Como 1907 faced off against Udinese in matchday 18 of Serie A, claiming a narrow 1-0 win at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium. Lucas Da Cunha was the key player, sealing the victory with a penalty kick in the 17th minute of the first half.
Despite efforts from Anastasios Douvikas to extend the lead, the crossbar denied him a goal in the 59th minute of the second half.
Lucas Da Cunha stood out as the man of the match, scoring the only goal, while Jesús Rodríguez also had a notable performance, attempting four shots on target.
Como 1907’s coach, Francesc Fàbregas Soler, lined up the team in a 4-5-1 formation, featuring Jean Butez in goal; Ignace Van Der Brempt, Jacobo Ramón, Marc Kempf, and Alberto Moreno in defense; Máximo Perrone, Maxence Caqueret, Mërgim Vojvoda, Lucas Da Cunha, and Jesús Rodríguez in midfield; and Anastasios Douvikas leading the attack.
Conversely, Kosta Runjaic set Udinese up in a 3-5-2 formation, with Daniele Padelli as the goalkeeper; Thomas Kristensen, Christian Kabasele, and Nicoló Bertola in defense; Alessandro Zanoli, Jakub Piotrowski, Jesper Karlström, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, and Hassane Kamara in the midfield; while Nicolò Zaniolo and Keinan Davis were the forwards.
Referee Alberto Arena oversaw the match.
In upcoming fixtures, Como 1907 will host AC Milan, while Udinese will be traveling to Torino.
As a result of this match, Como 1907 now has 30 points and occupies the sixth position in the standings, while Udinese sits at 11th place with 22 points.
Substitutions for Como 1907
67’ 2H – Maxence Caqueret replaced by Nicolás Paz
78’ 2H – Jesús Rodríguez went out for Nicolas Kühn and Alberto Moreno was substituted by Álex Valle
88’ 2H – Mërgim Vojvoda was replaced by Stefan Posch
89’ 2H – Ignace Van Der Brempt went out for Ivan Smolcic
Bookings for Como 1907:
21’ 2H – Jesús Rodríguez (Unsporting behavior)
Substitutions for Udinese
45’ 2H – Hassane Kamara replaced by Lennon Miller
74’ 2H – Christian Kabasele went out for Oumar Solet and Jakub Piotrowski for Kingsley Ehizibue
79’ 2H – Alessandro Zanoli was substituted by Iker Bravo
84’ 2H – Jurgen Ekkelenkamp replaced by Idrissa Gueye
Bookings for Udinese:
31’ 1H – Hassane Kamara (Unsporting behavior)
25’ 2H – Christian Kabasele (Repeated fouls)
41’ 2H – Kingsley Ehizibue (Unsporting behavior)