Pessina misses penalty in Monza‘s goalless draw vs. Napoli

Napoli and Monza finished 0-0 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as the away team could regret more not getting the 3 points as in the 2^nd half their captain Matteo Pessina had the chance to convert a penalty, but his shot was very bad, and Alex Meret saved it.

FT: Napoli 0-0 Monza

No Osimhen, no Politano, no goals ❌

Stalemate in Naples as the reigning champions lack cutting edge against Monza, who also spurned a golden opportunity from 12 yards… pic.twitter.com/rJi8jtLHwd

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 29, 2023

In the final minutes of the clash, both head coaches – Walter Mazzarri and Raffaele Palladino- were given red cards, and they will miss the club’s next matches as they lead from the stands.

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Napoli’s draw today means that the Serie A champions have only 1 victory in their last 6 games in the league, and the club is in 7th place with 28 points after 18 matches – 5 points behind 4th-placed Fiorentina as the Violets beat Torino 1-0.

Napoli’s disastrous run continues as they draw at home against Monza. Eight games, only wins against Braga and relegation threatened Cagliari.

They now risk being leapfrogged by Atalanta this round and going down to eight place. pic.twitter.com/9GvdzMoDjs

— Matteo Bonetti (@Bonetti) December 29, 2023

Monza are in 11^th place with 22 points after 18 matches.