Monza shock Galatasaray with 2-0 pre-season friendly victory
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AC Monza defeated Galatasaray 2-0 in a pre-season friendly, producing a surprising result against the Turkish Süper Lig champions.
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Attributed to original sourceMonza caused a huge upset in their pre-season friendly, as Ivan Juric’s team beat Galatasaray 2-0 with goals from Andrea Carboni and Patrick Cutrone.
The team was celebrating its promotion into Serie A this summer after winning the play-offs, joining Venezia and Frosinone in the top flight.
They took on Champions of Turkiye Galatasaray this evening on neutral turf in Linz, and earned an unexpected triumph.
Monza beat Galatasaray 2-0 in a pre-season friendly (@GalatasaraySK) Cutrone was the star of the show , as his acrobatic volley on a corner was nodded in from close range by Andrea Carboni.
𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚
Dopo il vantaggio firmato da Andrea Carboni, la squadra di Ivan Jurić trova il gol del 2-0 in avvio di ripresa con Patrick #Cutrone #Monza #Galatasaray #Sportitalia pic.twitter.com/BrpCTd15Jv
— Sportitalia (@tvdellosport) July 24, 2026
The former Milan striker then got the second himself, turning in the rebound when Dany Mota Carvalho’s daisy-cutter had been parried into his path by goalkeeper Guvenc.
Karatas came closest for Galatasaray with an angled drive that skimmed the upright, but Guvenc needed a big save to prevent Carboni completing a brace.
Former Napoli striker Victor Osimhen came off the bench and threatened, but was unable to get his men on the scoresheet.
Monza 2-0 Galatasaray A Carboni 23 (M), Cutrone 49 (M)
Monza: Thiam; A Carboni, Lucchesi, Kouadio; Delli Carri, Pessina, Colpani, Birindelli; Mota, Mout; Cutrone
Galatasaray: Guvenc; Jelert, Nelsson, Unyay, Karatas; Nhaga, Ugochukwu, Gabriel Sara; Sallai, Yuzgec, Guner
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What happened
AC Monza pulled off a notable upset in pre-season, beating Galatasaray 2-0 in a friendly match. Galatasaray, reigning Turkish champions, were expected to be competitive but were outplayed by the Serie A side. The result provides a positive signal for Monza's pre-season preparations while raising minor concerns about Galatasaray's readiness ahead of their competitive campaign. Pre-season results, however, carry limited predictive weight for regular-season performance.
Chance analysis
Pre-season friendlies against international opposition offer limited but useful indicators of tactical shape, fitness levels, and squad depth. A 2-0 win for Monza over Galatasaray suggests Monza's attacking and defensive units are functioning, but Galatasaray often uses these fixtures to experiment with lineups and tactics rather than chase results. For prediction systems, pre-season scores should be weighted very lightly; they rarely correlate with competitive outcomes.
Minor positive confidence boost for Monza's pre-season; negligible concern for Galatasaray given their experimentation in friendlies.
Treat this pre-season result as low-signal for both teams' league campaigns; do not adjust season projections based on friendly scorelines.