Como head to Udine as they continue to dream

Udinese vs. Como and Inter vs. Monza will kick off the 2026/27 Serie A season. At the Bluenergy Stadium, both sides will be looking to build on recent progress: Udinese are aiming to raise the bar after two encouraging seasons, while Como, one of last season's surprise packages, are determined to keep dreaming big.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 15 official meetings between the two sides in Udine: 7 Udinese wins (the latest a 1-0 victory in Serie A 2024/25), 6 draws (the latest a 0-0 draw in Serie A 2025/26) and 2 Como wins (the latest a 0-1 victory in Serie C 1967/68).

Udinese have not won on Matchday 1 in Serie A since 2019/20 (1-0 against Milan). In the following six openers, they have recorded 3 draws and 3 defeats.

DID YOU KNOW?

Udinese are making their 32nd consecutive Serie A appearance since 1995/96: during this period, only Inter, Milan, Lazio and Roma have also featured in every season.

Como are making their third consecutive Serie A appearance: this had not happened since the five-season run between 1984/85 and 1988/89.

Como have not scored in Udine for 208 minutes: their last goal was scored by Music in the 3-2 defeat on 19 April 2003, in Serie A.

Como's last win in Udine dates back to 11 February 1968 (1-0 in Serie C, with Giuseppe Cattaneo scoring the decisive goal in the 85th minute).

Udinese have reached the Coppa Italia Round of 32: in their first official match of the season, they eliminated Padova 1-0 at Bluenergy Stadium, with Davis scoring the only goal.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Kosta Runjaic and Cesc Fabregas will meet for the fourth time in an official match: the record stands at 2 wins for the Como coach and 1 draw. This will be the seventh official meeting between a German and a Spanish coach in Serie A: 3 wins for the former, 2 for the latter and 1 draw.

Cesc Fabregas is one of 6 coaches to manage a club they previously played for, alongside Aquilani (Sassuolo), Pisacane (Cagliari), Chivu (Inter), Allegri (Napoli) and Abate (Torino).

Jean Butez and Anastasios Douvikas featured in every Serie A match in 2025/26: 38 appearances out of 38, alongside Svilar (Roma), Adopo and Caprile (Cagliari), Colombo (Genoa), Laurientè (Sassuolo) and Falcone (Lecce).

Only Evan Ndicka (269) and Ylber Ramadani (254) made more recoveries than Oumar Solet (249) in the 2025/26 season.

No player had more shots on target than Nico Paz (46) in the 2025/26 season.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: Kabasele (2) (Udinese)

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

ARENA (MONDIN – LAUDATO) IV: CHIFFI VAR: CAMPLONE AVAR: RUTELLA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Monza-Udinese (29/8, 18.30)

Napoli-Como (30/8, 18.30)

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