Rising Fast! Como Climbs to Serie A Position After Consecutive Wins – Fabregas: We Could Have Scored in the First Half

On September 29, at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium, with two goals from Patrick Cutrone and one from Andrea Belotti, Como secured a 3-2 victory over Verona in the sixth round of Serie A, achieving their second consecutive win.

Prior to this, Como had defeated the formidable Atalanta away with a score of 3-2. Returning home to face Verona, the team maintained its excellent form, boasting a possession rate of 71.4% and making 24 attempts on goal, 11 of which were on target.

Cutrone and Belotti’s goals proved crucial, while 20-year-old Nico Paz also demonstrated outstanding form, providing an assist for Cutrone’s goal. This was Paz’s second assist of the season; he created five scoring opportunities and completed 12 successful dribbles, ranking fourth in the match.

Under Fabregas’ management, Como has remained unbeaten in three Serie A matches, including two consecutive victories. On September 14, they drew 2-2 with Bologna, who finished fourth last season.

According to statistics, Como held 73% possession in the first half, made ten shots, six of which were on target, with an expected goals (xG) value of 1.10. In contrast, Verona failed to register a single shot in the first half.

In the second half, both teams engaged in an intense battle. After Thomas Suslov received a second yellow card and was sent off, Verona had to play with a man down from the 64th minute. Taking advantage of their numerical superiority, Como scored twice more, securing a 3-2 victory.

Fabregas was pleased with his team’s performance, as this victory not only secured two consecutive wins but also lifted the team into the top half of the league table (10th place).

Post-match, Fabregas expressed satisfaction with the result while highlighting areas for improvement: “Although we conceded a late goal, everyone could see our excellent performance in the first half. We deserved to win this game. However, we should have sealed the deal in the first half, scoring at least five or six goals. Moving forward, we need to continue improving, especially in controlling the tempo of the game.”