A disappointing match for Cagliari, who, after three away wins out of three, suffered a disappointing defeat in Monza: the Brianza team won 4-0, running riot in the second half.
Pisacane, suspended and replaced on the bench by Murelli, changed formation and switched to a 4-3-1-2 with Maldini behind the Mendy-Nzola duo . Birindelli had the first shot in the fourth minute, from the edge of the box, with Caprile controlling it to go wide. There were no particular moments for the next quarter of an hour, then in the 16th minute Romano unleashed a powerful left-footed curler that went just over the top corner. A minute later, at the other end, Dany Mota fired again with his left foot, and his shot was central: Caprile saved.
In his first start for the Rossoblu, Nzola nearly took the lead in the 20th minute when Mendy played him through on goal: his left-footed shot in the penalty area was denied by Törnqvist . The Monza goalkeeper also denied him in the 27th minute, when Mendy broke away on the right and, alone in front of the Brianza goalkeeper, fired a powerful right-footed shot, only to be saved again. For Monza, in the 39th minute, Dany Mota and Varela attempted a one-two, but the former mishandled the ball and it went wide.
In a dramatic change of pace, Monza scored in the 40th minute. A loose ball in midfield by Maldini provided a counterattack for Kouadio, who, fresh from his first international call-up, exchanged passes with Dany Mota, who sent him through on goal, and his shot went past Caprile . Cagliari responded before halftime in the 42nd minute with a rebound that allowed Romano to fire wide from the edge of the box. The break went into halftime after a minute of added time and an unsuccessful attempt by Maldini.
The second half was played without changes, but within two minutes Monza scored again: . Cagliari stumbled and looked in danger again in the 51st minute, when Dany Mota got away from Rodríguez on the right and fired from the edge of the box. Caprile's save wasn't stylistically perfect, but he repeated the save from Varela (who, however, was offside).
