Inter Milan could only draw against Monza in the fourth week of Serie A 2024/2025 at the Stadio Brianteo, Sunday (15/09/2024).
In the first half, Inter appeared dominant. In the second half, Monza remained under pressure but they almost made the Nerrazurri go home with a defeat.
Monza’s goal was scored by Dany Mota. Meanwhile, Inter’s goal was scored by Denzel Dumfries.
This result made Inter collect eight points and is now in second place in the 2024/2025 Italian League standings. Then Monza is in 15th position with a collection of three points from four matches.
At the beginning of the first half, Monza and Inter Milan immediately attacked each other. Inter got a chance from Dimarco’s shot in the sixth minute but the ball missed the target.
In the seventh minute, Daniel Maldini threatened Inter’s goal with a shot from outside the penalty box. But the ball was still blocked by Sommer.
A minute later, Inter got another chance from Lautaro’s header. But the ball still missed the target too.
In the 14th minute, Inter threatened again from Lautaro Martinez. But the Argentine striker’s header went wide of the target.
In the 33rd minute, Inter threatened again. This time from Pavard’s header, utilizing Dimarco’s pass from a dead ball situation. Unfortunately, the ball still soared off target.
In the end, no goals were scored until the first half ended. Monza 0-0 Inter Milan.
In the second half, Inter Milan got a chance from Marcus Thuram’s header in the 51st minute, after receiving a cross from Pavard. But the ball missed to the left of the goal.
Inter, who were still having difficulty breaking down Monza’s defense, then tried to change their tactics. They made substitutions about 10 minutes into the match.
The duel then went tough. Monza also changed their tactics and then got a chance from Djuric’s mark in the 69th minute, after receiving a pass from Maldini. But the ball still went wide to the left of the goal.
Monza was finally able to score first in the 81st minute. Dano Mota welcomed Armando Izzo’s cross in the middle of the penalty box. The ball failed to be saved by Sommer. 1-0!
Inter then immediately pressed Monza’s defense in order to catch up. They were finally able to equalize the score in the 88th minute. Substitute Denzel Dumfries broke through Monza’s goal with a shot from inside the penalty box. 1-1!
Inter then insisted on looking for a second goal. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get what they were looking for. The match against Monza ended with a score of 1-1.
Monza’s striker, Milan Djuric, deserved to be given the Man of the Match award in the match against Inter Milan.
In this match, Monza was almost speechless when attacking. They only recorded five attempts at goal and only two were on target.
However, the performance of their striker, Milan Djuric, was quite prominent. The 34-year-old man was quite troublesome for Inter Milan’s back line.
He at least three times resulted in violations for Monza in Inter’s defense area. Djuric is also very skilled at high balls and won many times in aerial duels.
Whoscored finally gave him the highest score among all Monza and Inter Milan players, namely 7.54. He also deserves to be Man of the Match.
