Torino edge Monza in thrilling 3-2 Serie A clash
Torino beat Monza 3-2 in Serie A on Friday, with goals from Fitz-Jim, Belghali, and Vlašić at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.
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On Friday, Torino faced Monza in Serie A at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. Torino secured a 3-2 victory in a closely contested match.
Kian Fitz-Jim opened the scoring for Torino in the 39th minute, assisted by Giovanni Simeone. Monza equalised shortly after the break with a goal from Gustavo Varela in the 47th minute.
Torino regained the lead in the 61st minute through Rafik Belghali, with Gvidas Gineitis providing the assist. Nikola Vlašić extended the lead to 3-1 in the 72nd minute.
In stoppage time, Monza's Nathan Patterson scored an own goal, bringing the score to 4-1, before he netted a goal in the 90+4 minute, making it 3-2.
Torino had 51% possession and registered 7 shots on target compared to Monza's 3. The match saw Torino receive one yellow card, while Monza received none.
With this result, Torino move to 9th in the league table with 11 points from 8 matches. Monza sit in 13th place with 8 points from the same number of games.