Wesley Franca bought the one aim to set Roma again on observe in Serie A and inflict the second consecutive defeat on Como, who misplaced Assane Diao to a brand new damage.
The Giallorossi had been coming off back-to-back Serie A defeats that noticed them slide down the standings, however , with Evan Ferguson scoring twice. With Paulo Dybala not totally match, Artem Dovbyk injured, Zeki Celik suspended, and Neil El Aynaoui on AFCON obligation, Ferguson was once more upfront. Como made adjustments after their 4-0 loss to Inter, as Alvaro Morata, Sergi Roberto, Alberto Dossena and Edoardo Goldaniga had been injured, with Maxi Perrone suspended. Assane Diao and Evan Ndicka had permission to delay their AFCON departure, however Nico Paz was right into a False 9 position.
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ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 15: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, hugs Cesc Fabregas, Head Coach of Como 1907, previous to the Serie A match between AS Roma and Como 1907 at Stadio Olimpico on December 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
Lorenzo Pellegrini’s free kick was knocked down by Mario Hermoso for a mad scramble, then Wesley wasted from a promising place by ballooning over the bar.
Matias Soulé noticed his strike charged down by Marc-Oliver Kempf, however there have been probabilities at each ends in a single transfer. Pellegrini’s acrobatic try on a nook discovered Ndicka for an effort charged down by Jacobo Ramon, so Diao sprinted away on the counter-attack, shrugged off two, till Devyne Rensch bought again in time for the decisive block.
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Diao pulled up simply as he was ending that run and limped off a couple of minutes later with a muscular damage, placing him unsure for the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.
Martin Baturina made an important block to deflect Ferguson’s end over the bar on the finish of a well-worked workforce transfer, then moments later Ferguson prodded a Wesley help straight at Jean Butez.
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 15: Devyne Rensch of AS Roma is challenged by Martin Baturina of Como 1907 throughout the Serie A match between AS Roma and Como 1907 at Stadio Olimpico on December 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
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Como threatened in first half stoppages when a free kick was flicked on by Kempf for Tasos Douvikas, forcing Mile Svilar to hurry off his line and palm it away from shut vary.
Straight after the restart, Soulé nodded onto the upright and Bryan Cristante fired within the rebound, however none of it mattered as a result of Pellegrini was offside on the preliminary cross.
Como threatened too, as Svilar needed to scramble throughout to claw the deflected Douvikas shot away from Baturina on the again submit. On the ensuing nook, Nico Paz noticed his volley charged down, and the Lucas Da Cunha follow-up was deflected vast.
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 15: Nico Paz of Como 1907 reacts throughout the Serie A match between AS Roma and Como 1907 at Stadio Olimpico on December 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
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Roma broke the impasse when Como had Addai down damage close to the nook flag after diving right into a sort out, because the transfer continued with a cross that Soulé laid off for Wesley, his daisy-cutter going via Alex Valle’s legs into the far backside nook.
Ferguson’s angled drive flashed vast, whereas Jesus Rodriguez swung a harmful ball throughout the face of aim that no Como teammates may join with.
Ndicka made a decisive sliding block from six yards on Stefan Posch, whereas Posch additionally hit the side-netting after an Ignace van der Brempt robust run. Leon Bailey pressured a fingertip save from Butez on the close to submit in added time.
There was stress on the last whistle with a row between Gianluca Mancini, who shoulder barged Jacobo Ramon off the sphere, and the Como gamers. It continues with an intense dialog between Mancini and Cesc Fabregas.
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