With Marko Arnautovic and Lorenzo De Silvestri only fit for the bench and the hosts lacking the services of Joshua Zirkzee, Nicola Sansone, Jhon Lucumi, Kevin Bonifazi, Nicola Sansone, Adama Soumaoro, and others due to injury or suspension, Michel Aebischer began as a False 9. Stefano Sensi had his first start of 2023, thus Monza had no need to be concerned. After 13 minutes, a free kick from Bologna struck Charalampos Lykogiannis in the head, but was deflected away by Michele Di Gregorio's glove and the goal frame.
When Andrea Petagna caught Sensi's through pass, cut back past Stefan Posch, and pushed his way through opponents, he gave Monza the lead. Giulio Donati was there to convert the rebound after firing at Lukasz Skorupski. After March 2020's match between Lecce and Atalanta, it was Donati's second Serie A goal overall.