European roundup: Monza stun 10-man Juventus for first-ever Serie A win

Monza took a surprising but deserved 1-0 home win over Juventus on Sunday, their first ever Serie A victory, as the visitors struggled after being reduced to 10 men.

Ángel Di María’s return from injury for Juve was cut short when he was sent off five minutes before the break for elbowing Armando Izzo in the chest.

Juventus had half-chances in the first half but were struggling to create momentum, as Monza were effective in breaking down the play in midfield.

The newly-promoted side smelled blood in the second half and pressured the opposition defence to make mistakes, while Massimiliano Allegri’s side tried to look for possibilities of a counterattack.

Danish substitute Christian Gytkjaer became the home side’s hero when he slid in the winner from Patrick Ciurria’s cross in the 74th minute.

Moise Kean came close to equalising for Juventus in the 81st minute when his header went on target.

Udinese brought up their fifth successive league victory with a 3-1 win over Internazionale.

The hosts, who last won five consecutive games in December 2017, have 16 points from seven games, equalling their best start to a season last achieved in the 2000-01 campaign.

Italy midfielder Nicolò Barella curled a superb free-kick past goalkeeper Marco Silvestri and into the top corner in the fifth minute to give Inter an early lead. Udinese levelled in the 22nd minute thanks to an own-goal from Milan Skriniar after Beto’s header from a Roberto Pereyra free-kick bounced off the Inter defender and caught goalkeeper Samir Handanovic by surprise.

The visitors struggled to keep Udinese outside of their own half and their resolve was eventually broken in the 84th minute when Slovenian defender Jaka Bijol scored from a Gerard Deulofeu corner.

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