Juventus vs Monza LIVE Football Score 18 Sept 2022

Match Info

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Surely a must-win fixture, even at this early stage of the season, ailing Juventus take on rock-bottom Monza at Stadio Brianteo on Sunday.

The Old Lady returns to Serie A action following another failure in Europe and are under pressure to take maximum points against winless opponents who have just fired their coach.

Amid a run of just one win from six matches, Juventus welcomed Champions League Group H rivals Benfica to Turin on Wednesday, and the mood worsened inside a half-full Allianz Stadium as the night wore on – the hosts relinquishing an early lead to lose 2-1 to the better side.

Juve had already been beaten in their first continental contest of the season, against Paris Saint-Germain, so sit alongside Maccabi Haifa on zero points so far.

Their fortunes back home in Italy have hardly been much better: Max Allegri’s men came out of a controversial conclusion to last week’s game against Salernitana with a 2-2 draw, following a second-half comeback which ended with a late Arkadiusz Milik ‘winner’ being wrongly wiped out by the VAR.

Ending a remarkable match down to nine men – and with Allegri sent to the stands – Juventus occupy eighth place in the Serie A standings after six rounds, and their coach is under severe scrutiny from all sides; with inadequate results matched by an aimless style of play.

Juve at least managed eight shots on target in their last league match – one more than in their previous three games versus Fiorentina, Spezia and Roma combined – but they have sorely missed the presence of injured summer signings Paul Pogba and Angel Di Maria.

Though one of four Serie A sides still unbeaten in the current campaign, the Bianconeri have drawn four times out of six so far, and before heading to Lombardy this weekend their last win away from home came back in April.

Almost inevitably, Monza moved to end Giovanni Stroppa’s reign in the dugout this week; promoting primavera coach Raffaele Palladino – who was once a Juventus player – until a more permanent replacement can be found.

In the club’s first-ever Serie A season, after Stroppa steered them to promotion via the playoffs, a tally of just one point from six rounds was enough to persuade Silvio Berlusconi to demonstrate his ruthless streak once again; becoming the second Serie A president to change coach before even reaching the international break.

A 1-1 draw away to Lecce proved to be Stroppa’s final game in charge – a result which finally got Monza on the board. However, of the last four teams to pick up just one point or none after their first six games, only Salernitana avoided relegation with their great escape last term.

As they anticipate the visit of Juventus to Stadio Brianteo, the Biancorossi have lost their first three Serie A home games, and after Stefano Sensi’s strike last week have registered a mere three goals – the joint-lowest total to date, alongside Sampdoria.

With Sensi being one of several high-profile players to arrive at the ambitious outfit during the summer, expectations were much higher among both fans and ownership. Starting to turn things around on Sunday, though, remains a tall task given the calibre of their opponents. Almost inevitably, Monza moved to end Giovanni Stroppa’s reign in the dugout this week; promoting primavera coach Raffaele Palladino – who was once a Juventus player – until a more permanent replacement can be found.

In the club’s first-ever Serie A season, after Stroppa steered them to promotion via the playoffs, a tally of just one point from six rounds was enough to persuade Silvio Berlusconi to demonstrate his ruthless streak once again; becoming the second Serie A president to change coach before even reaching the international break.

Monza possible starting lineup:
Di Gregorio; Marlon, Mari, Izzo; Birindelli, Rovella, Sensi, Pessina, Augusto; Mota, Caprari

Juventus possible starting lineup:
Perin; Bremer, Bonucci, Danilo; De Sciglio, McKennie, Paredes, Miretti, Kostic; Kean, Vlahovic