A thrilling 90 minutes experience at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia saw Como move up above Juventus in the Serie A table as Nico Paz put up a dynamic performance against the Champions to secure a victory for the home side, thereby ending Bianconeri’s eight-match unbeaten run across all competitions.
After five consecutive draws across all competitions, Igor Tudor’s men hoped to offset their 3 point deficit from the SA summit. Bianconeri were left trailing early on in the first half Nico Paz’s delivery was volleyed home by Marc-Oliver Kempf at the back post in the fourth minute.
Juventus, however, looked unrelenting and undeterred by the setback, and kept on pressing for a leveler with Kenan Yildiz flashing a powerful strike just narrowly wide. The Koopmeiners came close to parity but Jean Butez was there to deny the close-range header.
Como were able to hold on to their lead while making several efforts at a second which paid off in the 79th minute when Paz curled in a sublime strike from the right flanked into the far corner, his second of the day and fourth of the season.
Juventus were unable to make a reply despite the late chances of Andrea Cambiaso and and substitute Dušan Vlahović.
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This win extends Como’s impressive home record of just one home defeat in 13 matches, and will leapfrog them in the table to 6th place. They will take a trip to Parma next weekend for the next round of the Serie A.
Juventus who are seventh on the league standings will head to Lazio this weekend for their next league fixture while still preparing for their Champions League outing on the 4th of November.
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