Como earned their first Serie A victory of the season with a 2-1 win away to Napoli on matchday two. Anastasios Douvikas scored the decisive goal after the visiting side capitalized on a first-half defensive error.
The outcome leaves Como with four points from their opening two matches, while Napoli suffered their first league defeat of the campaign. The host team thought they had saved a point deep in stoppage time, but a late goal was overturned following a refereeing decision.
First half goals
The match opened at a lively pace before Como took the lead in the 17th minute. Assane Diao played the ball across to Martin Baturina, who controlled, turned and struck a finish past goalkeeper Alex Meret to make it 0-1.
Napoli responded with sustained pressure and equalized in the 30th minute. Amir Rrahmani found Rasmus Hojlund, who beat the keeper with a fine shot from the edge of the penalty area to make it 1-1.
Como restored their advantage just four minutes later in the 34th minute. A mistake involving Frank Anguissa and Rrahmani allowed the ball to reach Douvikas, who beat Meret with a shot to put Como back in front at 1-2.
Late drama and standings
That 2-1 scoreline held until the final whistle despite late pressure from the home team. Napoli thought they had equalized in the 95th minute when Stanislav Lobotka put the ball in the net, but the goal was disallowed after Lorenzo Lucca committed a foul on Trevoh Chalobah.
The victory marks Como's first win of the domestic league season following an opening matchday draw. For Napoli, known as the Partenopei, the result represents an early defeat in their Serie A campaign after failing to secure points at home.
Background and European context
Como 1907 are an Italian football club based in Lombardy competing in Serie A, the top tier of professional football in Italy. SSC Napoli are based in Naples, Campania, and play their home matches at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Como are set to face Greek side AEK Athens in the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club competition. AEK Athens FC, based in the Greek capital, compete regularly in European continental tournaments.
