Napoli vs Como

Match summary

Como took a 2-1 win at Napoli. Como led 2-1 at half-time.

Martin Baturina put Como ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Assane Diao, Rasmus Højlund equalised in the 30th minute, set up by Amir Rrahmani, and Tasos Douvikas won it in the 34th minute, set up by Martin Baturina.

There was little between the sides on chances: Napoli created 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Como 1.10 from 21.

Napoli hosted Como in a Serie A fixture that saw the away side control significant territory and register a higher shot volume during the encounter. Como finished the match with fifty-eight percent possession and twenty-one total shots, six of which were on target, compared to Napoli's thirteen attempts and two shots on target. The visitors also earned seven corners to the home team's two and completed six hundred and nine passes with a ninety-one percent accuracy rate. Despite the statistical advantage for the visitors, the expected goals figures remained relatively close, with Napoli recording one point zero six against Como's one point one zero, while Napoli committed nine fouls and received one yellow card.

The scoring opened in the seventeenth minute when Martin Baturina put Como ahead with a left foot shot. Napoli responded in the thirtieth minute through Rasmus Højlund, who equalised with a left foot shot to bring the score to one-one. Como quickly restored their lead in the thirty-four minute courtesy of Anastasios Douvikas, whose right foot shot made it one-two. Napoli's Giovanni Di Lorenzo received a yellow card for a foul in the thirty-seventh minute. The scoreline remained unchanged through the remainder of the first half and throughout the second period, with numerous substitutions made by both teams before the final whistle confirmed a one-two victory for Como.