Monza vs Juventus

Angel Di Maria has been sent off in the first half of Juventus' away match against Monza after lashing out at defender Armando Izzo.

Di Maria was playing through the pain in today’s match, gritting his teeth to try and help Juventus grind out a positive result, but things have not gone to plan. He is likely to get more than just a one-match suspension due to violent conduct. This was the Argentinian forward’s first red card since Nice’s 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain back in April 2017, when he saw red in the dying minutes of the match.

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Danilo comes bounding forwards on the counter-attack and, suddenly, Juve have numerical superiority. The upset is on. Monza Juve throw everything at Monza, pumping long balls into the box, but to no avail. ANOTHER CHANGE FOR MONZA FINAL CHANGE FOR MONZA

So here are our players ratings for the cagey yet historic affair between Monza and Juventus, which ended 1-0 in favor of the hosts.

Missed a chance to equalize as he headed the ball straight towards Di Gregorio. Similarly to his compatriot, the former Eintracht Frankfurt winger produced very little. Another day to forget for the former Fiorentina star. Still, he managed to pick up a teammate on some occasions, unlike some of Massimiliano Allegri’s other men. Created the team’s best chance with a precise cross towards Kean. Led a swift counter attack but made the wrong call by passing to Bremer. But still made some timely interceptions to prevent a more disastrous result. The former Inter star has all the skills in the world, but is only able to produce flashes of brilliance at the moment, probably due to his shaky physical condition. But his performance lacked a marquee moment. The right wingback came close to scoring on two occasions, but he eventually provided a superb assist for the winner. The Bianconeri still managed to make an already disastrous situation even worse by conceding their first league defeat of the campaign and gifting the Biancorossi their first ever Serie A win. Won the vast majority of his duels against Vlahovic.