💥 Sassuolo, Udinese OK, Torino and Monza down! Thiam howler, Berardi 🍷 | OneFootball

Udinese beat Monza 3-2 away from home and Sassuolo win 2-1 against Torino: Juric and Abate remain on zero points after two matchdays.

Runjaic's side move up to 4 points after their opening draw with Como, while Aquilani's Sassuolo pick up their first points after the opening defeat to Atalanta.

Worrying signs for Torino, who conceded 19 shots. Monza were more active going forward but remain shaky in defense: 7 goals conceded in 2 matches against Inter and Udinese.

Thiam, what a blunder! Monza pull one back twice but Udinese win

At the start of the first half, Monza took control and came close to scoring through Cutrone and Birindelli, denied by Abankwah and a save from Okoye. From the half-hour mark onward, Udinese grew into the game and found the goal: Mout lost the ball while building from the back, a shot from the edge of the box created a scramble that fell kindly for Piotrowski in the area, who did well to make it 1-0 in the 32nd minute with a side-footed finish into the corner. Colpani equalized in the 37th minute: a perfect cross from Mangas and the Italian forward was left all alone at the far post, his shot beating Okoye for 1-1.

Udinese went back in front at the end of the first half: Kamara shot from distance in the 45th minute and Thiam made a howler that made it 2-1. Kamara has scored in back-to-back matches in the opening two rounds (after also scoring against Como): he is the first Udinese player to do so in the last 5 years, with Deulofeu the last before him.

Two minutes later, Ekkelenkamp scored a superb first-time strike from the edge of the box from a corner situation: 3-1 in the 48th minute.

In the second half Udinese wasted a huge chance with Unai Gomez, who shot straight at Thiam from the middle of the box, then Ekkelenkamp failed to pick out Davis with a pass. Folorunsho and Akinsanmiro came on to add quality, and it showed immediately: Akinsanmiro assisted Varela's header to make it 3-2 in the 63rd minute.

Monza pushed forward late on, and Dany Mota also had a chance that went unused. A strong finish from the Brianzoli, who still lose their second straight match.

🔙 Berardi comes on and wins it: 2-1! Abate still on zero points

Sassuolo started brightly, with Cinquegrano hitting the crossbar in a move "from wing-back to wing-back": cross from Doig, control by Cinquegrano in the box and a shot onto the bar. Torino replied with a shot from Adams (saved by Muric) and a close-range effort from Vlasic, again kept out by the Neroverdi keeper. But the opening goal went to Sassuolo: a perfect counterattack with a backheel assist for Adzic, who then set up Volpato, and his left-footed shot at the near post made it 1-0 in the 32nd minute.

In first-half stoppage time, Torino equalized: a burst from Cacciamani, who crossed for Comuzzo to score with a running header in the middle of the box.

The second half was played at a slower pace, with chances for Cinquegrano and Thorstvedt, but the match changed with Berardi's season debut: he came on in the 72nd minute and scored in the 77th. Laurienté's free kick found Leysen, who nodded it on to Berardi, ready to fire a left-footed shot in the box and make it 2-1.

In the move, Cinquegrano was offside but in a passive position, since he did not obstruct Mascardi's view.

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