Como largely dominated the play, however Milan have been extra medical as Adrien Rabiot earned a Christopher Nkunku penalty and scored two for a victory to maintain them within the Scudetto race.
This because of Supercoppa Italiana commitments, and with Napoli held by Parma final night time and Inter profitable, it felt like a pivotal second within the title race. Strahinja Pavlovic and Santiago Gimenez have been out of motion, with Niclas Fullkrug match for the bench regardless of fracturing a toe, however Christian Pulisic was not at 100 per cent after back-to-back . Como noticed their run of three straight wins ended by a 1-1 with Bologna, and although Jacobo Ramon returned from suspension, Assane Diao, Jayden Addai, Edoardo Goldaniga and ex-Milan striker Alvaro Morata have been injured.
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COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Luka Modric of AC Milan in actio in the course of the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on January 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
The hosts took 10 minutes to interrupt the impasse, as a nook was taken brief for Martin Baturina’s cross, discovering Marc-Oliver Kempf to anticipate Youssouf Fofana for his header on the again put up.
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It was almost 2-0, as Lucas Da Cunha fired over from 14 yards, and Como dominated possession to the diploma that it prompted a Max Allegri tactical shift to 4-3-3.
COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Marc Olivier Kenpf (L) of Como 1907 celebrates after scoring their staff’s first aim in the course of the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on January 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Fofana’s weak end was straightforward for Jean Butez, however the identical couldn’t be mentioned of a flying Mike Maignan save on the Nico Paz roller from the sting of the world.
A rare Maignan response save by some means saved out the Da Cunha header from point-blank vary on Mergim Vojvoda’s cross, Fofana clearing the free ball with issue.
COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Mike Maignan of AC Milan makes a save in the course of the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on January 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Moments later, the Milan goalkeeper received right down to push a Tasos Douvikas low drive spherical the bottom of the close to put up.
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Nevertheless, they have been handed a possibility again into the sport in opposition to the run of play when Alexis Saelemaekers robbed Ignace van der Brempt and threaded by for Adrien Rabiot, who was tripped by Kempf for a penalty. Christopher Nkunku transformed by squirming the spot-kick below Butez’s physique to equalise. Rafael Leao had needed to take the penalty, however Allegri made the choice.
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Allegri modified the system once more to 5-3-2 and Maignan needed to make one other sensational save, getting right down to fingertip the Nico Paz low drive spherical the bottom of the far put up.
COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Christopher Nkunku of AC Milan scores their staff’s first aim from the penalty spot in the course of the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on January 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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As an alternative, Milan turned it round utterly with a well-worked transfer. Leao managed the Saelemaekers lengthy ball and minimize inside, pretending to shoot, however as an alternative dinking a pleasant go up between two Como gamers for Rabiot to chest and sweep within the half-volley from seven yards.
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Nico Paz virtually equalised when he slipped as he pulled the set off exterior the world, it looped up and clipped the highest of the crossbar.
Maxi Perrone blasted simply over from distance, whereas Nico Paz once more rattled the body of the aim with an acrobatic volley on the Jesus Rodriguez pull-back that thumped the bottom of the upright.
COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Adrien Rabiot of AC Milan celebrates after scoring their staff’s second aim in the course of the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on January 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Rabiot made positive of the factors late on when he gathered a Fullkrug flick on and drilled onerous and low into the close to backside nook from distance to finish his brace.
Como 1-3 Milan
Kempf 10 (C), Nkunku pen 45 (M), Rabiot 55, 88 (M)
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