Monza 1-0 Juventus: Huge upset as Christian Gytkjaer strike heaps more pressure on Massimiliano Allegri

Monza have caused the biggest upset of the Serie A season so far, beating Juventus 1-0 at the Stadio Brianteo. Juve came into this match on the back of a four-match winless run in all competitions, leaving manager Massimiliano Allegri under intense pressure.

Having been sent off for protesting Arkadiusz Milik’s disallowed winner against Salernitana last Sunday, he was replaced on the touchline by his assistant Marco Landucci who, having presided over impressive wins against Udinese and Roma while stepping in for Allegri in January, had arguably more cachet among supporters at kick off. Ad Monza, who started the game rock bottom of the table, made the brighter start to the match, Nicolo Rovella giving Mattia Perin a scare with a zipping shot on the volley.

Stefano Sensi, Patrick Ciurria and Dany Mota also had decent chances to score, the latter heading over from close range after a raking pass from Brazilian defender Marlon, while Juve were limited to a handful of half-chances for Dusan Vlahovic. Serie AMathias Pogba detained over alleged plot to extort money from Paul Pogba2 HOURS AGO Things went from bad to worse for the visitors when, on the 40-minute mark, Angel Di Maria was sent off for throwing an elbow into Armando Izzo’s chest as the Monza defender harried him in the middle of the park.

It was borderline, but referee Fabio Maresca was in no mood to let it slide despite Di Maria’s furious protestations. The second half was end-to-end, with Monza having a flurry of chances via Rovella, Gianluca Caprari and substitute Christian Gytkjaer.

Juve almost punished them on the break, however, with Danilo squandering a three-on-one before heading over at a free kick not long afterwards. With just over 15 minutes left to