Como against Torino to all but secure survival

Como and Torino will meet at the Sinigaglia at 18:00 CEST. After their draw against Empoli and derby victory over Monza last time out, the hosts are aiming for another three points to all but secure survival. Torino, meanwhile, could go seven games unbeaten. The Granata haven’t lost since 14 February, earning twelve points from their last six matches. Their objective is to remain in the top half of the table.

HEAD TO HEAD

Torino are unbeaten in 20 of their last 22 Serie A games against Como (W12 D8), keeping 12 clean sheets in the process. Como won their last home match against Torino in Serie A: 1-0 on 24 May 2003 with a goal by Mirko Benin; the Lariani have recorded two clean sheets in their last three games at the Sinigaglia against the Granata in the topflight, as many as in their previous 10 games at this stadium against them in the tournament.

DID YOU KNOW?

Torino are unbeaten in 18 matches against newly promoted teams in Serie A (W10 D8), recording 11 clean sheets in the period; their last defeat against these teams dates to 12 February 2022 against Venezia. Como have drawn their last two league games at the Sinigaglia (against Venezia and Empoli, both 1-1), the last time they recorded three consecutive home draws in Serie A dates to the period between December 1987 and January 1988 (the first of which was against Torino). No team has recorded fewer clean sheets than Como this Serie A season: three, tied with Monza. The Lariani have conceded goals in 12 of their last 13 league games, their only clean sheet in the period came on 16 February against Fiorentina at the Franchi. Torino are unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 league games (W4 D9), losing only against Bologna on 14 February. More specifically, in 2025 no team has drawn more matches than the Granata in the Big-5 European leagues: eight out of 13, level with Venezia. Only Roma (15) are on a longer current streak of scoring in consecutive games than Torino (12) among the teams currently in Serie A. The Granata have not scored in more consecutive league matches since May 2017 (14). Como are the team that have conceded the most goals in the second half (32) in this Serie A season, on the other hand Torino has scored 50% of their goals in the last half hour of play (18/36), only Genoa (59%) has a higher %.

PLAYERS

19-year-old Assane Diao is the first player in Como's history to have scored more than five goals as an Under-20 in Serie A (six goals for him). Since the start of 2025, only Mateo Retegui (10) has more goals than the 2005-born player in Serie A: six, level with Moise Kean, Artem Dovbyk and Nikola Krstovic. Torino is the team that has scored the most goals with their midfielders in 2025 in Serie A: 11 of the 17 goals scored by the Granata this year– ​​Eljif Elmas (4), Gvidas Gineitis (3) Nikola Vlasic (3), Cesare Casadei (1).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Ricci (Torino) Cautioned: Moreno, Perrone, Strefezza, Sergi Roberto, Fabregas (Como); Coco, Lazaro (Torino)

REFEREE

MARCENARO (BINDONI – BIFFI) IV: RUTELLA, VAR: AURELIANO, AVAR: GUIDA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Lecce-Como (Saturday 19 April, 15.00 CEST) Torino-Udinese (Monday 21 April 12.30 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)