Como come from behind to beat Torino 3-1 with three late goals

How Torino took the lead

Como travelled to the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino for the ninth round of Serie A and won 3-1 after trailing for most of the match. A Como forward thought he had scored within five minutes, but the goal was ruled out for offside, a decision the VAR confirmed. Torino then pressed forward, and Belghali got a shot away early that the Como goalkeeper turned aside. Che Adams gave the hosts the lead in the 24th minute, when Fitz-Jim won the ball from Ramón and sent Adams through, and Adams struck first time to beat the goalkeeper. Torino went into half-time 1-0 ahead, having won their previous three matches, while Como struggled to create clear chances in the first half.

Como's comeback

Como came out for the second half with more control, and a Caqueret shot struck the crossbar in the 54th minute. Torino's defence held until the 81st minute, when Ramón rose to head home a Nico Paz cross to make it 1-1. Nico Paz then scored the winner 42 minutes into the second half, rising above his marker to meet a Couto cross from the right. Baturina added the third goal in injury time, taking the ball off a Torino midfielder and finishing past the Torino goalkeeper. Three Como goals in 11 minutes turned a Torino lead into a 3-1 defeat for the hosts.

The disputed contact

Fanpage reported that a contact between Torino's Daniel Bragança and Como's Da Cunha went unpunished by referee Collu. Da Cunha was chasing a ball inside the Torino area when Bragança, arriving late, planted his right foot on Da Cunha's right foot, and Da Cunha fell to the ground in pain. Play continued and the VAR did not intervene. DAZN referee analyst Luca Marelli described the contact as pure negligence, which he said carries a direct free kick or a penalty.

“If he had seen it, he would have whistled a penalty. What counts is the punishability of a contact.”

Marelli also said the VAR could and should have intervened to at least have the incident reviewed, and he found it hard to understand why it did not.

Table and team news

Como's win was their third in a row and lifts them to fourth with 20 points, with other ninth-round matches still to be played. Fàbregas brought back Nico Paz, who had been rested against Sassuolo, and kept a central striker up front. Torino were without Mandragora, with Bragança taking his place in midfield. Abate made changes with Gineitis and Patterson, while Fàbregas introduced Ricci late on to push for the winner. The defeat ended Torino's run of three straight wins, although their new direction under the coach still showed encouraging signs.