Como travel to Genoa to boost top-four prospects

After their painful exit from the Coppa Italia, Como return to league action hoping to bounce back from a mini-slump that has yielded just one point from their last three matches, and to capitalise on the clash between AC Milan and Juventus.

Genoa, however, are targeting a third straight win after beating Pisa and Sassuolo, as they look to all but secure survival in front of their fans.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The official head-to-head record between the two sides in Genoa stands at 15 meetings: 8 Rossoblù wins (the most recent 2-1, Serie B 2001/02), 6 draws (the most recent 1-1, Serie A 2024/25) and 1 Como victory (0-1, Serie B 2003/04).

DID YOU KNOW?

Genoa have collected 9 points in their last 5 Serie A matches: their best run of the season with 3 wins and 2 defeats (matched only by the period 03/01–25/01, with 2 wins and 3 draws). Their last defeat came on 06/04 (Juventus 2-0 Genoa). Genoa have gone without a draw since 15 February (Cremonese 0-0 Genoa). In the subsequent 8 matchdays, 4 wins and 4 defeats for the Grifone.

For the third consecutive year, Genoa sit on 39 points after 33 matchdays. To find a better return at this stage of the season in Serie A, you have to go back to 2015/16: 40 points from 33 matches.

Como have collected just 1 point in their last 3 Serie A matches: their longest winless run of the season. Como's last win came on 22/03 (Como 5-0 Pisa).

Como are 2 wins away from their all-time record for victories in a single Serie A season: they have claimed 16 so far, with the record standing at 18, set in 1950/51. Their all-time points record, however, has already been equalled (it would also have been 58 in the 1950/51 season, had a win been worth 3 points).

Genoa are the 2025/26 Serie A side that concedes the fewest goals between the 76th minute and the 90th minute, excluding stoppage time (1, level with Lazio).

The two sides that have taken the most penalties in the 2025/26 Serie A season meet at the Luigi Ferraris (9 for the Rossoblù, 7 for the Lariani, level with Milan and Pisa).

Only Inter (78) have scored more goals than Como (57, level with Milan) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Inter (13%) have a better shot-to-goal conversion rate than Como (11.94%) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Roma (10) have conceded fewer first-half goals than Como (12) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the first official meeting between Daniele De Rossi and Cesc Fàbregas.

Caleb Ekuban is the 2025/26 Serie A player who has come off the bench the most times (22, level with Amin Sarr and Konan N'Dri).

Lorenzo Colombo (25) is the player who has been substituted the most times in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Jeff Ekhator scored against Pisa: his third goal of the season. The Genoa striker hadn’t scored since 29/12/2025 (Roma v Genoa 3-1).

Lorenzo Colombo scored against Pisa: his seventh goal in this Serie A campaign. The Genoa striker had not scored since 7 February 2026 (Genoa v Napoli, 2-3). This is his best season ever in terms of goals (surpassing the six he scored in 2021/22 with Spal in Serie B and in 2024/25 with Empoli in Serie A).

Nico Paz scored against Sassuolo: his 12th goal of the season. The Argentine has scored a total of three goals in his last four Serie A matches.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: Marcandalli, Vitinha (Genoa); Ramon, Da Cunha, Addai (Como)

REFEREE

LA PENNA (MASTRODONATO – CEOLIN) IV: COLOMBO, VAR: GARIGLIO, AVAR: DI PAOLO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Atalanta-Genoa (Saturday May 2nd, 20.45 CEST)

Como-Napoli (Saturday May 2nd, 18.00 CEST)

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