With a goal and an assist, Nico Paz fires Como to victory over Juventus | OneFootball

Nico Paz is a diamond in the rough. He was shaped by Real Madrid but needed to leave to finish polishing himself. And under the guidance of Cesc Fábregas, carrying the Barcelona Masía school with him, he found the place to complete his development at Como in Italy. So much so, that with his goal and assist this Sunday in the 2-0 win against Juventus, he became the most decisive player of the season in Serie A.

Wearing the number 10, Nico Paz is the quality leap for a squad that, among other names, added Álvaro Morata to the attack this season. But the Argentine was the undisputed protagonist in ending the ‘Vecchia Signora’s’ unbeaten run.

First, like a scientist in a spectacular set-piece play from the corner. Nico Paz played it short to the Frenchman Lucas Da Cunha and ran behind him to receive a backheel that left the ball for a precise cross on the run to the far post, where the German Marc-Oliver Kempf only had to tap it in. A stunning goal.

Already in the second half, the left-footer took center stage to seal the result. In the 79th minute, on a counterattack where he used his long stride, he entered the box, left his marker behind with a feint, and unleashed a spectacular left-footed shot, with no wind-up, that flew into the far corner past goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio.

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