Overview
- Como beat RB Leipzig 4-1 at the Stadio Sinigaglia on Thursday to record the club’s first-ever Champions League victory.
- Martin Baturina, Assane Diao, Anastasios Douvikas and Máximo Perrone scored, and Nico Paz provided two assists despite not being fully fit.
- Cesc Fabregas’ tactical plan — a structured mid-block that triggers an aggressive press and quick vertical passing — governed the match and has become the team’s defining identity.
- President Mirwan Suwarso’s concentrated ownership and long-term recruitment model underpinned Como’s rapid rise from Serie B to the Champions League, and the club gave up seats so elderly supporters including 95-year-old Ernesto Bianchi could attend.
- Fabregas warned celebrations would last only 'five minutes' and said the squad must refocus on Serie A with a Monday match against Parma, a quick turnaround that will test depth during an expanded 36-team Champions League campaign.