A comeback built on a recovered mistake
Como won 3-1 away at Torino after trailing 1-0 for most of the match, according to [1]. The night did not start well for Jacobo Ramón. The report says he made a serious error that led to Torino’s opening goal. He stayed in the game and scored the equaliser with a header in the 81st minute.
Nico Paz and Martin Baturina then scored the other two goals, turning a match that had been slipping away into a comfortable away win. Torino had been in good form themselves. Football Italia notes they had won three in a row under Ignazio Abate before this game, so the result came against a side with momentum rather than one in crisis.
For Como, the pattern matters as much as the scoreline. A team that concedes first, loses a defender’s confidence for a moment, and still finds three goals in the final stretch is showing a kind of resilience that the table cannot capture. It is also a reminder that the margin for error was thin for most of the evening.
Injuries are stacking up
The bigger concern is the treatment room. Moise Kean will be out for around five more weeks after specialist treatment in Barcelona for a recurring shin injury, and he is unlikely to return before December, [2] reports. He has not featured for Como since 20 September, so the team has already been adapting without him for several weeks. The new timeline simply confirms that the gap will last well into the winter.
The problem is wider than one striker. After the Torino win, Fàbregas said Como’s injuries are adding up and that the squad currently has no wingers available, as [1] reports. That statement carries some caution, since it comes from the manager’s own assessment rather than a published injury list. Still, it points to a real structural issue: a side that relies on width and quick attackers in the final third now has few natural options there.
Without Kean and without wingers, Como must find goals through central routes and through players such as Paz and Baturina, who have already shown they can deliver. Whether that is sustainable across a full schedule of league and European fixtures is the open question.
Rotation and a run of wins
Fàbregas has been open about the need to rotate. [3] reports that Como named a rotated side for the Torino match, and that the coach acknowledged some players accept rotation less readily than others. That is a normal tension in a squad playing across competitions, and the Torino result suggests the changes did not cost the team its edge.
The same report notes that Maxence Caqueret had started Como’s last three matches before that game, which shows where the coach’s trust lies in midfield even while others are shuffled in and out.
The results around it are strong. Before Torino, Como had won 3-1 away at Fiorentina, beaten Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League and seen off Sassuolo 2-0 in Serie A. Adding Torino makes four wins in a row across competitions, according to the site’s records. The only recent defeat came on 14 October, a 3-2 loss away to Feyenoord in the Champions League. With injuries limiting the options, protecting that rhythm through rotation is now as much a necessity as a choice.
What it means
Como sit fourth in Serie A with 20 points from nine games, a record of six wins, two draws and one defeat, with 17 goals scored and eight conceded. That goal difference of plus nine reflects a side that is both productive and fairly secure, and the four straight wins mean the league position is not a product of an early-season spike.
The form says the team can win in different ways. It beat Fiorentina and Torino away from home, both by 3-1, and it kept Sassuolo to nothing at home. Coming from behind at Torino adds evidence that the group can respond to setbacks, which will matter when the squad is stretched.
The next fixture asks a different question. Como host Venezia on Sunday 1 November in Serie A. The site’s forecast for that match locks 24 hours before kick-off, so no prediction is published here yet. The practical test is clear: with Kean unavailable until December at the earliest and no wingers to call on, can Como create enough from the middle of the pitch against an opponent likely to sit deep? The home crowd and the recent run give them reason for confidence, but the squad’s depth is now the main variable to watch.
Sources
- Football Italia: Fabregas: ‘Como showed patience, maturity and resilience for win’ football-italia.net ↩
- Football Italia: Official: Kean has specialist treatment to resolve injury, recovery time 5 weeks football-italia.net ↩
- Football Italia: Fabregas: ‘Some Como players understand the need for rotation less than others’ football-italia.net ↩
