Carnesecchi's 7 saves help Atalanta beat Monza 1-0

Atalanta won 1-0 at Monza's U-Power Stadium, and Marco Carnesecchi was the reason it stayed that way. The goalkeeper made 7 saves for a clean sheet and earned player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 9.2.

The match was scoreless through the first half. In the 49th minute, Nikola Krstovic broke it. He took a pass in the centre of the box and sent a left footed shot into the bottom right corner. It was the only goal of the night. Krstovic also led Atalanta with 3 total shots.

Monza pushed for an equalizer and Gustavo Varela led them with 5 shots, but Carnesecchi turned the pressure away. Giorgio Scalvini anchored Atalanta's back line with 14 defensive interventions and also led the side with 63 accurate passes.

Atalanta moves to 4-2-5. Monza falls to 2-1-8. Chirp's Sim gave Atalanta only a 42% chance over 10,000 simulations, and it called the winner anyway.