Serie A | Monza 1-3 Como: Robust comeback revitalises Fabregas
Como accomplished the comeback from an early Dany Mota Carvalho objective to push Monza ever nearer to relegation with Jonathan Ikone, Assane Diao and Mergim Vojvoda strikes.
and virtually doomed already, lacking Matteo Pessina and Andrea Carboni. after scraping two factors from the final 4 rounds, held by Venezia and Empoli. Ignace van der Brempt, Alberto Dossena and Ivan Azon have been on the remedy desk, as Nico Paz and Dele Alli returned from suspension.
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It was Monza who took a shock early lead when Dany Mota Carvalho managed an extended Georgios Kyriakopoulos ball excessive and Oliver Kempf appeared to have it below management, however was far too weak in his defending, so the striker acquired it again to comb in with the within of the correct boot from eight yards.
Como equalised 11 minutes later, when Jonathan Ikone minimize inside from the correct previous two defenders and drilled a left-foot end into the far backside nook, with Stefano Turati slightly unsighted.
epa12011334 Como 1907’s ahead Jonathan Ikone (R) scores the 1-1 objective throughout the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Monza and Como 1907 at U-Energy Stadium in Monza, Italy, 05 April 2025. EPA-EFE/ROBERTO BREGANI
Tasos Douvikas acquired his first Como begin and stung Turati’s gloves, solely a warning as they turned the sport round when Pedro Pereira did not successfully minimize out the Maxence Caqueret roll throughout from the correct, permitting Assane Diao to pounce from 12 yards.
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It actually ought to’ve been 3-1 moments later when Dany Mota was robbed in midfield to spark a counter-attack, however Diao noticed his shot parried by Turati and the Douvikas follow-up was blasted over the bar.
The referee pointed to the spot simply earlier than half-time when Jean Butez introduced down Dany Mota, however the Monza striker was offside.
Straight after the restart, Butez made a rare double save, pushing the Keita Balde Diao strike onto the crossbar with one hand, then doing the identical on Dany Mota’s follow-up.
Moments later, Como prolonged their lead as a substitute, as Mergim Vojvoda was not closed down on a Caqueret move and smashed a right-foot rocket into the close to prime nook.
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Butez once more denied Dany Mota with a positive response save on the close to put up, whereas Douvikas turned Danilo D’Ambrosio to skim the upright from the sting of the realm.
Monza 1-3 Como
Dany Mota 5 (M), Ikone 16 (C), Diao 39 (C), Vojvoda 51 (C)
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