Como win 3-1 in Florence with Nico Paz in fine form and Liberali on the scoresheet

At the Franchi, on matchday 7 of Serie A, Fiorentina 1-3 Como

In the seventh round of Serie A, Cesc Fabregas's Como won 3-1 away to Paolo Vanoli's Fiorentina. The teams are now 10 points apart, with Como on 14 and Fiorentina second from bottom on four. Former Fiorentina player Kean was absent through injury, and Como played between two Champions League fixtures. They lost to Feyenoord this week and will host Manchester United next week, so Fabregas made measured changes to his starting line-up, with Liberali and Caqueret among the starters.

The first half brought chances at both ends before Como struck twice in quick succession just after the half-hour mark. Liberali scored his first Serie A goal (Fiorentina protested over a challenge by Milla on Goncalves at the start of the move), then Nico Paz headed in. Fiorentina surged forward and Pongracic scored before finding the net again, only for his second goal to be ruled out for offside. The second half offered less, and Douvikas's goal in the 56th minute, assisted by Nico Paz, the best player on the pitch, effectively settled the contest.

Fiorentina-Como 1-3

Scorers: 32' Liberali (C), 36' Nico Paz (C), 42' Pongracic (F), 56' Douvikas (C)

Goals and highlights
92' - Ramon reaches the ball ahead of Beto to keep Como's goal safe
78' - Fagioli tries again. Butez turns his effort behind for a corner
76' - Butez denies Fagioli
75' - With the goal wide open, Njie heads against the post
66' - Kaiki has a chance to score a fourth goal, but Pongracic blocks his shot
61' - De Gea saves Caqueret's effort before Liberali tries his luck on the rebound and the ball goes behind for a corner
56' - Nico Paz leads a brilliant counter-attack and sets upDouvikas, whose right-footed shot goes through the legs of an uncertain De Gea
53' - Fiorentina have another chance, butNdour wastes it with a weak left-footed shot that Butez saves easily
48' - Early in the second half, Fagioli plays in Njie, who lifts the ball over the onrushing Butez and narrowly wide
45' + 4' first half - Mastantuono's perfect left-footed free-kick reaches the far post, where Pongracic volleys in the equaliser with his right foot. After a lengthy VAR review, the goal is ruled out for offside
43' - From an angle, Mastantuono hits a right-footed shot just wide of the post
42' - Jimenez hits a right-footed shot that takes a deflection behind for a corner. Pongracic scores amid a scramble from the resulting corner
36' - Valle crosses and Nico Paz rises to head into the net, doubling the visitors' lead
32' - Liberali controls the ball and beats De Gea with a left-footed shot to the far post. But there are doubts about the start of Como's move after a questionable challenge by Millaon Goncalves
30' - Mastantuono picks out Pellegrino with a fine pass, but a remarkable defensive intervention from Ramon takes the sting out of the shot and makes Butez's save easier
25' - De Gea turns Nico Paz's header behind for a corner
17' - Goncalves tries his luck, but Butez denies him
15' - Da Cunha has a go and De Gea palms the ball behind for a corner. Douvikas and Liberali both have chances from the corner
11' - Goncalves finds Fagioli, who dribbles past his man before shooting. His effort takes a deflection behind for a corner
10' - A fine through ball from Goncalves finds Njie, but he cannot get a shot away

Official line-ups and match details
Fiorentina-Como 1-3

Scorers: 32' Liberali (C), 36' Nico Paz (C), 42' Pongracic (F), 56' Douvikas (C)

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Jimenez (69' Dodò), Dragusin, Pongracic, Viery (63' Valdepenas); Ndour (79' Beto), Fagioli; Mastantuono (69' Brescianini), Goncalves (63' Gnonto), Njie; Pellegrino. Manager: Vanoli

Como (4-2-3-1): Butez; Smolcic, Kempf, Chalobah (13' Ramon), Valle (46' Kaiki); Milla, Da Cunha (83' Ricci); Liberali (83' Kambwala), Paz (61' Perrone), Caqueret; Douvikas. Manager: Fabregas

Referee: Di Bello
Booked: Valle (C), Nico Paz (C), Ramon (C), Ndour (F), Mastantuono (F, on the bench)
Sent off: -

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Official line-ups and match details

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