Parma-Monza 2-1, Valenti decides at the last second. Bitter debut for Bocchetti

Parma, 28 December 2024 - At Tardini, between goals, penalties awarded and penalties revoked, crossbars, disallowed goals and red cards, everything happens. In order, the best start is Monza of the new coach Vents which immediately hits the crossbar with Maldini before seeing it cancelled during the match well 3 goals: two for offside and one for the ball going out before the cross Goats. He takes advantage of it Parma, who in the midst of the chaos of the episodes draws the lucky card: Mary, already cautioned as was the entire visiting central defence, lands in the area Coulibaly, going out and causing a penalty for his team which will be converted by hernaniThe dukes thus find themselves at an advantage, with one more man and, apparently, with the wind of good fortune at their backs. Vents, perhaps previously guilty of having left the entire defence on the pitch after being cautioned, redeems himself by finding the perfect substitutions: the new arrivals Martins e Pereira they packaged, respectively with a cross and a paw, the goal of1-1. For the guests it seemed like a more than deserved draw would be achieved, but in the 98th minute Valenti a corner with the flavour of a prayer goes into the net with his head: a prayer that, right at the last breath, comes to fruition.

The official lineups

  Pecchia choose a 4-2-3-1 open from Suzuki, protected by Hainaut, Valenti, Balogh e Coulibaly, in turn shielded by sohm e Keita: the only tip is Chancellors, supplied by Male, hernani e Michael. Vents, making his debut on the bench of Monza, line up in goal Turati and in defense of his 3-4-2-1 opt for Izzo, Mary e Carboni: the fifths are D'Ambrosio e Birindelli, while in the center of the field there are Bondo e White. It's in front Goats, assisted by Cyurria e Maldini.

First half

Il Monza he starts off very strong and first comes close to taking the lead with Maldini, who from zero meters sends out the perfect cross of Birindelli before hitting the crossbar, and then finds it with Cyurria, who with his left foot puts in the cross Goats: on this last action the ball had gone out and therefore the referee The pen, after the intervention of the Yes, cancels the guest joy. Despite the beating, the Monza insists and earns a series of corners, as well as coming close to taking the lead again: in the 9th minute Goats prepare a chocolate for Maldini, who scores, but the teammate's offside position keeps him incredibly onside 0-0 a match that started like this. There is also the Parma and at 11' a bell rings with Michael, which obliges Turati to respond by diving. After a positive phase, the hosts risk hurting themselves again in the 20th minute, when Birindelli verticalize for Goats in the context of a defensive chasm: Suzuki he is very good at saving his team's goal. At 23' he tries Izzo with a curling left-footed shot that ended just wide. In the 34th minute, on the other side, Male he sows panic in the three-quarter line but, having reached the edge of the area, instead of shooting he tries to pass it, only finding the response of the visiting defence. The hosts insist with a cross of their own Male is one of Hainaut, but neither of them proves dangerous. The recovery minutes are 2, the first of which Suzuki it is perfect in closing the mirror Birindelli, who had previously sought the suggestion for Maldini and then, precisely, the personal solution before the double whistle of The pen.

Second half

Pecchia leave in the changing rooms Keita e Chancellors and inserts Bonny e Valeri: Vents, despite the entire central defense being cautioned, nothing changes. Immediately Sohn search Bonny, which however is closed at the last minute. We return to the three central players cautioned by the Monza: one of them, Mary, in the 56th minute, hits hard in the area on the ankle Coulibaly. The Penna, after an on field review, awards the penalty and gives the second yellow card to the visiting centre-back: he takes the spot hernani, which packs a powerful punch despite the touch of Turati. Vents insert the reentrant Djuric for Maldini: the new face immediately scores, but even in this case everything is ruined by the offside. At 61' again Djuric he just misses a cross aimed at him which then becomes good for Birindelli, which however lacks the good control to tame the ball. Pecchia inserts Camara for hernani, slightly bruised: then it's up to Benedyczak for Male, while on the other side it enters Sensi for Bondo. At 74' The pen still points to the disk for a slight hold Birindelli su Camara: light, perhaps too light, to the point that after an on field review the referee decides to retrace his steps. Parma but he insists and in the 77th minute he almost scores the second goal with Bonny, whose shot is blocked by the visiting defense. Vents then the cards are played Pereira e Martins for Birindelli e Cyurria: a double move that is nothing short of winning. It's the 85th minute and Martins cross for Pereira, which he bags at the height of the second post after the smooth half of Djuric: shortly before sohm he had tried from a distance, without aim and luck. The last move of Pecchia è Almqvist for Hainaut before the recovery is made official: even 7'. The Parma, strong with the extra man, tries to take advantage of it to regain the lead, this time definitively: the last chance is a free kick from the edge of the area which Valeri tries to convert, but only finds a deflection into a corner. Right from the corner, where it goes Michael, and it's 98', Valenti he heads into the bag what is in fact the three-point shot for the dukes, as well as a sensational mockery for the Monza, punished beyond his demerits.