But the Dane’s shot, not at an angle and at half height, is rejected by Berisha. Second career error of 24 attempts for the Dane.

75 & # 39; Sernicola is admonished

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As soon as he enters, he stretches Paletta to the limit and another yellow card arrives for Spal.

74 ‘Dickmann scares Lamanna

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His shot from the front is deflected by Paletta and displaces the Monza goalkeeper, but luckily for him it just barely finished.

73 & # 39; Double change for Monza

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Armellino and Maric exit, Mota and Frattesi enter.

70 ‘Armellino’s pole!

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At the corner, Armellino and Barillà nod in high touch.

69 ‘Strefezza is also warned

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The Brazilian knocks out Machin on the counterattack: yellow.

67 ‘Yellow for Salamon

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Maric jumps it, the Ferrara defender knocks him down and shows a yellow card.

66 ‘Double change in Spal

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Outside, surprisingly, D’Alessandro, inside Sernicola. Floccari also leaves for Paloschi.

65 ‘Palo de D’Alessandro

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Extraordinary slalom by D’Alessandro that jumps over 4 opponents and just inside the area hits the post with a violent right hand to Lamanna beaten.

62 ‘- Strefezza touches the goal

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First ring for Spal: Strefezza touches the post to the right of Lamanna on the shore of Floccari.

59 ‘- Barillà enters

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Change in Monza: the former Parma enters instead of Colpati.

58 ‘- Yellow for D’Alessandro

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Ferrara’s player loses the ball and then knocks Donati out: yellow card.

55 ‘- Colpani from outside the area

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Weak and central shot that does not worry Berisha.

52 ‘- Valoti warned

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First yellow also for Spal, in Valoti for a foul on Colpani.

49 ‘- Maric plays the advantage

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Gytkjaer unchecks Maric in the area, the attacker’s left finishes slightly high.

47 ‘- D’Alessandro puts it high

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Spal who appears near Lamanna with D’Alessandro who, however, puts his right foot up.

46 ‘- We start again

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The teams are back on the pitch after a balanced first half with a couple of chances for Monza. Spal inserts Jankovic for Brignola.

45 ‘- We go to rest at 0-0

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The referee blows his whistle to end the first half. Teams in the locker room at 0-0.

42 & # 39; Great move by D’Alessandro

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The number 77 of the Spal forces the defense to fail on the short side of the area. Strefezza’s punishment goes straight to the bottom.

40 ‘Monza again

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Good initiative from Machin in the area, center and Gytkjaer goes ahead with a mustache to corner the defense of Ferrara.

37 ‘Maric is warned

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The Bosnian-Croatian from Monza takes the yellow for a high elbow on Missiroli.

34 & # 39; Opportunity for Monza!

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Barberis’s free kick and Maric’s header backwards, Berisha flies to the corner.

33 ‘- Spal Attacks

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The Ferraresi try to find space in the Brianza area but the Monza defense does not allow spaces.

24 ‘Goal ball for Monza

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Paletta of first intention from the edge, however, finds Berisha’s arms, without bowing.

20 ‘Gytkjaer again

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The top scorer of the last Polish championship still scares Berisha with a shot in the area, which nevertheless ends up on the side.

11 & # 39; Opportunity for Monza

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Gytkjaer’s deflection in the development of a corner but the ball just went out.

8 ‘- Corner for the Spal

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Spal gains ground, but the corner is rejected with shots from Lamanna.

3 ‘- Monza Attack

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Very aggressive exit from Brianza with high defense and putting pressure on Ferrara, forced to enter his midfield.

1 ‘- Calcio d’inizio all’U-Power Stadium

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There is Boateng in the stands to witness the debut of his new team against Spal.

Brocchi’s Monza looking for the second consecutive promotion, Spal looking for an immediate return to Serie A after last year’s relegation. Serie B 2020/21 opens with a great game, two teams with their sights set on promotion. One to certify a growth path based on eleven new signings and Boateng’s auction, the other to return to the Serie A fields that, after two years, she was almost used to.

Monza dreams big

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Twenty years after the last appearance (2000/01), Monza returned to Series B with the ambition to take the last step to reach Series A. Confirmation comes from the market led by the CEO. Adriano Galliani and sporting director Filippo Antonelli, together with Kevin-Prince Boateng, the icing on the cake of a session with eleven new signings. In defense are Davide Bettella from Atalanta and Giulio Donati from Lecce, José Machin and Antonino Barillà from Parma arrived in the center of the field. The median is completed with Andrea Barberis, former Crotone. Up front, the two new forwards arouse curiosity: the Danish Gytkjaer, 30, and the Croatian Maric, 25.

Danish and Croatian

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Among the most intriguing faces is Danish Christian Gytkjaer, who scored 24 goals last year for Lech Poznan and top scorer in Ekstraklasa, the Polish Serie A. His partner will be the Croatian Mirko Maric: top scorer of the last Croatian championship with 20 goals in Osijek, 53 goals in 113 games in three seasons. He was linked to the rojiblanco until 2025.

Spal, desire for revenge

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Di Biagio’s team was relegated to Serie B and the coach himself was replaced by Pasquale Marino. The last performances of last year did not convince the fans, who strongly contested the team by placing a pig’s head and the sign “Via los pigs de Ferrara” in front of the Fabbri Sports Center. It will depend on the squad to win back the fans. Floccari and Paloschi will be decisive, adding 68 years and 134 goals in Serie A between two.

The Esposito brothers

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Not only Lucas Castro, confirmed by Cagliari after the transfer of last January. Three purchases of Spal come from Verona. Tomovic, 33, a former central defender for Genoa and Fiorentina, was redeemed as expected last summer. Lorenzo Dickmann returned to Ferrara after his loan to Hellas, as did Salvatore Esposito, 19, a midfielder. In Mazza he will meet his brother Sebastiano, the Inter class of 2002 who on December 21, 2019, at 17 years and 172 days, became the youngest to score at the San Siro with the Inter jersey. The victim, Genoa. The previous record holder, Beppe Bergomi.