🧨Roma comeback stuns Como: 2-1 for fourth place! 🟥 Wesley foul? | OneFootball

Como comes from behind to beat Roma 2-1: responding to Malen's penalty (7') caused by a setup error, are goals from Douvikas (59') and Diego Carlos (79'). Fabregas' team allows Roma only 3 shots in the first half (none in the second) and shoots 22 times, justifying the victory.

The turning point in the game was Wesley's expulsion at 65' for a double booking: a controversial decision since, apparently, the foul seems more to be Rensch's. The Larians move to 4th place alone with 54 points, one more than Juventus while the Giallorossi remain at 51.

Como starts strong but a setup error by Sergi Roberto leads Diego Carlos to foul El Shaarawy (returning after 2 months): Malen takes the penalty and scores his 7th goal in the league. The Larians, playing with a 3-man defense and without a striker, still find several shots: Svilar saves against Paz and Valle, and near the end of the half, Ramon narrowly misses equalizing with a deflection just past the post.

At the start of the second half, Fabregas returns to a 4-2-3-1 formation by bringing in Douvikas and Diao who change the game: Douvikas scores the 1-1 with an assist from Valle, the Greek is kept onside by Roma's line moving late. The teams stretch with the Giallorossi trying on the counter but Wesley's expulsion changes everything at 65': a double booking for the Brazilian causing protests, as it seems Rensch committed the punishable contact.

With 11 vs 10, Como goes on the attack and finds the 2-1 with Diego Carlos: a goal from Svilar's short rebound after a shot by Smolcic. In the end, Da Cunha also hits the crossbar but the score remains unchanged.

🧨 Diego Carlos makes it 2-1! Como's assault

MINUTE 79 - Como pushes with 11 vs 10 and finds the goal after several attempts: Smolcic's shot in the area, Svilar rebounds short and Diego Carlos scores the 2-1 with a tap-in. It's his first goal in Serie A on his 33rd birthday.

🟥 Double yellow for Wesley, but was it Rensch's foul?

MINUTE 64 - The entry of Diao creates concern for Roma's defense and leads to Wesley's expulsion: the forward wins a challenge with Rensch, heads towards the area and makes contact with both Wesley and Rensch. The referee expels the Brazilian for a double booking.

A decision with some doubt according to Luca Marelli: "It seems Wesley doesn't make the contact while Rensch holds the shirt".

VAR can intervene in case of a change of person and proceeds with overruling through an OFR

💣 Douvikas makes it 1-1! The defense moves late

MINUTE 59 - Valle serves Douvikas in depth, Hermoso and Rensch move late, giving the forward plenty of time to shoot near Svilar: the shot goes through his legs and Como makes it 1-1.

Douvikas reaches 10 goals in Serie A: he is the third player in double digits in the league after Lautaro and Hojlund.

♻️ Fabregas returns to 4-2-3-1: forwards come in

MINUTE 46 - After starting with a 3-man defense and no striker, Fabregas returns to the 4-2-3-1 formation with the entries of Douvikas and Diao replacing Kempf and Sergi Roberto.

❗How did it not go in? Ramon nearly equalizes

MINUTE 38 - A slightly deflected cross by Da Cunha and Ramon deflects in, the shot gives the optical illusion of a goal and even seeing the replay it seems there is no "light" between the ball and the post.

💥 Sparks between Malen and S. Roberto: they clash

MINUTE 26 - Sparks between Malen and Sergi Roberto: the Como midfielder wants to take a quick free kick but the Roma forward snatches the ball. The two "clash" and Sergi Roberto pushes Malen to free himself. The referee warns them, focusing on Malen.

👀 Mancini's handball? Then SUPER Svilar 🧤

MINUTE 13 - Como pushes forward looking for an equalizer and asks for a penalty for a handball by Mancini, the referee lets play continue and according to Marelli it's the right choice: "There was a touch with the right arm on Da Cunha's shot, but it came from a deflection and the arm is in a natural position".

Soon after Svilar saves the result: Smolcic recovers the ball forward and serves Nico Paz, the shot is close but the Roma goalkeeper makes a great save. A save worth 0.24xG.

🤯 Malen scores on penalty: 1-0! Sergi Roberto-D. Carlos error

MINUTE 7 - A light mistake by Como in setup: Sergi Roberto misses the pass to Diego Carlos who is anticipated by El Shaarawy, the defender trips him and commits a penalty foul.

Opinion shared by Luca Marelli: "El Shaarawy anticipates and Diego Carlos plants his foot, there's a trip". Malen takes the penalty and sends Butez the wrong way, scoring his 7th goal in 9 Serie A matches with Roma.

🆕 Roma with new sponsor

 Roma takes the field with a new sponsor: Eurobet, a deal until 2029 that will bring the Giallorossi 13/14 million euros per season (with possible bonuses).  

✅ OFFICIAL line-ups

COMO (3-4-2-1): Butez; Diego Carlos, Ramon, Kempf; Smolcic, Da Cunha, Sergi Roberto, Alex Valle; Paz, Caqueret; Baturina.

ROMA (3-4-1-2): Svilar; Ghilardi, Mancini, Hermoso; Celik, Cristante, Koné, Wesley; Pellegrini; El Shaarawy, Malen

El Shaarawy returns to the field after not playing since January 13 in the Coppa Italia; Ndicka, on the other hand, is suspended. Como opts for a formation without a striker, featuring Caqueret.

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