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Avellino Edges Monza 2-1 as Russo’s Bicycle Kick Seals First Win

The result hands Monza their first defeat of the campaign.

Overview

  • Azzi diverted a Sounas free kick into his own net just after the half-hour to put Avellino ahead.
  • Birindelli’s 58th-minute strike for Monza was disallowed for a prior foul by Lucchesi.
  • Russo doubled the lead four minutes from time with a rovesciata that flew into the top corner.
  • A brief power outage at the Partenio paused play for about two minutes before normal conditions returned.
  • Alvarez scored in stoppage time following an initial attempt by Petagna, but Monza’s late push fell short.