Late Chiesa goal earns Juve win over Monza in Coppa Italia

Due to a late Chiesa goal, Juve beat Monza in the Coppa Italia. Federico Chiesa and Moise Kean each scored once as Juventus defeated Monza 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the Coppa Italia quarterfinals against Lazio. In the eighth minute, Kean headed in the first goal following a well placed cross from Weston McKennie. Home the 24th minute, Mattia Valoti headed in a second goal for Monza, this time from a corner. The fact that we advanced to the next round was more crucial than the goal we conceded on a corner where we could have been more cautious.Juventus' assistant manager Marco Landucci told Sport Mediaset Kean believed he had given Juventus the lead in the 76th minute, but his close-range attempt was disallowed due to offside.Two minutes later, Juventus regained the lead thanks to a goal from replacement Chiesa, who went into the area and hit the far right post. Monza fought tooth and nail to tie the score, but Juventus' defence held off the pressure until the last moments. "We had to get back on track because the game was crucial. Numerous of our young athletes performed admirably, which makes them happy since Juventus values the Coppa Italia "added Landucci. Atalanta defeated Spezia 5-2 earlier on Thursday, and Lazio defeated Bologna 1-0 to advance.