FIORENTINA starting XI (3-4-2-1): Terracciano, Comuzzo (subbed for Quarta), Ranieri, Biraghi, Dodo, Cataldi (subbed for Adli), Mandragora (subbed for Bove), Gosens, Colpani (subbed for Ikonè), Beltran (subbed for Kouame), Kean
Bench: De Gea, Martinelli, Pongracic, Kouadio, Kayode, Parisi, Richardson, Sottil
Goals: Kean 45’, Gosens 90+6’
MONZA starting XI (3-4-2-1): Turati, Izzo, Pablo Mari, Carboni (subbed for Caldirola), Pereira (subbed for D’Ambrosio), Bondo, Pessina, Kyriakopoulos, Maldini (subbed for Vignato), Caprari (subbed for Gagliardini), Djuric (subbed for Petagna)
Bench: Pizzignacco, Mazza, Valoti, Sensi, Bianco, Forson, Maric
Goals: Djuric 18’, Maldini 32’
Gosens, who was signed on loan from Union Berlin on deadline day, redirected in a corner with a looping header in stoppage time.
Monza went ahead with early goals from Milan Djuric and Daniel Maldini before Moise Kean pulled one back for Fiorentina before the break.
It was a third consecutive draw in Serie A for Fiorentina under new manager Raffaele Palladino, who previously coached Monza.
Fiorentina were coming off a penalty-shootout win over Puskas Akademia in the Conference League. Fiorentina also drew the first leg with Puskas, and the second leg was locked at 1-1 before the shootout.
Maldini’s long-distance effort was his third goal from outside the box in 2024, tied for the joint lead in Serie A over that span with Dusan Vlahovic, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Alexis Saelemaekers and Michael Folorunsho.
AAP
