Serie A

Torino and Como aiming high

Both sides look to extend their winning runs as they set their sights on climbing further up the table.

Torino and Como meet on Matchday 9 of Serie A, with both teams looking to build on their recent form. The Granata are eager to see just how far they can go after three straight wins over Udinese, Parma and Monza. A fourth consecutive victory against Como could give them every reason to aim even higher. Fabregas' side, however, have ambitions of their own. Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Fiorentina and Sassuolo, they are chasing a third straight victory to cement their place in the Champions League spots.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 20 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Turin: 13 wins for Torino (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2024/25), 5 draws (most recently 0-0 in Serie A 2002/03) and 2 wins for Como (most recently 5-1 in Serie A 2025/26).

DID YOU KNOW?

Torino have collected 10 points from their last 4 league matches. Their last defeat came in Torino-Roma 0-2 on 14 September.

Torino have conceded in each of their last 9 home Serie A matches, allowing 14 goals in total. Their last home clean sheet came in Torino-Lazio 2-0 on 1 March.

In the three-points-for-a-win era (since 1994/95), John Fitz-Jim’s goal in Torino-Monza was only the second scored by a Dutch player in Torino’s history: the only previous one was Perr Schuurs’ goal in Milan-Torino 4-1 on 26 August 2023.

Only Milan (11), Inter (10) and Roma (9) have scored more goals than Torino (8) in the final 30 minutes of matches, including stoppage time.

Como have conceded fewer second-half goals than any other team (1).

Como attempt more dribbles per match than any other team (20.5).

Only Fiorentina (5) have scored more goals from outside the box than Torino (4).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the first official meeting between Ignazio Abate and Cesc Fabregas as coaches.

Rafik Belghali scored against Monza: it was his 1st goal of the current league season for Torino. He had not scored at club level since 6 December 2025, in Verona-Atalanta 3-1.

Nikola Vlašić scored against Monza: it was the Croatian midfielder’s 1st goal of the current league season. He had not scored for Torino since 26 April 2026 (Torino-Inter 2-2, Serie A).

Anastasios Douvikas scored against Sassuolo: they were his 4th and 5th goals of the current league season. With his brace last Saturday, he became Como’s highest-scoring foreign player in Serie A history with 21 goals, overtaking Nico Paz on 20. The Lariani’s number 9 is also now 4 goals behind Zisis Vryzas, who leads all Greek players in Serie A history with 25. Douvikas has also scored in 7 of Como’s last 8 competitive away matches across 2025/26 and the current season; the only exception was Genoa-Como 1-4 on 4 September.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

COLLU (LUCIANI – GRASSO) IV: SOZZA, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: DI PAOLO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Frosinone-Torino (1/11, 15.00)

Como-Venezia (1/11, 12.30)

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