آ‌سی مونتزا مقابل یو‌اس ساسولو

Monza finally got their season going with a 2-1 win over Sassuolo, snapping a run that had brought just one point from their first four matches. The standout moment came from Gustavo Varela, who put together the game's decisive spell in the space of 13 second-half minutes. Varela broke the deadlock in the 51st minute, rising unmarked at the near post to head home a Birindelli cross after Sassuolo keeper Muric failed to claim it. He struck again in the 63rd, sending Muric the wrong way from the penalty spot after Esposito fouled substitute Dany Mota, his fourth goal of the campaign and sixth in just five appearances for the club. Vasilije Adzic pulled one back for the visitors in the 88th minute with a free kick that came back in off the post, but it was too little, too late. Debutant goalkeeper Tornqvist also shone at the other end with several key saves. The result is a much-needed lift for Monza, who badly needed a first win on the board, while Sassuolo come back down to earth after their surprise comeback victory over Juventus, undone here by uncharacteristic errors from their goalkeeper.