Serie A | Como 3-2 Verona: Spectacular Cutrone building momentum
COMO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: Patrick Cutrone of Como 1907 celebrates goal with his team-mate Alberto Moreno after scoring the opening during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on September 29, 2024 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Patrick Cutrone of Como (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Como fought hard for their second consecutive Serie A victory with a Patrick Cutrone brace and Andrea Belotti, but Verona were furious at the controversial Tomas Suslov dismissal.

Cesc Fabregas was fresh off his first Serie A victory, a shock 3-2 result away to Atalanta. Hellas lost two on the bounce to Lazio and Torino, with Pawel Dawidowicz starting his two-match ban, Suat Serdar, Abdou Harroui and Juan Manuel Cruz injured.

See how it unfolded on the Liveblog.

Ignace van der Brempt had timid early penalty appeals, but went down too easily when he felt a touch from Darko Lazovic.

Alberto Moreno’s left-foot scorcher from distance was palmed over the bar and Nico Paz saw his cross-shot deflected onto the side-netting from the tightest of angles.

Lorenzo Montipò made a spectacular reaction save from close range on the Nico Paz header, then denied Alberto Moreno’s half-volley, but was grateful to see Sergi Roberto fire wide after a well-worked Como move.

Verona had the ball in the net against the run of play with Casper Tengstedt, but he was offside on the volley at the back post.

Montipò continued to perform heroics on another Nico Paz free header, so the only way he could be beaten was with a massive deflection off Jackson Tchatchoua on the Patrick Cutrone curler, looping it over the helpless goalkeeper.

Straight after the restart, there was chaos when first penalty appeals were ignored for the Sergi Roberto challenge on Darko Lazovic, then Como countered and Nico Paz thumped the near post. However, VAR confirmed Sergi Roberto had trodden on Lazovic’s boot, so the same player converted the penalty.

Lazovic had the chance to turn it around moments later, firing the volley into the stands when unmarked from 14 yards, while Montipò denied Cutrone at the near post.

There was another twist when Tomas Suslov received a rather harsh second yellow card, as he seemed to be in a 50-50 situation with Alieu Fadera at the touchline.

Cutrone restored Como’s lead when running on to an inspired Nico Paz slide-rule pass and smashing in from the edge of the area.

Montipò needed another save on Real Madrid youth product Nico Paz, but Emil Audero got down quickly to push the Ondrej Duda free kick off the line, as it was drilled under the jumping wall.

Como made sure when Montipò parried an initial effort and Luca Mazzitelli generously nodded down the Da Cunha cross for Andrea Belotti’s first Serie A goal in this jersey.

Despite being down to 10 men, Verona did not give in and Mathis Lambourde squirmed a finish through a crowd into the near bottom corner.

Daniel Mosquera threatened an equaliser on the counter-attack, denied by some desperate defending.

Como 3-2 Verona

Cutrone 43, 72 (C), Lazovic pen 53 (V), Belotti 89 (C), Lambourde 94 (V)

Sent off: Suslov 64 (V)

29-09-2024 14:00
MatchDay 6

Player statistic

1st half
Patrick Cutrone
(Assist: Alieu Fadera)
Goal 43'    
2nd half
    48' Yellow card Reda Belahyane
Sergi Roberto Yellow card 51'    
    53' Penalty Darko Lazovic
    61' Yellow card Tomas Suslov
    64' Yellow-Red card Tomas Suslov
Patrick Cutrone
(Assist: Nico Paz)
Goal 72'    
    75' Yellow card Diego Coppola
Máximo Perrone Yellow card 81'    
    84' Yellow card Daniel Mosquera
Andrea Belotti
(Assist: Luca Mazzitelli)
Goal 89'    
    90+4' Goal Mathis Lambourde
(Assist: Jackson Tchatchoua)

Match statistic

72
Possession %
28
24
Total shots
6
11
Shots on target
3
7
Shots off target
2
6
Blocked shots
1
9
Corners
1
2
Offsides
1
10
Fouls
19
Como
Verona

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
18
Defender
77
2
16
Midfielder
85'
23
Midfielder
90'
79
Midfielder
90'
20
Midfielder
7
78'
10
Attacker
78'
1
Goalkeeper
42
Defender
4
Defender
88'
3
Defender
21
Midfielder
46'
8
Midfielder
76'
20
Midfielder
46'
6
Midfielder
11
Attacker
66'
38
31
Attacker

Substitutes

25
Goalkeeper
5
90
Midfielder
93
Defender
3
Defender
6
Midfielder
27
Midfielder
26
Midfielder
15
Defender
11
Attacker
78'
33
Attacker
78'
36
Midfielder
85'
8
Midfielder
90'
14
Attacker
90'
5
Defender
22
Goalkeeper
34
Goalkeeper
12
Defender
15
Defender
80
Attacker
87
Defender
17
Midfielder
72
Attacker
9
Attacker
33
Midfielder
46'
35
Attacker
46'
23
66'
14
76'
7
Attacker
88'

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