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ComoNobody handed Como this one. They came to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday and outworked, outpossessed, and ultimately outscored a Napoli side that looked confused by the occasion. Final score: 2-1 to the visitors, and it wasn't really that close.
Our pre-match read made Napoli the favorite at 42% — and given Como's relative standing in Serie A, that felt reasonable. It wasn't.
Como Set the Tone Early
The game's first real statement came in the 17th minute. Assane Diao worked the ball into Martin Baturina, who finished to put Como ahead. It was exactly the kind of goal that tells you which team came ready to play. Como had the run of the place from the start, and Napoli's 9 offsides — yes, nine — tell you how disjointed their forward play was all night.
Napoli leveled in the 30th minute through Rasmus Højlund, set up by Amir Rrahmani. For a moment, the Maradona found its voice. But that moment lasted exactly four minutes.
In the 34th, Baturina returned the favor — this time as provider — threading a ball through for Anastasios Douvikas, who made no mistake. Cabal, that was the moment the match died as a contest. Napoli had barely processed the equalizer before they were behind again, and the remaining hour of football never really threatened to change that.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo picked up a yellow card in the 37th minute, just to complete a miserable first half for the hosts.
The Numbers Don't Lie
Como finished the night with 57.7% possession, 21 shots to Napoli's 13, and 6 shots on target compared to just 2 for the home side. Those aren't the numbers of a team that came to defend and nick something — they're the numbers of a team that controlled a match from start to finish.
Napoli's save count of 4 against Como's 1 tells the same story from the other end. The hosts were the busier goalkeeper by a wide margin.
What Now for Both Sides
Qué resultado for Como, who came in with four wins from their last five and leave Naples with five. They look like a team with genuine belief and a system that can hurt anyone in this league. Baturina, in particular, had a hand in both goals and looks increasingly like the player who makes this team tick.
For Napoli, the questions are real. They're now two wins, two losses in their last four, and the Maradona offered them no advantage tonight. Thirteen shots but only two on target is a conversion problem. Nine offsides is a structure problem. And conceding twice inside a 17-minute window after going level is a mentality problem — or at least it will feel that way to the staff watching the tape back.
The question now is whether this was a bad night or a sign of something deeper. Como won't be the last team to expose Napoli's high line and punish them on the counter.
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