Fiorentina
Como
Match summary
Como won 3-1 away at Fiorentina.
In the first half, Mattia Liberali put Como ahead in the 32nd minute, set up by Maxence Caqueret, Nico Paz made it 0-2 with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Álex Valle, and Marin Pongracic pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Tasos Douvikas made it 1-3 in the 56th minute, set up by Nico Paz.
Fiorentina can feel hard done by, creating 2.76 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Como's 2.30 from 16.
Fiorentina hosted Como in Serie A matchday 7, recording a final score of 1-3 after trailing 1-2 at half-time. Despite controlling territory and attacking output with 124 attacks to 88, 53 dangerous attacks to 22, and 11 corners to 5, the home side could not convert their dominance. Fiorentina registered 19 shots with 7 on target, compared to 16 shots and 8 on target for Como. Possession finished at 47 percent for Fiorentina and 53 percent for Como, with both teams committing 12 fouls. Fiorentina received 2 yellow cards and Como collected 3 yellow cards in a competitive encounter.
The match timeline began with a Como substitution in the 14th minute as Jacobo Ramón replaced the injured Trevoh Chalobah. Álex Valle Gómez received a yellow card in the 28th minute, before Mattia Liberali opened the scoring for Como with a left-footed shot in the 32nd minute. Nico Paz doubled the lead with a header in the 36th minute and was subsequently booked in the 39th minute. Marin Pongracic pulled a goal back for Fiorentina with a left-footed shot in the 42nd minute. Jacobo Ramón received a yellow card in added time before the interval. Following a VAR review and half-time, Anastasios Douvikas scored Como's third with a right-footed shot in the 56th minute to seal the 1-3 victory.
