🔥 Como comeback, reach quarter-finals after 40 years: Viola 3-1, Douvikas and Piccoli injured 🚑 | OneFootball

Como continues to make history. Cesc Fabregas' team conquers the Franchi, beating Fiorentina 3-1 and, after 40 years and for the second time, secures qualification for the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.

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The Larians secure their spot by coming from behind, overturning the initial deficit scored by Piccoli with a shot from inside the penalty area assisted by the new arrival Fabbian.

Como loses Douvikas to an ankle injury but finds the comeback thanks to a first-half goal from Sergi Roberto, who scores the winning tap-in from close range, and in the second half from substitutes Nico Paz and Alvaro Morata, who returns to scoring after eight months.

Como advances to the quarter-finals, then, for the second time in its history and will face Conte's Napoli at the Maradona on February 10th in a single-elimination match.

🔥 Como's Triple: Kuhn SHOW, Morata returns and scores

Como seals the deal in the 91st minute with the 3-1 goal scored by Alvaro Morata.

The Spaniard returns from injury and finds the net for the first time in eight months: his last goal was on May 24, 2025, wearing the Galatasaray shirt.

The main protagonist is Kuhn, who after a great run in the opponent's half serves Morata a ball to push into the net.

🚑 Piccoli KO: muscle injury and substitution 🔄

Bad news for Fiorentina: Piccoli forced to leave the field due to injury in the 66th minute.

The Viola striker suffered a muscle problem: replaced by Gudmundsson, he will undergo instrumental tests in the coming hours to assess the extent of the injury.

Christensen SHOCK 😱 Nico Paz goal and comeback 🔥

Como completes the comeback at the Franchi with Nico Paz's ninth goal of the season.

Fortini tries to clear but inadvertently serves Nico Paz, who shoots with his left foot and takes advantage of a bad mistake by Christensen.

The goalkeeper lets the ball slip under his body, intervening clumsily, and gifts the 2-1 goal to the Argentine gem.

🚑 STOP Douvikas and substitution: Nico Paz comes on

Como loses Douvikas in the 29th minute of the first half due to injury.

The Greek striker injures his ankle and is forced to come off: Nico Paz comes on in his place.

💥 Douvikas hits the post, Sergi Roberto tap-in: Como equalizes

In the 12th minute, Como equalizes. Following a corner kick, Douvikas jumps higher than Ndour and hits the inside of the post.

The ball stays on the goal line, with Sergi Roberto quickest to slot it into the empty net.

✅ Fabbian immediately, Piccoli goal: 1-0 Fiorentina

Fiorentina unlocks the match after seven minutes thanks to a combination between new signing Fabbian and Piccoli.

The former Bologna player crosses to the center where the striker hits first time, powerfully and precisely, beating Butez.

💥 Como Sporting Director: "Nico Paz? Medium-term project"

Como's sporting director Carlalberto Ludi spoke to Mediaset microphones before the Coppa Italia clash against Fiorentina.

"Nico Paz? First of all, we're working with him and enjoying him. We have a medium-term project with him: everyone said Real would buy him back at the end of last season, we hope to continue with him for a long time."

🙏 De Gea's tribute to Commisso

Giuseppe Commisso, son of Rocco and officially the new president of Fiorentina as of this afternoon, is present at the Franchi together with his mother Catherine.

The two received a bouquet of flowers from Fiorentina captain David De Gea before the match.

🔍 Mandragora and Dodò OUT: the reason

Mandragora and Dodo miss Fiorentina-Como: both Viola players are absent due to injury.

Mandragora is suffering from lower back pain, while Dodo suffered a contusion to his right thigh which prevented him from being available today.

✅ The OFFICIAL line-ups

FIORENTINA (4-1-4-1): Christensen; Fortini, Ranieri, Comuzzo, Balbo; Ndour; Harrison, Fabbian, Brescianini, Fazzini; Piccoli. Coach: Vanoli.

COMO (4-2-3-1): Butez; Van Der Brempt, Ramon, D.Carlos, Moreno; S.Roberto, Da Cunha; Kuhn, Caqueret, Rodriguez; Douvikas. Coach: Cesc Fabregas.

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