Serie A Gameweek 7

Fiorentina 1 - 3 FT Como

Stadio Artemio Franchi

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Futmetrix Verdict
48
FT
Sun, Oct 18
Italiano
Fiorentina
1-3
Como
⚡ Intensity 60
⚖️ Balance 31
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Como's blitz sinks struggling Fiorentina.

Win Probability

  • Fiorentina 28%
  • Draw 26%
  • Como 46%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Como's Masterclass Deepens the Viola's Relegation Misery

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 48/100. A devastating first-half blitz from Como exposed Fiorentina's frailties and firmly established the visitors as a genuine top-half threat.

The Early Chess Match Crumbles

The Stakes were massive for a struggling Fiorentina side at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Languishing in 18th place, they desperately needed a home victory to kickstart their campaign. Early on, the hosts tried to impose their physical will, creating relentless pressure that eventually resulted in 11 corners. But Como refused to be intimidated by the famous Tuscan atmosphere. The visitors edged possession with 54% and dictated the midfield rhythm with pure composure. The Balance of the tactical battle shattered entirely just after the half-hour mark. Mattia Liberali found the crucial breakthrough in the 32nd minute, expertly latching onto a brilliant creative feed from Maxence Caqueret. The Artemio Franchi fell completely silent as the away side stamped their authority on the pitch.

Ten Minutes of Absolute Madness

The narrative shifted instantly from a tense stalemate to absolute chaos. Just four minutes after the opener, Nico Paz doubled the advantage with a clinical finish, brilliantly set up by Álex Valle. The visitors were running riot, carving through the Viola defence at will. Fiorentina desperately needed a lifeline before the break. They found one when Marin Pongračić struck in the 42nd minute to claw a goal back. The Intensity was completely off the charts during this stretch. We witnessed three goals in a frantic ten-minute window of pure attacking football. A staggering combined 35 shots turned this fixture into an absolute shooting gallery. Both goalkeepers had to be at their absolute best, pulling off 10 exceptional saves between them to keep the scoreline from spiralling further out of control.

A Cruel Blow and the Killer Strike

Then came the true turning point of the afternoon. Right on the stroke of halftime, Pongračić thought he had secured a dramatic, morale-boosting equalizer. The home crowd erupted in pure joy. But VAR intervened, brutally cancelling the goal and completely deflating the hosts just before the whistle. That single decision broke Fiorentina's fighting spirit. Coming out for the second half, Como smelled blood in the water. Paz turned provider in the 56th minute, threading a perfect ball for Anastasios Douvikas to definitively seal the 3-1 victory. The Upset Factor proved incredibly potent today. Como marches confidently up to eighth place in the table. Meanwhile, Fiorentina's early-season relegation nightmares are already becoming a grim reality.

Key Questions

How did VAR change this match?

VAR cancelled Marin Pongračić's 45th-minute equalizer. This crushed Fiorentina's momentum right before halftime, allowing Como to regroup and comfortably seal the win.

What made N. Paz the Man of the Match?

Nico Paz was simply unstoppable, scoring in the 36th minute and assisting Anastasios Douvikas in the second half to dismantle the home defence.

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
46%
54%
Fiorentina 46%
Como 54%
Shots
19
16
Fiorentina 19
Como 16
Shots on Target
7
8
Fiorentina 7
Como 8
Expected Goals (xG)
2.08
1.84
Fiorentina 2.08
Como 1.84
Passes
428
517
Fiorentina 428
Como 517
Corners
11
5
Fiorentina 11
Como 5
Fouls
12
12
Fiorentina 12
Como 12
Yellow Cards
2
3
Fiorentina 2
Como 3
Red Cards
0
0
Fiorentina 0
Como 0

Match Events

↓ Trevoh Chalobah ↑Jacobo Ramón 🔄 14'
Álex Valle 🟨 28'
Mattia Liberali (Maxence Caqueret) ⚽ 32'
Nico Paz (Álex Valle) ⚽ 36'
Nico Paz 🟨 39'
↓ Álex Valle ↑Kaiki Bruno 🔄 45'
Jacobo Ramón 🟨 45'+3
45'+4 • Marin Pongračić
HT
Anastasios Douvikas (Nico Paz) ⚽ 56'
↓ Nico Paz ↑Maximo Perrone 🔄 61'
63' 🔄 ↓ Pedro Goncalves ↑Wilfried Gnonto
64' 🔄 ↓ Viery ↑Víctor Valdepeñas Talavera
68' 🟨 Cher Ndour
69' 🔄 ↓ Franco Mastantuono ↑Marco Brescianini
69' 🔄 ↓ Álex Jiménez ↑Domilson Dodo
79' 🔄 ↓ Cher Ndour ↑Beto
↓ Lucas Da Cunha ↑Samuele Ricci 🔄 83'
↓ Mattia Liberali ↑Willy Kambwala 🔄 83'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Fiorentina

Goalkeepers
David de Gea
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Radu Drăgușin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Viery
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Álex Jiménez
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Marin Pongračić
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Midfielders
Nicolò Fagioli
MAGNET
MAGNET
77
Activity
77
Activity
69
Passes
8
Duels
Franco Mastantuono
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
1
Blocks
Cher Ndour
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
79
Entry
Pedro Gonçalves
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
21%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Alieu Njie
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
4
Shots
4
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Mateo Pellegrino
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Oliver Christensen
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Luca Lezzerini
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Arnis Ademi
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Dodô
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Mário
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Víctor Valdepeñas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marco Brescianini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Beto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wilfried Gnonto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Como

Goalkeepers
Jean Butez
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Trevoh Chalobah
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
14
Entry
Yan Couto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marc Oliver Kempf
MAGNET
MAGNET
84
Activity
84
Activity
80
Passes
4
Duels
Álex Valle
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.0
Rating
Midfielders
Maxence Caqueret
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
1
Assists
25%
Pass Acc
Lucas da Cunha
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Mattia Liberali
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
4
Shots
7.6
Rating
Luis Milla
MAGNET
MAGNET
73
Activity
73
Activity
62
Passes
11
Duels
Nicolás Paz
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
4
Shots
8.8
Rating
Forwards
Anastasios Douvikas
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Robert Sánchez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Mauro Vigorito
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Alberto Dossena
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kaiki
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
67%
Duel Win %
Willy Kambwala
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jacobo Ramón
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Ivan Smolčić
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
75%
Duel Win %
Edoardo Goldaniga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Adrian Lahdo
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
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samuele Ricci
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jesús Rodríguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Martin Baturina
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jayden Addai
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
02/14/2026 Como 1 - 2 Fiorentina Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
01/27/2026 Fiorentina 1 - 3 Como Coppa Italia Stadio Artemio Franchi
09/21/2025 Fiorentina 1 - 2 Como Serie A Stadio Artemio Franchi
02/16/2025 Fiorentina 0 - 2 Como Serie A Stadio Artemio Franchi
11/24/2024 Como 0 - 2 Fiorentina Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
02/14/2026
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
01/27/2026
Coppa Italia Stadio Artemio Franchi
09/21/2025
Serie A Stadio Artemio Franchi
02/16/2025
Serie A Stadio Artemio Franchi
11/24/2024
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Fiorentina Win
Como Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 7 19 21 9 +12 WBologna 1 - 3 Inter (17-10-2026)WInter 3 - 0 Parma (10-10-2026)DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)WInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)
2 Lazio 7 19 14 4 +10 WJuventus 0 - 3 Lazio (18-10-2026)WLazio 3 - 1 Monza (11-10-2026)WVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)WUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)
3 AS Roma 7 17 16 3 +13 WAS Roma 2 - 0 Genoa (17-10-2026)DComo 0 - 0 AS Roma (11-10-2026)DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)
4 AC Milan 7 15 14 7 +7 WAC Milan 3 - 2 Atalanta (18-10-2026)DSassuolo 1 - 1 AC Milan (11-10-2026)WAC Milan 3 - 0 Lecce (20-09-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)
5 Como 7 14 12 7 +5 WFiorentina 1 - 3 Como (18-10-2026)DComo 0 - 0 AS Roma (11-10-2026)LFrosinone 2 - 0 Como (20-09-2026)WComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)WGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)
6 Frosinone 7 13 13 9 +4 WFrosinone 4 - 2 Sassuolo (16-10-2026)LNapoli 3 - 0 Frosinone (10-10-2026)WFrosinone 2 - 0 Como (20-09-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)WFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)
7 Cagliari 7 13 6 7 -1 LMonza 4 - 0 Cagliari (19-10-2026)DCagliari 1 - 1 Juventus (11-10-2026)WUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)WCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)
8 Juventus 7 11 9 8 +1 LJuventus 0 - 3 Lazio (18-10-2026)DCagliari 1 - 1 Juventus (11-10-2026)WJuventus 2 - 0 Atalanta (20-09-2026)LSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)
9 Napoli 7 10 10 7 +3 LVenezia 1 - 0 Napoli (17-10-2026)WNapoli 3 - 0 Frosinone (10-10-2026)DFiorentina 1 - 1 Napoli (20-09-2026)WNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)LInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)
10 Torino 7 10 10 9 +1 WParma 0 - 3 Torino (19-10-2026)WTorino 2 - 1 Udinese (12-10-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)
11 Atalanta 7 9 10 11 -1 LAC Milan 3 - 2 Atalanta (18-10-2026)WAtalanta 3 - 1 Venezia (12-10-2026)LJuventus 2 - 0 Atalanta (20-09-2026)LAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)LAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)
12 Lecce 7 9 9 12 -3 WUdinese 0 - 3 Lecce (18-10-2026)LLecce 1 - 2 Bologna (11-10-2026)LAC Milan 3 - 0 Lecce (20-09-2026)WLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)LCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)
13 Sassuolo 7 8 12 14 -2 LFrosinone 4 - 2 Sassuolo (16-10-2026)DSassuolo 1 - 1 AC Milan (11-10-2026)LMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)WSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)
14 Monza 7 7 13 15 -2 WMonza 4 - 0 Cagliari (19-10-2026)LLazio 3 - 1 Monza (11-10-2026)WMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)LLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)
15 Bologna 7 5 6 10 -4 LBologna 1 - 3 Inter (17-10-2026)WLecce 1 - 2 Bologna (11-10-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)
16 Udinese 7 4 9 16 -7 LUdinese 0 - 3 Lecce (18-10-2026)LTorino 2 - 1 Udinese (12-10-2026)LUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)LInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)LUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)
17 Genoa 7 4 5 13 -8 LAS Roma 2 - 0 Genoa (17-10-2026)WGenoa 2 - 1 Fiorentina (10-10-2026)LParma 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)LGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)
18 Fiorentina 7 4 8 17 -9 LFiorentina 1 - 3 Como (18-10-2026)LGenoa 2 - 1 Fiorentina (10-10-2026)DFiorentina 1 - 1 Napoli (20-09-2026)WVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)
19 Parma 7 4 4 13 -9 LParma 0 - 3 Torino (19-10-2026)LInter 3 - 0 Parma (10-10-2026)WParma 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2026)LComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)
20 Venezia 7 3 6 16 -10 WVenezia 1 - 0 Napoli (17-10-2026)LAtalanta 3 - 1 Venezia (12-10-2026)LVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)LVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)

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