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Como Beat Fiorentina 3-1 in Florence as Nico Paz Scores Again

Mattia Liberali scored on his first start, Nico Paz headed a second four minutes later and Anastasios Douvikas sealed a 3-1 win at Fiorentina that put Como fourth in Serie A.

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Como Beat Fiorentina 3-1 in Florence as Nico Paz Scores Again

Key points

  • Como climbed to fourth in Serie A on Sunday with a 3-1 win at Fiorentina, and the game was won in four first-half minutes.
  • Fiorentina pulled one back before halftime.
  • Any comeback ended in the 56th minute.

Como climbed to fourth in Serie A on Sunday with a 3-1 win at Fiorentina, and the game was won in four first-half minutes. Mattia Liberali put Como ahead in the 32nd minute on his first start for the club, curling a finish into the far corner for his first Serie A goal. Four minutes later Alex Valle crossed from the left and Nico Paz headed the second back across David de Gea.

Fiorentina pulled one back before halftime. Marin Pongracic fired in a rebound from a corner in the 42nd minute, his first Serie A goal, and the same player then had a second goal ruled out after a four-minute VAR check for offside in stoppage time.

De Gea's error ends the contest

Any comeback ended in the 56th minute. Anastasios Douvikas shot tamely at goal, and the ball went through the legs of former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea to make it 3-1. Como, coached by Cesc Fabregas, saw the game out from there.

Fourth place, and a run ended

The win is Como's first in four matches in all competitions, after a stall that brought a 2-0 loss at Frosinone, a goalless draw at home to 10-man Roma and a 3-2 defeat at Feyenoord in the Champions League. It lifts them to fourth in Serie A. Fiorentina stay in the relegation zone on four points. Liberali's opener was also the first Serie A goal scored by an Italian for Como since Patrick Cutrone in May 2025.

Timeline

  1. Oct 18, 2026Liberali scores on his first start in the 32nd minute and Paz heads Como's second four minutes later, before Pongracic pulls one back for Fiorentina.
  2. Oct 18, 2026Douvikas makes it 3-1 in the 56th minute as his shot goes through De Gea's legs, and Como climb to fourth in Serie A.

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