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– Newly promoted Monza claimed the first Serie A victory in their history by beating giants Juventus to deepen boss Massimiliano Allegri’s worries.
– Christian Gytkjaer scored the winning goal in the second half for Monza’s first win of the season to move off the bottom of the table.
– Juventus had Angel di Maria sent off in the first half, the 10th dismissal of the Argentine’s career.
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– Monza were promoted to Serie A for the first time last season.
– The club, owned by former Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, missed out on automatic promotion but emerged through the play-offs.
– Centre-back Pablo Mari is on loan from Arsenal, with Italy internationals Matteo Pessina and Stefano Sensi also in their side.
– Samuele Birindelli, the son of former Juve defender Alessandro Birindelli, came on for Monza with five minutes remaining.
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— AC Monza (@ACMonza) September 18, 2022
– Juventus, meanwhile, have had a poor start to the season and manager Allegri’s position is under threat.
– The side lie eighth in Serie A, having won just twice in seven games, and have also lost both of their Champions League games so far.
