Inter’s poker at San Siro: Como comes back to earth

About 98 days after the last time, Cesc Fabregas’s Como, one of the surprises of the 2025-2026 Serie A championship, registers a defeat: in fact, the Larians lose at San Siro against Inter, which thanks to the final 4-0 takes the lead in the standings while waiting for the matches of Napoli (Sunday night against Juventus) and Milan (Monday at home to Torino).

The Nerazzurri needed eleven minutes to take the lead: a cross by Luis Henrique, in his second consecutive match as a starter, and a ball struck with first intention by Lautaro Martinez, who beat the opposing goalkeeper Butez. Como’s bad night passes not only from the result, but also from Morata’s injury, who came off injured at 32′ (in his place Douvikas).

Como tried to raise its center of gravity but just when it seemed to gain confidence came the doubling, at 59′;: on an action started from the corner flag, it was Marcus Thuram who stood out better than anyone, scoring another goal after the two scored in the Coppa Italia against Venezia last Wednesday.

At’82’ comes the tris that finally closes the accounts: the Barella-Lautaro-Mkhitaryan combination frees to the shot Hakan Calhanoglu, who from a good position does not miss. Como in disarray, at the’86’ Carlos Augusto puts the icing on the cake for the hosts, with a great first-time shot that makes it 4-0: this will be the final score, with Inter moving up to 30 points and Como instead remaining at 24.