Serie A Regular Season - 29

Como 2 - 1 FT AS Roma

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

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Futmetrix Verdict
96
FT
Sun, Mar 15
Italiano
Como
2-1
AS Roma
⚡ Intensity 85
⚖️ Balance 78
🏆 Stakes 56
🎲 Upset 0
Como's relentless siege breaks ten-man Roma.

Como's Relentless Siege Breaks Ten-Man Roma

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 96/100. A dramatic second-half turnaround cements Como's European ambitions while leaving Roma to rue a costly dismissal.

Early Shock at Sinigaglia

AS Roma drew first blood at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia to stun the local support. Just seven minutes in, D. Malen silenced the home crowd, converting a penalty to give the visitors an unexpected advantage. From there, the away side invited pressure, sitting deep to protect their lead. The Intensity of the opening exchanges heavily favoured the hosts, who completely dominated possession and began to camp in Roma's half. Despite stringing together over 500 passes and controlling the tempo, Como initially struggled to find the lethal touch required to breach a stubborn, well-drilled defensive line.

The Substitute and the Sending Off

The match completely flipped in a chaotic five-minute spell. Managerial tweaks at half-time proved vital as A. Douvikas entered the fray. By the 59th minute, the Greek striker justified his introduction, levelling the tie after a precise setup from A. Valle. The Balance of power immediately shifted, but Roma compounded their own misery moments later. In the 64th minute, Wesley Franca was shown a straight red card for roughing, leaving his team a man down and entirely at the mercy of a rejuvenated home side roaring for a winner.

Carlos Completes the Comeback

Smelling blood, Como launched an all-out attacking siege. Racking up a staggering 22 shots compared to Roma's paltry three, the pressure was insurmountable. Martin Baturina orchestrated the onslaught, delivering an outstanding midfield masterclass with six key passes. The inevitable breakthrough arrived in the 79th minute when Diego Carlos powered home the decisive goal. Given the high Stakes in the race for European qualification, this hard-fought victory serves as a massive statement for the hosts, solidifying their spot near the top of the table.

Key Questions

How did the red card for Wesley Franca impact the match?

Franca's dismissal left Roma entirely exposed, allowing Como to dominate possession and launch an unrelenting attacking siege that eventually yielded the winning goal.

How did Como complete the comeback from behind?

After falling behind to an early penalty, substitute Anastasios Douvikas equalised, before Diego Carlos capitalised on a red card to score the 79th-minute winner.

What does this mean for Como's season?

This crucial victory strengthens Como's grip on the European qualification spots, giving them valuable momentum and breathing room over rivals AS Roma.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
66%
34%
Como 66%
AS Roma 34%
Shots
22
3
Como 22
AS Roma 3
Shots on Target
7
1
Como 7
AS Roma 1
Expected Goals (xG)
2.20
0.86
Como 2.20
AS Roma 0.86
Passes
533
268
Como 533
AS Roma 268
Pass Accuracy
88%
75%
Como 88%
AS Roma 75%
Corners
7
1
Como 7
AS Roma 1
Fouls
16
18
Como 16
AS Roma 18
Yellow Cards
2
3
Como 2
AS Roma 3
Red Cards
0
1
Como 0
AS Roma 1

Match Events

D. Malen 7'
HT
46' 🔄 S. Roberto A. Diao
46' 🔄 M. O. Kempf A. Douvikas
Wesley Franca 🟨 48'
S. El Shaarawy D. Rensch 🔄 56'
59' A. Douvikas (A. Valle)
63' 🟨 M. Caqueret
Wesley Franca 🟨 64'
Wesley Franca 🟥 64'
L. Pellegrini N. Pisilli 🔄 67'
D. Malen R. Vaz 🔄 67'
67' 🔄 M. Caqueret M. Perrone
M. Hermoso J. Ziolkowski 🔄 70'
Z. Celik K. Tsimikas 🔄 70'
73' 🟨 Diego Carlos
D. Ghilardi 🟨 77'
77' 🔄 N. Paz J. Rodriguez
79' Diego Carlos
87' 🔄 L. Da Cunha I. Van der Brempt
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Como

Goalkeepers
Jean Butez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Jacobo Ramón
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Diego Carlos
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.3
Rating
Marc-Oliver Kempf
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Ivan Smolčić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Da Cunha
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Sergi Roberto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Álex Valle
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
7.3
Rating
Forwards
Maxence Caqueret
MAGNET
MAGNET
56
Activity
56
Activity
44
Passes
12
Duels
Martin Baturina
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
6
Key Passes
6
Key Passes
0
Assists
41%
Pass Acc
Nico Paz
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
BENCH
Nikola Čavlina
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Noel Törnqvist
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Mauro Vigorito
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Alberto Moreno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ignace Van der Brempt
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Edoardo Goldaniga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mërgim Vojvoda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Máximo Perrone
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Adrian Lahdo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jesús Rodriguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Anastasios Douvikas
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Goal
1
Goal
47
Minutes
7.5
Rating
Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Álvaro Morata
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Assane Diao
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
9
Duels Won
0
Pens Won

AS Roma

Goalkeepers
Mile Svilar
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Daniele Ghilardi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gianluca Mancini
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Mario Hermoso
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
5
Tackles
67%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Zeki Çelik
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
70
Entry
Bryan Cristante
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Manu Koné
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wesley
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.3
Rating
Forwards
Lorenzo Pellegrini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
67
Total Mins
67
Entry
Stephan El Shaarawy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
56
Total Mins
56
Entry
Donyell Malen
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
Giorgio De Marzi
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Pierluigi Gollini
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Jan Ziółkowski
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
83%
Duel Win %
Devyne Rensch
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Konstantinos Tsimikas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Angeliño
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Neil El Aynaoui
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Niccolò Pisilli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo Venturino
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bryan Zaragoza
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Robinio Vaz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
15/12/2025 AS Roma 1 - 0 Como Serie A Stadio Olimpico
02/03/2025 AS Roma 2 - 1 Como Serie A Stadio Olimpico
15/12/2024 Como 2 - 0 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
15/12/2025
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
02/03/2025
2 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
15/12/2024
2 - 0
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Como Win
AS Roma Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 29 68 65 23 +42 DInter 1 - 1 Atalanta (14-03-2026)LAC Milan 1 - 0 Inter (08-03-2026)WInter 2 - 0 Genoa (28-02-2026)WLecce 0 - 2 Inter (21-02-2026)WInter 3 - 2 Juventus (14-02-2026)
2 AC Milan 29 60 44 21 +23 LLazio 1 - 0 AC Milan (15-03-2026)WAC Milan 1 - 0 Inter (08-03-2026)WCremonese 0 - 2 AC Milan (01-03-2026)LAC Milan 0 - 1 Parma (22-02-2026)DAC Milan 1 - 1 Como (18-02-2026)
3 Napoli 29 59 45 30 +15 WNapoli 2 - 1 Lecce (14-03-2026)WNapoli 2 - 1 Torino (06-03-2026)WHellas Verona 1 - 2 Napoli (28-02-2026)LAtalanta 2 - 1 Napoli (22-02-2026)DNapoli 2 - 2 AS Roma (15-02-2026)
4 Como 29 54 48 22 +26 WComo 2 - 1 AS Roma (15-03-2026)WCagliari 1 - 2 Como (07-03-2026)WComo 3 - 1 Lecce (28-02-2026)WJuventus 0 - 2 Como (21-02-2026)DAC Milan 1 - 1 Como (18-02-2026)
5 Juventus 29 53 51 28 +23 WUdinese 0 - 1 Juventus (14-03-2026)WJuventus 4 - 0 Pisa (07-03-2026)DAS Roma 3 - 3 Juventus (01-03-2026)LJuventus 0 - 2 Como (21-02-2026)LInter 3 - 2 Juventus (14-02-2026)
6 AS Roma 29 51 39 23 +16 LComo 2 - 1 AS Roma (15-03-2026)LGenoa 2 - 1 AS Roma (08-03-2026)DAS Roma 3 - 3 Juventus (01-03-2026)WAS Roma 3 - 0 Cremonese (22-02-2026)DNapoli 2 - 2 AS Roma (15-02-2026)
7 Atalanta 29 47 40 27 +13 DInter 1 - 1 Atalanta (14-03-2026)DAtalanta 2 - 2 Udinese (07-03-2026)LSassuolo 2 - 1 Atalanta (01-03-2026)WAtalanta 2 - 1 Napoli (22-02-2026)WLazio 0 - 2 Atalanta (14-02-2026)
8 Bologna 29 42 38 34 +4 WSassuolo 0 - 1 Bologna (15-03-2026)LBologna 1 - 2 Hellas Verona (08-03-2026)WPisa 0 - 1 Bologna (02-03-2026)WBologna 1 - 0 Udinese (23-02-2026)WTorino 1 - 2 Bologna (15-02-2026)
9 Lazio 29 40 29 28 +1 WLazio 1 - 0 AC Milan (15-03-2026)WLazio 2 - 1 Sassuolo (09-03-2026)LTorino 2 - 0 Lazio (01-03-2026)DCagliari 0 - 0 Lazio (21-02-2026)LLazio 0 - 2 Atalanta (14-02-2026)
10 Sassuolo 29 38 35 39 -4 LSassuolo 0 - 1 Bologna (15-03-2026)LLazio 2 - 1 Sassuolo (09-03-2026)WSassuolo 2 - 1 Atalanta (01-03-2026)WSassuolo 3 - 0 Hellas Verona (20-02-2026)WUdinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo (15-02-2026)
11 Udinese 29 36 33 42 -9 LUdinese 0 - 1 Juventus (14-03-2026)DAtalanta 2 - 2 Udinese (07-03-2026)WUdinese 3 - 0 Fiorentina (02-03-2026)LBologna 1 - 0 Udinese (23-02-2026)LUdinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo (15-02-2026)
12 Parma 29 34 21 36 -15 LTorino 4 - 1 Parma (13-03-2026)DFiorentina 0 - 0 Parma (08-03-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Cagliari (27-02-2026)WAC Milan 0 - 1 Parma (22-02-2026)WParma 2 - 1 Hellas Verona (15-02-2026)
13 Genoa 29 33 36 40 -4 WHellas Verona 0 - 2 Genoa (15-03-2026)WGenoa 2 - 1 AS Roma (08-03-2026)LInter 2 - 0 Genoa (28-02-2026)WGenoa 3 - 0 Torino (22-02-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Genoa (15-02-2026)
14 Torino 29 33 32 50 -18 WTorino 4 - 1 Parma (13-03-2026)LNapoli 2 - 1 Torino (06-03-2026)WTorino 2 - 0 Lazio (01-03-2026)LGenoa 3 - 0 Torino (22-02-2026)LTorino 1 - 2 Bologna (15-02-2026)
15 Cagliari 29 30 31 41 -10 LPisa 3 - 1 Cagliari (15-03-2026)LCagliari 1 - 2 Como (07-03-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Cagliari (27-02-2026)DCagliari 0 - 0 Lazio (21-02-2026)LCagliari 0 - 2 Lecce (16-02-2026)
16 Lecce 29 27 21 39 -18 LNapoli 2 - 1 Lecce (14-03-2026)WLecce 2 - 1 Cremonese (08-03-2026)LComo 3 - 1 Lecce (28-02-2026)LLecce 0 - 2 Inter (21-02-2026)WCagliari 0 - 2 Lecce (16-02-2026)
17 Fiorentina 28 25 30 42 -12 DFiorentina 0 - 0 Parma (08-03-2026)LUdinese 3 - 0 Fiorentina (02-03-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 0 Pisa (23-02-2026)WComo 1 - 2 Fiorentina (14-02-2026)DFiorentina 2 - 2 Torino (07-02-2026)
18 Cremonese 28 24 22 40 -18 LLecce 2 - 1 Cremonese (08-03-2026)LCremonese 0 - 2 AC Milan (01-03-2026)LAS Roma 3 - 0 Cremonese (22-02-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Genoa (15-02-2026)LAtalanta 2 - 1 Cremonese (09-02-2026)
19 Pisa 29 18 23 49 -26 WPisa 3 - 1 Cagliari (15-03-2026)LJuventus 4 - 0 Pisa (07-03-2026)LPisa 0 - 1 Bologna (02-03-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 0 Pisa (23-02-2026)LPisa 1 - 2 AC Milan (13-02-2026)
20 Hellas Verona 29 18 22 51 -29 LHellas Verona 0 - 2 Genoa (15-03-2026)WBologna 1 - 2 Hellas Verona (08-03-2026)LHellas Verona 1 - 2 Napoli (28-02-2026)LSassuolo 3 - 0 Hellas Verona (20-02-2026)LParma 2 - 1 Hellas Verona (15-02-2026)