Como face Cagliari to stay near the top

Having left Naples with a goalless draw and a few regrets, Como return to home soil aiming to extend their unbeaten run to nine matches. A win would lift the Lariani to the brink of the Champions League places. The Sardinians, however, have other ideas: after back-to-back defeats to Sassuolo and Lazio, and with only two points from their last six matches, they haven’t won since 19 September. They need to find a change of gear to avoid slipping towards the foot of the table.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In Como, the two sides have met 24 times in official competitions: 13 wins for Como (most recent: 3–1 in last season’s Serie A), six draws (most recent: 1–1 in Serie B 2022/23) and five wins for Cagliari (most recent: 3–1 in Serie B 2003/04). Como have a perfect home record against the Sardinians in their four Serie A meetings, with an aggregate score of 11–3 in Como’s favour.

DID YOU KNOW?

Cagliari are one of three teams in Serie A 2025/26 who always use all five substitutions; the others are Torino and Bologna

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the first official match between Cesc Fàbregas and Fabio Pisacane. Leonardo Pavoletti has scored once against Como in his career, in Cagliari 2–0 Como on 14 January 2023 in Serie B.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: Smolcic (Como)

REFEREE

PEZZUTO (TEGONI – CAVALLINA) IV: PERRI, VAR: AURELIANO, AVAR: FOURNEAU

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Torino-Como (Monday 24 November, 18.30 CET) Cagliari-Genoa (Saturday 22 November, 15.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)