Serie A | Como 1-0 Torino: Douvikas and late VAR drama enhance Fabregas
A header from Tasos Douvikas proved sufficient for Como to finish the streak of constructive Torino outcomes and elevate them properly away from the relegation zone, however there was late VAR drama.
Cesc Fabregas was nonetheless making an attempt to interrupt away from the hazard zone and had virtually a full squad to select from, lacking solely Alberto Dossena, with Nico Paz as a consequence of a calf problem. The Granata had only one defeat of their final 14 Serie A video games, coming off . Samuele Ricci was suspended, with Nikola Vlasic, Valentin Lazaro, Amine Salama, Zanos Savva, Alieu Njie, Duvan Zapata and Perr Schuurs injured.
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Toro threatened early on, as a ball excessive was allowed to bounce and Karol Linetty’s header whistled inches previous the far publish, whereas on the different finish Assane Diao stung Vanja Milinkovic-Savic’s effort on the close to publish.
Milinkovic-Savic additionally flew to fingertip a curling Lucas Da Cunha free kick out of the close to prime nook, however Como broke the impasse when ex-Torino full-back Mergim Vojvoda obtained down the fitting and floated an ideal cross for the towering Tasos Douvikas header.
Como continued to push, as Milinkovic-Savic obtained down shortly for the one-handed save on an Alberto Moreno daisy-cutter from outdoors the realm.
COMO, ITALY – APRIL 13: Karol Linetty of Torino FC competes for the ball with Maxence Caqueret of Como 1907 through the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Torino FC at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on April 13, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Che Adams flicked an Eljif Elmas low cross over the bar with the surface of the boot, whereas Jonathan Ikone fired onto the side-netting from a tough angle for Como.
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Elmas stung the gloves of Jean Butez from the sting of the field, then the goalkeeper used his ft to parry from point-blank vary as Gvidas Gineitis got here sliding onto the Elmas cross on the again publish.
Torino stored pushing within the second half, Elmas forcing one other Butez save together with his roller, however Milinkovic-Savic additionally needed to fingertip an Edoardo Goldaniga header over the bar from a Como nook.
There was unhealthy information for Como when Sergi Roberto was working onto a by ball and all of a sudden pulled up clutching the again of his left thigh. The substitute had solely been on the pitch for 11 minutes when limping off once more.
Oliver Kempf threw himself within the path of Elmas after a free ball created havoc from 10 yards within the last minutes.
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There was drama in stoppages as a result of Cristiano Biraghi slipped taking a nook, Alieu Fadera cleared it to the sting of the realm, the place Ivan Ilic’s daisy-cutter squirmed by a sea of legs into the far backside nook. Nevertheless, it was disallowed by VAR as a result of when he slipped, Biraghi kicked the nook twice and that’s not allowed.
Douvikas 38 (C)
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