Match Summary · Football · Italy · Serie A · Monza · Sassuolo · Gustavo Varela · Samuele Birindelli · Vasilije Adzic
| Metric | Monza | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 36% | 64% |
| Shots | 14 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 6 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 |
| Fouls | 13 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 7 | 4 |
The sides reached the interval level at 0-0, though Eddy Kouadio had been booked just before the half-hour. Birindelli supplied the assist as Varela broke the deadlock in the 51st minute; 12 minutes later, Varela converted a penalty to extend Monza's lead.
Monza made three substitutions around the 55th minute; Sassuolo answered with two at 63 and two at 71. Adzic entered in the latter pair, then pulled one back at 87. Sassuolo made another change at 82, before bookings for Luca Lipani and Birindelli followed at 85. Varela was cautioned at 90, when Birindelli was replaced.
The decisive stats were simple: Monza scored twice, Sassuolo once. Adzic's late reply supplied the closing drama, but Monza held on for the result. That is the match summary in brief: Varela's brace made the difference, with the highlights arriving after a quiet first half.