It was bound to happen. When Monza president and former AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi ‘promised’ to his player a ‘bus full of whores’ if they beat some of the big favorites (Juventus included), all eyes were on a tiny club near Milano whenever they played with ‘big guns’. They came close with Inter (2-2) and even thou Berlusconi said that he joked about that promise, Monza boys did their job and defeated Juve fo the second time this season, this time in Turin: Juventus – Monza 0-2.2 – #Monza are only the second historical side to win both their first two games against Juventus in Serie A, after Inter in 1930. Bagai. pic.twitter.com/nMh6b7Wor7— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 29, 2023 It was expected that Juve players will have extra motivation, after their club was penalized with 15 points, to show the world they could make a miracle and still qualify for some European competition, but instead they played a draw with Atalanta (3-3) and lost today against a mid-table club, who played smart, hard in defense and quick in the attack. Allegri put Danilo, Bremer and Gatti in the back three and it backfired as Monza scored both their goals from quick counterattacks. The Old Lady had 22 shots (8 on goal) and Monza only three but it was the right two shots which ended the game. Monza already earned their historic first ever Serie A victory on September 18 against the Old Lady and it proved a pivotal moment for their campaign. They become the first ever team to win both home and away against Juventus in their debut Serie A season.MORE TO FOLLOWSERIE A – ROUND 20FridayBologna – Spezia 2-0 (1-0)/Posch 37, Orsolini 77/Lecce – Salernitana 1-2 (1-2)/Strefezza 23 – Dia 5, Vilhena 20/SaturdayEmpoli – Torino 2-2 (1-0)/Luperto 37, Marin 69 – Ricci 82, Sanabria 85/Cremonese – Inter 1-2 (1-1)/Okereke 11 – Lautaro 21, 65/Atalanta – Sampdoria 2-0 (1-0)/Maehle 42, Lookman 57/SundayAC Milan – Sassuolo 2-5 (1-3)/Giroud 24, Origi 81 – Defrel 19, Frattesi 21, Berardi 30, Lauriente 47 pen, Henrique 79/17:00: (1.55) Juventus (4.00) Monza (6.25)20:00: (2.25) Lazio (3.30) Fiorentina (3.60)22:45: (1.80) Napoli (3.70) Roma (5.00)Monday22:45: (1.85) Udinese (3.60) Verona (4.80)***odds are subject to change***
