Serie A
Monza 2-0 Napoli: Historic European win over champions
Monza defeated Napoli for the first time in their history at Serie A level and indeed that 2-0 win on Matchday 35 puts them in a position that could see them eliminated from Europe.
THE Monza hosted and even defeated Napoli at Serie A level for the first time, with the “Partenopei” now enjoying champion status. The 2-0 For Matchday 35, it catapults Raffaele Palladino’s team to 8th place and keeps them in the running for a European ticket.
Luciano Spalletti’s team was empty after two weeks of partying for the Scudetto and although they entered with several starters they weren’t as cautious as they should have been. Now the only goal that remains is for Victor Oshiman to become the top scorer in his category, but the Nigerian failed to score.
On the contrary, the hosts seized the chances that presented themselves and clinched victory first with Dani Motta in the 18th minute and then (on loan from Napoli) Andrea Petania at the start of the second half.
The results of the 35th race
- Lazio – Lecce 2-2 (34′ Immobile, 90+4′ Milinkovic-Savic / 45+3′, 51′ Oudin)
- Salernitana – Atalanta 1:0 (90+3′ Cantreva)
- Spezia – Milan 2-0 (75′ Wisniewski, 85′ Esposito)
- Inter-Sassuolo 4-2 (41′, 89′ Lukaku, 55′ Auto Ruan, 58′ Martines / 63′ Enrique, 77′ Fratezi)
- Verona – Turin 0-1 (29′ Vlasic)
- Florence – Udinese 2-0 (7′ Castrovili, 90+1′ Bonaventure)
- Monza-Naples 2-0 (18′ Mota, 54′ Petania)
- 05/14 7:00 p.m Bologna – Rome
- 05/14 21:45 Juventus-Cremonese
- 05/15 21:45 Sampdoria-Empoli
The highlights
Lazio – Lecce 2-2
Salernitana 1-0 Atalanta
Spezia – Milan 2-0
Inter-Sassuolo 4-2
Verona – Torino 0-1
Fiorentina 2-0 Udinese
The program of the 36th match day
- 05/19 21:45 Sassuolo-Monza
- 20.05. 4 p.m Cremonese – Bologna
- 20.05. 7:00 p.m Atalanta-Verona
- 20/05 21:45 Milan – Sampdoria
- 05/21 13:00 ‘O clock Lecce – Spezia
- 05/21 4 p.m Turin – Florence
- 05/21 7:00 p.m Naples – Inter
- 05/21 21:45 Udinese – Lazio
- 22.05. 19:30 o’clock Roma-Salernitana
- 22.05. 21:45 Empoli – Juventus
Source: sport 24
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