Monza, on the road, fell to a potential rival in the fight for survival. By the 11th minute Lecce were ahead by two goals: both Wolves goals came from a corner routine. Brianzolli reduced the deficit, but the Giallorossi scored the third. The Biancorossi spent the second half in not-so-successful attempts to come back. Ivan Juric's charges managed to pull back only one goal, and the final onslaught on Falcone's goal yielded no result. In the previous round Monza shared points with Parma. Sassuolo became the author of one of the biggest sensations of the last round. The Neroverdi hosted Juventus and managed not only to take points from the giants but also to secure a victory. The first half of the match was limited to a couple of chances and did not end with a goal. The key events of the match began in the 65th minute with a goal by Sebastiano Esposito. Beginning from the 82nd minute, the teams exchanged goals twice. The final point in the interesting match was set by Ajic. The player who was loaned from Juventus delivered Sassuolo a 3-2 victory. In the previous round Aquilani's charges shared points with Bologna. Interestingly, Sassuolo had not beaten Monza in any of their four most recent meetings. Thus, the Brianzolli won three times, and once the opponents could not decide the winner. It's worth looking at the opponents' statistical metrics. Neroverdi, according to the xPTS metric, should have earned 1.22 points less. The team also had a small over-performance in xG. For the Biancorossi, the situation is more telling. Thus, Juric's charges were 6.74 points short of what they were supposed to earn. And this is the biggest shortfall of the championship. If you believe xGA, Monza should have conceded 5.87 goals fewer, and by xG they should have scored another 2.3. If you look at the same match against Lecce, it becomes clear where these numbers came from. The question is when Juric's side will be able to turn quantity into quality. Sassuolo shows excellent results against teams at the top of the table, but almost slipped up against Torino and Frosinone. Interestingly, the team has shown this trend since the De Zerbi era, if not earlier. A win against Juventus could play a nasty joke on the team. Monza is quite capable of collecting points in the upcoming game.