Juventus 2-0 Monza: Gonzalez and Kolo Muani boost hosts´ Champions League hopes

Ten-man Juventus boosted their Champions League hopes with a routine 2-0 win over Monza at the Allianz Stadium.

First-half goals from Nico Gonzalez and Randal Kolo Muani lifted the Bianconeri above Bologna, who play Udinese on Monday, to fourth place in the Serie A table.

Igor Tudor’s side broke the deadlock in the 11th minute, as Gonzalez superbly drilled home from 25 yards out.

Kolo Muani missed a glaring opportunity to double the lead, but made no mistake in the 33rd minute, taking Khephren Thuram’s pass into his stride and slotting past Monza goalkeeper Stefano Turati.

However, Juve were reduced to 10 men in first-half stoppage time, with Kenan Yildiz shown a straight red card following a VAR review after catching Alessandro Bianco in the face with a stray arm.

Nevertheless, despite the numerical disadvantage, the hosts were barely troubled in the second half by Monza, who are now on the brink of relegation to Serie B.

19 – Kenan #Yildiz (19 years and 358 days) is the youngest Juventus player to receive a red card in a Serie A match since Manuel Giandonato (19 years and 70 days in December 2010 against Chievo). Off.#JuventusMonza

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Tudor became the first Juve coach to win each of his first three home Serie A games in charge since Maurizio Sarri in 2020.

Although, it was not all straightforward for the Bianconeri following Yildiz’s red card.

Aged 19 years and 358 days old, the Turkey international is the youngest Juventus player to be sent off in a Serie A match since Manuel Giandonato against Chievo in December 2010 (19 years and 70 days).

Meanwhile, Monza will be relegated if 17th-place Lecce beat Atalanta later on Sunday.

Alessandro Nesta is only the second Monza coach to lose five successive Serie A matches, after Giovanni Stroppa.