Como-Juventus 1-2, Kolo Muani's brace defeats the Larians

Como, 7 February 2025 - The Juventus won the three points in the first advance of the 24th matchday of Serie AThe black and whites have knocked out the hosts of Como with the score of 2-1, thanks to a brace from Round Muani. The Frenchman, who scored four goals in three games, decided the match in the 89th minute from a penalty kick. An episode that helped the Old Lady in a match played well by the Larians, who had recovered the first disadvantage suffered in the first half with the goal of Diao.

The starting lineups

Cesc Fabregas and Thiago Motta line up their teams with a 4-2-3-1 formation. The Como presents itself with Butez in goal, Smolcic and Alex Valle as full-backs and Goldaniga and Dossena as central defenders. Perrone and Da Cunha are positioned in midfield, while Strefezza, Nico Paz and Diao work in the three-quarter line, behind the lone striker Cutrone. Juventus defends the posts with Di Gregorio. The defense is formed by Weah, Gatti, Renato Veiga and Savona, with Koopmeiners and Locatelli forming the dam in the middle. Nico Gonzalez, McKennie and Yildiz move between the lines, Kolo Muani wins the ballot with Vlahovic for the center forward role.

First half

Il Como starts at a hundred miles an hour: excellent ball possession with a high centre of gravity to smash behind the Juventus, high pressing to drown the opponents' build-up from the bottom and a lot of intensity. The first goal opportunity is for the Lariani. In the 10th minute Nico Peace tries first from the edge of the area, his low shot passes through a thick layer of legs and reaches the corner, where it finds the big hand of Di Gregorio who saves it in the corner. After the scare and also the quarter of an hour of play, the Old Lady takes control of the game and the pace slows down considerably. The home team remains more enterprising and demonstrates it with Da Cunha, who sees a gap from over twenty-five metres and fires a shot that forces Di Gregory to grant another corner kick. The stasis phase is unlocked by a single play, that is Round Muani. The Juve He recovers the ball in midfield and the French striker runs forward with the ball at his feet, he aims Dossena, he intoxicates him with feints and from a tight position he kicks a powerful and precise shot that ends up under the crossbar. Piemontesi takes the lead in the 34th minute. At the end of this first half of the game, the Como he shakes himself after taking the psychological hit. Nico Peace his header is not precise in the 43rd minute on an assist from a generous Fatigue, but Diao does not fail at 45'. The Lariani equalize the score on the developments of a corner kick, in which koopmeiners first he saves a danger on the line and then loses a ball; Cutrone, the perpetrator of the theft from the Dutchman, paints the cross to the far post, where the Spaniard, all alone, cannot miss the 1-1. The referee sends the two teams to the locker rooms for half-time.

Second half

Ready, set, go and the Juventus he immediately loses the ball on the edge of the area, Diao serves Nico Paz and By Gregorio he puts his foot down to save the opposing attacking midfielder's shot. Como keep pushing and at 50' it's Fatigue to fire a shot that the Juventus goalkeeper has to block with open hands. The Bianconeri's possession is always slow and very sterile, easy prey for the high pressing of the home team who do not slow down the pace. Emotions are lacking in a very confused second half, with very few game plots on either side. The substitutions of Thiago Motta they don't give any shock to the guests, who can't do anything to try to win it. The boys of Fabregas, instead, administer a result that is excellent for them in terms of salvation. The episode that changes the ending comes in the 87th minute: on a free kick from the three-quarter line Cats he's ahead of everyone in his head, stumble On his way out he hits him squarely and the referee awards the penalty. Round Muani he steps up to the spot and scores his personal brace, making it 1-2. Dossena hits the crossbar on a corner kick in the 90th minute, sending shivers down Di Gregorio's spine.

The match scoreboard

Como (4-2-3-1): Butez; Smolcic, Goldaniga, Dossena, Alex Valle (73' Van Der Brempt, 79' Jack); Perrone, Da Cunha (79' Engelhardt); Strefezza, Nico Paz, Assane Diao (73' Douvikas); Cutrone (63' Ikoné). Coach: Fabregas. Available: Vigorito, Pepe Reina, Iovine, Douvikas, Fellipe Jack, Jonathan Ikoné, Engelhardt, Braunöder, Chinetti, Van der Brempt, Caqueret, Lesjak. Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Weah, Gatti, Renato Veiga, Savona (46' Kelly); Koopmeiners (60' Douglas Luiz), Locatelli (60' Thuram); Nico Gonzalez (76' Conceicao), McKennie, Yildiz (67' Mbangula); Kolo Muani. Coach: Thiago Motta. Subs: Perin, Pinsoglio, Alberto Costa, L. Kelly, Francisco Conceição, Vlahovic, Adzic, Khéphren Thuram, Douglas Luiz, Rouhi, Mbangula. Referee: Rosario Abisso. Goalscorers: 34' Kolo Muani (Juv), 45' Diao (Com), 89' Kolo Muani (R, Juv) Yellow cards: Savona (Juv), Alex Valle (Com), Strefezza (Com), Goldaniga (Com) Red cards: -

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