Monza plunged Juventus into recent disaster on Sunday after beating the below stress Turin giants 1-0 to win their first ever match in Serie A, whereas Atalanta are provisional league leaders after profitable 1-0 at Roma. Christian Gytkjaer netted a historic objective quarter-hour from the tip on the U-Energy Stadium to maneuver Monza, owned by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, off the underside of the desk and finish Juve’s unbeaten begin to the season. Monza took their first three factors of the marketing campaign of their first match below Raffaele Palladino, who changed sacked Giovanni Stroppa on Tuesday.

They’re nonetheless within the relegation zone however a single level behind Seventeenth-placed Verona, who misplaced 2-0 at Fiorentina.

“At this time was unimaginable and surprising,” mentioned Palladino.

“They confirmed themselves to be actual males… they gave every thing, I should not get any of the credit score as a result of it was all all the way down to them.”

Troubled Juve, who misplaced Angel Di Maria to a straight purple card 5 minutes earlier than half-time, sit in eighth and 10 factors behind Atalanta after profitable simply two of their opening seven matches.

Earlier than the match Juve CEO Maurizio Arrivabene mentioned it might be “loopy” to sack Allegri, below contract till 2025 on a reported wage of eight million euros a 12 months.

However a poor begin in Italy and two defeats of their opening two Champions League matches have put Allegri within the firing line for supporters, criticised not just for unhealthy outcomes but in addition for the uninspiring soccer his crew is taking part in.

Allegri has not been helped by an damage disaster which on Sunday denied him 5 potential starters, and Juve’s probabilities on Sunday had been hit additional when Di Maria — who later mentioned the defeat was his fault — was despatched off for elbowing Armando Izzo.

Juve had created little earlier than the Argentina winger’s dismissal, and Monza went closest to opening the scoring after the break with first Dany Mota after which Gytkjaer fluffing good probabilities from shut vary.

Patrick Ciurria had given Mota his probability and the Italian clipped a cross for Gytkjaer who swept the ball house, his first objective within the Italian high flight, sending the house followers wild and leaving Juve questioning the place to show subsequent.

Atalanta reclaim lead Atalanta went high of the league after Giorgio Scalvini’s fantastically hit low strike 10 minutes earlier than the break on the Stadio Olimpico earned them the three factors.

The 18-year-old skimmed his end off the put up after gathering a cross from fellow teen Rasmus Hojlund, handing Atalanta their fifth win of the marketing campaign with their solely shot on track.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s facet are a degree forward of Udinese, who beat Inter Milan 3-1 in Sunday’s early match to win their fifth match on the bounce.

Nevertheless they are often joined on 17 factors by both champions AC Milan or Napoli, who face off on the San Siro within the weekend’s headline match.

They rode their luck in incomes the win nonetheless, with Tammy Abraham lacking two golden probabilities to degree on the finish of the primary half.

England worldwide Abraham had followers questioning how on earth he did not rating 5 minutes earlier than half-time when, clear by means of on objective, he neither shot nor took the ball round Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello and easily ran the ball off the pitch.

Abraham then performed a neat one-two with Nemanja Matic earlier than seeing his close-range effort pushed away by Sportiello.

Roma had been furious 10 minutes after the break when referee Daniele Chiffi did not give the hosts a penalty for Caleb Okoli yanking at Nicolo Zaniolo’s shorts to the purpose that his underwear was seen.

Jose Mourinho needed to be held again by his teaching workers and was despatched off by Chiffi, which means he’ll miss Roma’s journey to his former membership Inter after the worldwide break.

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Eldor Shomurodov headed broad after sensational play from Zaniolo with three minutes remaining, and when the Uzbekistan captain dragged a low shot broad shortly afterwards Atalanta had been ensured of the factors.

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