Como lead at Napoli as Allegri and Fabregas meet again

A Sunday Fixture at the Maradona

Como led Napoli at half time at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the second round of matches of Serie A, the top division of Italian football, according to the live coverage published by corrieredellosport.it.

The match kicked off at 18:30 local time and opened the Sunday programme of the round. Napoli are coached by Massimiliano Allegri, referred to in the report as Max, and Como by Cesc Fabregas, described as one of Allegri's rivals from the previous season.

Allegri went into the game looking to build on a win over Genoa. Fabregas was chasing a first victory of the campaign after a draw with Udinese.

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Goals and Incidents in the First Half

Napoli drew level through Hojlund, who received the ball on the edge of the penalty area, corrieredellosport.it reported. The equaliser lasted only a very short time.

Douvikas put Como back in front after what the publication called a horror backpass by Anguissa. The ball failed to reach Rrahmani cleanly, bounced off Baturina and fell to Douvikas, who beat the Napoli goalkeeper Meret.

The sources do not say who scored Como's opening goal. Di Lorenzo was booked for a long, hard hold on Baturina, the first caution of the match.

Late Pressure and Substitutions

Politano was left in discomfort after a heavy fall on his left arm, with four minutes of stoppage time signalled. Como pushed for a third goal before the interval.

Meret pushed a Baturina header behind for a corner with one hand, then held a header from Nico Paz from the resulting set piece. The publication described the goalkeeper as decisive in that closing spell.

The teams restarted without changes, with Como again aggressive and Napoli pinned back. Fabregas then took off Baturina for Coqret and Couto for Smolcic, while Allegri made three changes, sending on De Bruyne for McTominay, Spinazzola for Olivera and Alisson for Lang.

What Is Not Yet Known

The coverage available is a running live report, last updated at 19:55 on the day of the match. It records Napoli beginning to push out of their own half after the fresh legs arrived, with Lang finding Olivera in the area before a poor finish.

The final score is not stated in the sources, and nor is the identity of the referee or the attendance. The extent of Politano's arm problem is also not reported.