A fantastic Daniel Maldini free kick proved enough to give Monza all three points and stall the Cagliari climb up the table.

The hosts had won three of their last four, but Danilo D’Ambrosio joined Samuele Vignato and Gianluca Caprari on the absentee list. The Sardinians pulled themselves out of the relegation zone with back-to-back victories over Empoli and Salernitana, despite an injury crisis ruling out Yerry Mina, Gianluca Gaetano, Andrea Petagna, Zito Luvumbo, Leonardo Pavoletti and Marco Mancosu.

See how it unfolded on the Liveblog.

Eldor Shomurodov was pulled back just outside the box and Gianluca Lapadula sent that low free kick inches wide of the near post, managing to drill it under the wall as it jumped.

Monza took the lead with a sensational free kick from Daniel Maldini, who curled it over the wall, thumping the underside of the crossbar and bouncing over the line, giving Simone Scuffet no chance. Remarkably, his father Paolo also scored against a Cagliari side with Claudio Ranieri as the coach in February 1991 for Milan.

Dany Mota Carvalho could’ve made it 2-0 before the break, only to turn a relatively free header wide of the back post.

Andrea Colpani and Dany Mota drilled efforts across the face of goal, while a crucial Andrea Carboni defensive intervention stopped Shomurodov sliding onto the tap-in at the back post.

Alessandro Deiola’s volley from the edge of the area was deflected inches wide and Lapadula had the ball in the net with a sensational volley, but was offside on the corner.

Lorenzo Colombo wasted a promising counter-attack with a scuffed lob and Roberto Gagliardini had his shot charged down.

Monza 1-0 Cagliari

Maldini 42 (M)

16-03-2024 14:00
MatchDay 29

Player statistic

1st half
Armando Izzo Yellow card 30'    
Daniel Maldini Goal 41'    
2nd half
    59' Yellow card Alessandro Deiola
Warren Bondo Yellow card 65'    
Monza
Cagliari

Starting lineups

16
Goalkeeper
44
Defender
4
Defender
22
Defender
19
75'
28
Midfielder
75'
27
Midfielder
63'
32
Midfielder
38
Midfielder
47
Attacker
63'
11
Attacker
82'
22
Goalkeeper
4
Defender
28
Defender
23
Defender
27
Defender
84'
14
Midfielder
88'
29
Midfielder
46'
21
Midfielder
46'
8
Midfielder
61
Attacker
84'
9

Substitutes

8
2
Defender
13
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
84
Attacker
66
Goalkeeper
23
6
Midfielder
63'
20
Attacker
63'
5
Defender
75'
21
Midfielder
75'
9
Attacker
82'
18
Goalkeeper
1
Goalkeeper
33
Defender
99
17
25
Midfielder
16
Midfielder
46'
19
Midfielder
46'
37
Attacker
84'
34
84'
10
Midfielder
88'

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