Serie A: Monza and Torino part good friends

AC Milan held in check by Lecce (2-2), Juventus victorious on home soil against Cagliari (2-1), the 12th day of Serie A continued this Saturday evening with a mid-table duel between Monza and Torino. Faller of Hellas Verona last weekend, the Lombard club was slowed down in its momentum by conceding a draw on its lawn against the Piedmontese team (1-1). During a balanced first period at U-Power, Torino captain Ricardo Rodriguez saw the opener denied by the referee for a foul by Duvan Zapata on an opposing defender (24th) before noticing the injury exit of Karol Linetty (36th).

Despite this unfortunate play, Torino came back with better intentions in the second half and took control of the match thanks to an achievement by Ivan Ilic (0-1, 54th). A short-lived advantage as the locals equalized ten minutes later. Andrea Colpani took advantage of an error in the Granata defense to push the ball into the back of the opposing net (1-1, 65th). At the end of regulation time, the two Italian teams parted with a parity score. With this result, Torino climbs to 11th place while Monza remains stuck in 9th place. At the end of the international window, Monza will travel to Sardinia to face Cagliari while Torino will travel to Bologna for the 13th day of the Italian championship.