Como vs Manchester United 4-1

Como beat Manchester United 4-1 at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia after taking an early lead and pulling clear after the break. Nico Paz set the tone in the 2nd minute and Como never let go of the match.

Paz opened the scoring in the 2nd minute from Lucas Da Cunha’s pass to make it 1-0, and that was the half-time score. United did not respond before the interval, although Andrey Santos was booked on 25 minutes and then taken off at half-time.

Como doubled the lead in the 49th minute when Anastasios Douvikas turned in Nico Paz’s assist for 2-0, then Paz scored his second of the match on 57 minutes to make it 3-0. Manchester United made two changes at half-time and later sent on Joshua Zirkzee in the 67th minute, but Como kept the margin under control. Kaiki Bruno, who had come on in the 69th minute, supplied the pass for Jacobo Ramón to make it 4-0 on 76 minutes. United got a late goal in the first minute of stoppage time, when Zirkzee, who had come on in the 67th minute, scored from the 45th-minute substitute Amad Diallo, but the score remained 4-1.

The numbers backed Como’s win. They had 55% of the ball, 665 passes to United’s 546 and 2.12 expected goals to 1.11. United had more shots, 13 to 11, but Como put 8 of theirs on target to United’s 4 and also won 3 more corners, 4-1, while the home side’s defence allowed only 1 away goal.

Como had one booking, Marc-Oliver Kempf on 84 minutes. United had three yellow cards, for Andrey Santos on 25 minutes, Carlos Baleba on 50 minutes and Shea Lacey on 86 minutes. There were no red cards.