Valencian central defender Pablo Marí was the key to Monza’s victory at home to Bologna (0-1) with a new use of defensive leadership that lifted the team owned by Silvio Berlusconi, participating in first time in its history in Serie A , among the first nine temporarily.
Newly promoted Monza extended their good run, which in 2023 went unbeaten in seven Serie A games and only lost to Juventus in the Coppa Italia. The Italian coach Raffaele Palladino has reached the key to make this team one of the most competitive in the middle of the table.
Although having top players like Italians Andrea Petagna and Matteo Pessina, or Marí himself, helps, a lot. The Spanish defender was in charge this Sunday of supporting the team, with skill and quality, against Bologna led by Thiago Motta in a direct fight for the position.
Donati decided
Everything from the goal of the Italian Giulio Donati in the first half, which put an end to the individual play of a Petagna, former striker of Napoli, with a cut and took advantage of his great fatness eliminated two rivals, but that when he went to define he collided with the Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski under the sticks.
Bologna tried in the second half without success. Even the return of the Austrian Marko Arnautovic after six games injured could not bring down the wall of Marí, who extinguished all the fires in his own area with authority and solvency.
The Berlusconi-owned team extended its run of form into 2023 and temporarily rose to ninth in the table as it ended its impressive four-game unbeaten run in Serie A against Bologna, which surrendered its place and remains tenth.
Source: La Verdad
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