Serie A

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·27 April 2025

Serie A | Como 1-0 Genoa: Strefezza scores as Fabregas officially secures survival

A Gabriel Strefezza goal gave Como all three points against Genoa, mathematically confirming Serie A survival for the Azzurri to with four games left to play.

Como secured a 1-0 win over Genoa on Sunday, securing Serie A survival with four games remaining.

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Both teams had pushed their way towards mid-table comfort, so were in the mood to celebrate. The hosts were coming off three consecutive victories, but Maxi Perrone was suspended, with Sergi Roberto, Assane Diao and Alberto Dossena out for the rest of the season. Genoa had Sebastian Otoa banned, plus Maxwel Cornet, Fabio Miretti, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Alan Matturro, Hugo Cuenca, Jean Onana, Caleb Ekuban and Mario Balotelli injured.

You can see how the action unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

(L-R) Nicolas Paz Martinez battles for the ball with Lior Kassa of Genoa during the the Serie A match between Como and Genoa at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on April 27, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Genoa didn’t produce any shots on target in the first half, but had arguably the best chances before the break with Lior Kasa and Honest Ahanor.

Kasa’s close-range attempt in the opening minutes finished over the crossbar, while Ahanor hit the post at minute 27 after winning the ball from Genoa goalkeeper Nicola Leali, who had been forced to rush outside the box, but saw his emergency long pass blocked by the Genoa forward.

Morten Thorsby had a goal disallowed, but the ex-Sassuolo man was clearly beyond every Como defender when he found the net with a sliding finish.

Como also had some promising chances, especially with a deflected Jonathan Ikoné curler and an Edoardo Goldaniga misplaced header from an excellent position.

The second half was not as lively, but Como took the lead with Strefezza, who finalised a deadly counter-attack conducted by Patrick Cutrone, who delivered his fourth assist in the current Serie A campaign.

Genoa made some attacking substitutions, including their best scorer, Andrea Pinamonti, yet it was not enough to turn the game around. Como pushed for more goals, but didn’t create clear goal-scoring opportunities. However, they always looked in control of the match and ultimately secured their fourth consecutive victory, and most importantly, an early survival.