Monza-Sampdoria 2-2: a penalty from Pessina in the 99th minute mocks the blucerchiati

He had long hoped for a success that would have relaunched his salvation ambitions also from a moral point of view, but Sampdoria returned from Monza only with a draw, 2-2. Leading until the last second of added time thanks to a brace from Gabbiadini, the blucerchiati were joined by a penalty from Pessina signed just before the final whistle, in the 99th minute.

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Fought match, started better by Monza: in the 5th minute Caprari receives the ball in the area, goes around Nuytinck and tries with his right foot but he chokes the ball too much and kicks wide. The Blucerchiati’s response was immediate and translated into the opening goal which arrived in the 12th minute. Lammers retreats and throws Gabbiadini into space, who with his body bypasses a naive Caldirola and beats Di Gregorio with his left foot. Four minutes later, the Brianza players reacted with a powerful left foot from Carlos Augusto from the edge of the area that warmed the hands of Audero, who was good at deflecting for a corner. The guests played better, but it was Palladino’s men who equalized in the 32nd minute. Carlos Augusto puts in the middle a low shot from the left finding Petagna, the former Napoli player leans on Nuytinck, turns and with his left foot pierces Audero in the corner for the 1-1. Signature goal.

At the start of the second half, Sampdoria came close to making it 2-1 in the 6th minute, when Augello coordinated perfectly by kicking a left-wing ball from a tight angle that went wide by a whisker. The appointment with the goal is postponed by just 7 minutes. The newcomer Murru finds himself well on the left wing and crosses in the middle finding Leris’s head, Di Gregorio dives but can do nothing on Gabbiadini’s rebuttal, who signs 2-1. After a whirlwind of substitutions, the red and whites poured into attack but without being able to worry Audero, well protected by him. The game now seems to be settled, but in the last second of recovery Petagna gets himself a penalty for an intervention by Murru, from the penalty spot Pessina is freezing and displaces Audero for the 2-2 final. Sampdoria penultimate at an altitude of 10 and eight lengths behind the fourth-last Spezia. For Monza, however, a point arrives that takes the team to tenth position at 26 points, on a par with Empoli.

Monza-Sampdoria 2-2 (1-1)
Monza (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio, Izzo (12’st Marlon), Pablo Marì, Caldirola (33’st Valoti), Ciurria (27’st Birindelli), Pessina, Machin (27’st Rovella) , Carlos Augusto, Caprari, Mota Carvalho (34’st Colpani), Petagna. Coach: Palladino
Sampdoria (3-4-2-1): Audero, Amione, Nuytinck (1’st Murru), Colley, Leris (40′ st Zanoli), Winks, Cuisance (1’st Rincon), Augello, Gabbiadini, Duricic (23’st Paoletti), Lammers (29’st Quagliarella ). Coach: Stankovic
Referee: Chiffi of Padua
Ammonite yourself: 33’pt Leris (S), 7’st Izzo (M) and 19’st Amione (S) and 45’st Rincon (S), 45’st+7 Murru (S) for foul play, 36’st Caprari (M) for protests
Networks: 12’pt and 13’st Gabbiadini (S), 31’pt Petagna (M), 45’st+8 Pessina (M) (rig)
Corners:9-3
Recovery: 1′ and 6′
Spectators: 11,950 for a collection of 255,036.58 euros