Roma-Monza 4-0: poker for the Giallorossi at the Olimpico and Europe is one step away

Rome, February 24, 2025 - Tenth consecutive useful result celebrated with a resounding 4-0. Roma demolished Monza in the late Monday match of Serie A , scoring a wonderful poker with four different scorers to seal the success against the Lombards. At the Olimpico there was almost never a match, because Saelemaekers immediately broke the deadlock with a beautiful left-footed curler, while Shomurodov doubled the lead before the end of the first half. In the second half Angeliño and Cristante closed the game. The Giallorossi now find themselves just 2 points behind sixth-place Fiorentina , behind Milan and Bologna , while Monza is increasingly alone at the bottom of the table , with just 14 points.

First half

Slight turnover by Ranieri for the match against the Brianza team. The defensive line is confirmed with Mancini , Hummels and N'Dicka despite the rumours of the day before, in front of Svilar. In midfield, Saelemaekers returns to the starting lineup after his suspension in the Europa League on the right, with Angeliño on the opposite side. In midfield, the pair is all Italian with Cristante and Pisilli . Soulé and Baldanzi are the two attacking midfielders behind Shomurodov , while Dovbyk is out due to injury. On the other side of the fence, Nesta chooses Turati to protect the goal of his Monza , with Brorsson , Lekovic and Carboni forming the three-man line in front of the goalkeeper. Bianco and Urbanski dictate the tempo in midfield, while Pereira and Kyriakopoulos are the two wingers. Ciurria and Dany Mota are the two men supporting the lone striker Ganvoula in a formation that mirrors that of Roma.

Perfect start by the Giallorossi, driven by a very charged Olimpico, after last Thursday's battle with Porto . The ball is always at Roma 's feet, while the Biancorossi are immediately barricaded in their half of the field. After just 6 minutes the first gigantic chance for the home team: Soulé serves a perfect ball into the area: Shomurodov 's dummy frees Pisilli a few meters from the goal. A penalty in motion for the player born in 2004, whose touch however is lopsided, with the ball wide on the left of Turati . The appointment with the goal however is only postponed for the Capitoline team, because 4 minutes later it is Saelemaekers who celebrates the goal of the advantage. The Belgian receives from Shomurodov on the right edge of the penalty area of ​​the guests, perfectly imitating Dybala , the former Milan and Bologna player curls the ball with his left foot and puts it under the crossbar. After just 10 minutes of play, Roma are ahead 1-0 against Monza .

The home team is inspired and after the quick lead, tries to hunt for the double. Corners pile up, while Monza tries to react with the pressing. Turati is not called to make great saves, but his exits are often needed to put a stop to the pressure from Roma. Roma insists, but lacks precision in attack, while Monza manages to enter with the ball between their feet in the opponent's half a truly negligible number of times. The match seems to be just a long wait for the home team to double their lead and in the 32nd minute, the second goal for the Capitoline team comes. Soulé breaks through on the right , who passes his marker on the goal line: cross into the area for Shomurodov and powerful and precise header from the Uzbek, forgotten by the visiting defense. Roma leads 2-0 against a Monza team that has never really been in the game up to this point.

At the end of the half, however, there is a hint of a reaction from Monza . In particular, it is Ganvoula who receives the ball very well in depth from Bianco and creates space for himself to shoot diagonally into the Roma penalty area. On this occasion, a super Svilar is needed to keep the Roman goal intact. Later, a chance from outside the area also for Dany Mota , but his attempt is central and blocked by the Roma goalkeeper. These are the two Brianza shots that close the first half with the score at 2-0 for the Romans.

Second half

The second half opens with a new player on the field for Monza : Petagna replaces Ganvoula. The second half begins by roughly following the script of the first half. The Giallorossi dictate the tempo of the game, dominating possession of the ball, while Monza must play their chances on the counterattack. The Capitoline team wants to keep the pace low, consolidating their supremacy in dribbling. Dissatisfied with his team's approach, Nesta makes two more changes after just 10 minutes in the second half: Maussi and Zeroli come in for Urbanski and Ciurria .

The red and whites try to raise the competitive level, increasing the physicality on the pitch, but pay with the first yellow of the game Bianco . The game goes by without any particular highlights, in fact we have to wait until the 60th minute to see the first great action of the second half. Specifically, it is Baldanzi who lights up, with a spectacular serpentine in the middle of the Brianza defenders, but his attempt with the right is saved in a split by Turati . It is the last highlight of the attacking midfielder born in 2003, before his exit from the pitch and the simultaneous entrance of Dybala . Other changes a few minutes later: for Monza it is time for Keita Balde , in place of Dany Mota ; for the Giallorossi Paredes and Rensch enter for Shomurodov and Saelemaekers .

At this point, one would expect one of the last reactions of the red and whites to try to straighten out the game, but in reality it is the team from the capital who give a further jolt to the game, effectively closing it. In the 73rd minute, a good exit by Hummels , who passes to Cristante . The Azzurri open perfectly for Angeliño , who controls and shoots diagonally with his left foot for the 3-0 for the capital. Instead, it rains on the wet for the Lombards, because a few minutes after the third goal conceded, Carboni is also injured, who is forced to leave space for Palacios .

We enter the final minutes, with Roma in total control of the game, Salah-Eddine also enters the field, giving rest to Angeliño . The game now seems well on its way to its conclusion, but in the 87th minute there is still glory for the Capitoline team, specifically for Cristante . In fact, the midfielder, on the developments of the corner taken by Dybala , turns the ball very well to the far post, beating Turati with a really precise header. The Olimpico celebrates at 4-0 for the Giallorossi. In the two minutes of recovery little or nothing happens and thus allows the Capitoline team to celebrate the tenth consecutive useful result and the victory against the last in the class.