🔥Como unbeaten at home, 1-0 ends penalty curse🎯 Zaniolo goal❌ VAR | OneFootball

Another victory and another clean sheet at home. Como wins again thanks to its captain Da Cunha and confirms its positive home trend.

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Without Nico Paz, who came on in the second half due to some physical problems that have affected him in recent days, the Larians break the penalty curse, scoring from the spot in Serie A after 23 years, and secure sixth place, moving to within 2 points of Juventus while awaiting the match against Lecce.

Como confirms itself as unstoppable at home: this season, 5 wins and 3 draws on home turf, just 3 goals conceded and no defeats, just like Napoli and Juventus.

Udinese's rough patch continues, suffering their second defeat in the last three matches: only one point in the last 270 minutes for Runjaic's men.

⚠️ Nico Paz OUT, Fabregas: "Here's how he's doing"

COMO (4-2-3-1): Butez; Van Der Brempt, Kempf, Ramon, Moreno; Perrone, Caqueret; Vojvoda, Da Cunha, Rodriguez; Douvikas. Coach: Fabregas

UDINESE (3-5-2): Padelli; Kristensen, Kabasele, Bertola; Zanoli, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp, Kamara; Zaniolo, Davis. Coach: Runjaic

Nico Paz is not in the starting eleven, beginning the match on the bench. Cesc Fabregas explains the reasons for his exclusion to DAZN microphones.

"Why isn't he playing? Because he's not good enough (laughs, ed.). He hasn't trained all week. After Lecce, he didn't recover well physically. He had a problem with his quadriceps, then his glute, then his hamstring. Then he had diarrhea the last two days. Too many things. He's fine, he can come in, but he hasn't trained all week. The last time he did was in Rome, where he had been sick for three days and wasn't at his best. Today is an opportunity for other players, he can come on during the game."

💥 Como BREAKS the PENALTY curse

Como takes the lead and breaks the penalty taboo. Fabregas' team takes advantage of a mistake by Piotrowski, who stops a series of quick exchanges between Alberto Moreno and Da Cunha by blatantly holding the Spaniard.

It is the captain himself who steps up to the spot, beats Padelli, and puts Como ahead.

More than 23 years after the last time, Como has scored again from the penalty spot in Serie A after 6 consecutive misses by Caccia, Amoruso, Amoruso, Cutrone, Nico Paz, and Morata.

Before Da Cunha's, the last penalty scored by Como in Serie A was by Carbone against Reggina on September 29, 2002.

🧨 Zaniolo SHOW, VAR ❌ the goal

Zaniolo puts on a show at the Sinigaglia. Udinese's number 10 receives the ball in the heart of the penalty area and beats Butez with a brilliant dribble, shifting the ball from his left to his right foot before slotting it into the net.

The referee initially lets play continue, but then disallows the goal after a VAR review: Zaniolo's starting position was offside. The score remains 1-0 for Como.

💥 Douvikas 'smashes' the crossbar

After almost conceding the 1-1 goal, Como comes close to doubling their lead.

A series of rebounds in Udinese's penalty area ends with a shot from Douvikas, who with his left foot hits the crossbar from close range with a powerful strike.

👏 STANDING OVATION for Nico Paz

One of the most anticipated moments at the Sinigaglia for Como fans comes in the 69th minute of the match.

Fabregas calls Caqueret to the bench and sends Nico Paz onto the pitch: applause from the entire stadium for the entrance of Como's number ten.

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