Como defeated Sassuolo 2-0 in the match they played this afternoon at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium for the thirteenth round of Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. According to the Argentine News Agency, the scorers of the match were Greek forward Anastasios Douvikas in the 14th minute of the first half, and Spanish defender Alberto Moreno in the eighth minute of the second half. With the win, the team led by Spanish coach Cesc Fábregas reached sixth place, in the UEFA Conference League qualifying zone, with 24 points, while the black-green team is ninth with 17 points. In the next round, Como will have the tough task of facing Inter next Saturday, December 6th at 2:00 PM, while Sassuolo will host a struggling Fiorentina, who cannot get out of the relegation zone, on the same Saturday at 11:00 AM (Argentine time). The first chance of the match was for the home team in the ninth minute, with a left-sided advance by winger Jesús Rodríguez, whose right-footed shot was saved by goalkeeper Arijanet Muric. Como opened the score in the 13th minute of the first half, when Argentine midfielder Nico Paz sent a low cross that deflected and was controlled in the small area by Douvikas, who scored 1-0. The visitors had their most dangerous attack of the match in the 18th minute, with a headed cross to the far post by midfielder Nemanja Matic, a former Manchester United player, which was controlled by the quick-reacting goalkeeper Jean Butez. In eight minutes of the second half, Paz again generated danger in Sassuolo's goal with a good long pass that was headed on by Moreno, getting past the goalkeeper and sealing the score. In the 20th minute, forward Andrea Pinamonti could have pulled one back with a powerful volley, but Butez managed to control it on his left post.
