The defending champion Napoli, ranked 7th before the game, ushered in the 18th round of Serie A, and Napoli sat in their home PK Monza, which was ranked 11th before the game.
Before the game, the Napoli team has suffered a wave of 2 consecutive defeats in all competitions, and the Monza team has suffered a wave of 2 consecutive defeats in the league before the game, which shows that the state of the two sides is comparable, both are relatively sluggish, and the last 2 meetings between the two sides have won one game without scoring any points, but the Napoli team is much stronger than the Monza team on paper, and this campaign has the advantage of the home field, so less than 20% of the fans believe that the visiting Monza team can overturn the Napoli team and take away 3 points.
In the 69th minute, Rui was awarded a penalty for a handball foul in the box, and Pessina's penalty was saved by Napoli goalkeeper Meret brilliantly.
In the 83rd minute, Napoli coach Mazzari was dissatisfied with the referee's decision and received a red card and was ejected.
In the 94th minute, Monza coach Palladino was dissatisfied with the referee's decision and received a red card and was ejected.
In the end, Napoli was stopped by Monza for two consecutive games without a win and three consecutive games without a win in all competitions, while Monza ended a two-game losing streak. In the first time after the game, Napoli was still ranked 7th with 28 points, and had no chance to overtake Roma to rise to 6th.