Serie A | Como 2-0 Sassuolo: Douvikas at the double for impressive Lariani
ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Tasos Douvikas of Como celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and US Sassuolo at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on October 24, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
Como continue their impressive march, as after Manchester United, they comfortably disposed of Sassuolo 2-0 thanks to a Tasos Douvikas double despite squad rotation.
The Lariani were still buzzing after the extraordinary 4-1 thrashing of Manchester United in the Champions League, but Mattia Liberali joined Trevoh Chalobah, Assane Diao and Jesus Rodriguez on the absentee list, with Moise Kean back on the bench and Samuele Ricci getting his first start.
Sassuolo scraped one point from the previous three rounds, missing Jay Idzes, Fedde Leysen, Daniel Boloca and Ismael Koné, but Cristian Volpato was returning to fitness.
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Como had the ball in the net after seven minutes, but the offside flag went up for Lucas Da Cunha in that wide right role.
Nemanja Matic nodded wide from a free kick, but the hosts had another big chance when Tasos Douvikas tried to squeeze in a shot from the tightest of angles and the deflection bounced off the near post.
Douvikas also forced a tricky save from Stefano Turati, with Maxence Caqueret’s finish too weak, while Benjamin Dominguez curled off target from a promising position.
Bruno Kaiki charged down a Dominguez pull-back with his trailing arm, but as he was falling and it was in a natural position, there was no penalty.
Sassuolo also had a goal disallowed just before half-time, as Kieron Bowie was offside before rolling across for Darryl Bakola to turn in.
Cesc Fabregas was not satisfied and made a triple change during the break, it paid off as Como broke the deadlock within three minutes of the restart.
Caqueret won a tackle at full stretch in midfield and sent Kaiki down the left, rolling across for Douvikas to sweep home. Sassuolo felt it was a foul on Nemanja Matic, but Caqueret got to the ball first.
It was nearly 2-0, as Jayden Addai twisted and turned down the right to force a difficult save from Stefano Turati at the near post, then the follow-up header from Caqueret was deflected wide off Ignace van der Brempt.
That was only a warning, as Kaiki intercepted a pass in midfield and burst down the left, pulling back from the by-line for Douvikas to come sliding in from 10 yards and complete his brace.
Luis Milla really should’ve had a third when prodding wide from 12 yards after Sassuolo panicked playing out from the back, while Jacobo Ramon had a chance charged down in added time.
Douvikas 49, 60 (C)
2nd half
| Anastasios Douvikas (Assist: Maxence Caqueret) |
 |
49' | ||
| Anastasios Douvikas (Assist: Kaiki) |
60' | |||
| 63' |  |
Domenico Berardi | ||
| Yan Couto | 65' | |||
| 87' | Ignace Van Der Brempt | |||
| Luis Milla | 90+1' |
Como
Sassuolo
1
Goalkeeper
16
Defender
2
Defender
53
Defender
46'
27
Defender
67'
20
Midfielder
46'
8
Midfielder
5
Midfielder
21
Midfielder
46'
9
Attacker
7
Attacker
89'
80
Goalkeeper
15
Defender
5
Defender
20
Defender
33
Defender
62'
50
Midfielder
18
Midfielder
62'
17
Midfielder
86'
25
Attacker
62'
10
Attacker
74'
9
Attacker
18
Defender
22
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
97
Goalkeeper
3
Defender
10
Midfielder
6
Midfielder
46'
42
Attacker
46'
4
Defender
46'
28
Defender
67'
15
Midfielder
89'
6
Defender
12
Goalkeeper
8
Defender
42
Midfielder
77
Attacker
49
Goalkeeper
55
Midfielder
26
Defender
19
Attacker
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