Como away against Verona to fight for fourth place
The battle for a Champions League spot continues at the Bentegodi with Verona vs. Como. Fabregas’ side are coming off a draw against Napoli and now must win to keep their hopes for fourth place alive. For Verona, despite their relegation being confirmed, they proved against Juventus last week that they intend to stay competitive until the very end.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
There have been 17 previous official matches in Verona: 8 wins for Verona (most recent 6-0, 2009/10 Serie C Coppa Italia), 6 draws (most recent 1-1, 2024/25 Serie A) and 3 wins for Como (most recent 0-2, 2010/11 Lega Pro).
DID YOU KNOW?
Verona were mathematically relegated to Serie B at the end of the last matchday: the Gialloblù have 20 points in the table, 12 points behind Lecce in 19th place.
Como are one win away from their all-time record for wins in a Serie A season: they have secured 17 wins so far; the record dates back to 1950/51 (18).
Should they beat Verona, Como could mathematically qualify for the current European competitions for the first time in their history.
Only Pisa (63) and Torino (58) have conceded more goals than Verona (57) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
Verona are the Serie A side who have scored the fewest goals in the second halves (9).
Verona is the 2025/26 Serie A side that commits the most fouls on average (15.9) and receives the most yellow cards (79).
Verona is the 2025/26 Serie A side with the fewest different goalscorers (10, the same as Torino).
Only Pisa (21.9) on average wins more aerial duels than Verona (21.3) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
Only Roma (10) concedes fewer first-half goals than Como (12) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
Only Inter (19) and Juventus (13) score more headed goals than Como (10, the same as Roma and Cagliari) in the 2025/26 Serie A season
Only Inter (13%) and Roma (11.9%) convert a higher percentage of shots into goals than Como (11.8%) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.
COACHES and PLAYERS
Paolo Sammarco and Cesc Fabregas face each other for the first time in a competitive match.
Kieron Bowie scores against Juventus: the Scottish striker’s third goal in Serie A.
DISCIPLINEÂ
Suspended: Ramon (Como)
Cautioned: Orban, Nelsson, Al-Musrati, Akpa Akpro, Gagliardini (Verona); Da Cunha, Addai (Como)
REFEREE
DI BELLO (LO CICERO – BERCIGLI) IV: BONACINA, VAR: CAMPLONE, AVAR: LA PENNA
UPCOMING MATCHES
Inter-Verona (Tbd)
Como-Parma (Tbd)
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