JAKARTA - Como 1907 wasted the opportunity to beat Inter Milan in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final held at their own home at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium, Como, Wednesday, March 4, 2026 WIB.
Como reaped impressive achievements in the Coppa Italia this season. For the first time in 40 years, Como managed to reach the Coppa Italia semi-finals. However, in the semi-finals, the club owned by the Djarum Group, an Indonesian top company, had to meet Inter.
Yes, Inter who currently holds the throne of the Italian Serie A standings and is a strong favorite to win the trophy. However, Como does not want to lose the opportunity to make history for the first time to lift the Coppa Italia. Moreover, I Biancoblu or The Blue-White also showed a graph that is increasingly climbing in the domestic competition.
In the last four league matches, Como is unbeaten. Including beating Juventus 2-0 and drawing 1-1 against AC Milan. Their consistency in Serie A performance makes Como able to rank fifth and heat up the competition for a ticket to the Champions League.
The charming performance in the competition became a valuable capital for the team coached by Cesc Fabregas when hosting Inter in the first semifinal. The chances of winning are actually quite open. Moreover, Inter cannot field the best squad.
Coach Cristian Chivu lost the forwards, Lautaro Martinez, Ange-Yoan Bonny and Marcus Thuram. They are not fit to be sent down so the young striker Francisco Pio Esposito who is the mainstay in the front line. Goalkeeper Yann Sommer was also not played and Josep Martinez who stood under the crossbar.
Como itself was able to create a number of opportunities in the match. However, their attacks did not bear fruit. A good opportunity was obtained by midfielder Mergim Vojvoda who took advantage of the mistake of defender Yann Bisseck. Only Vojvoda's kick could be blocked by Carlos Augusto.
Then he got another chance which was then thwarted by Martinez. But Vojvoda was actually in an offside position before taking the shot.
The player from Kosovo who previously played at Torino got another chance. Once again, his shot was still wide so it failed to produce a goal.
In the second half, Inter was more active in applying pressure. A good opportunity was obtained by midfielder Matteo Darmian but his efforts still did not bear fruit.
Como himself got the chance to score again. This time, defender Alex Valle who almost broke the Inter goal when receiving a cross from Ivan Smolcic. However, the opportunity failed to be converted into a goal. The final score remained goalless.
A disappointing result for Fabregas. According to him, Como should have scored one goal that would win the match. "That's the final result of this match. I think we really deserve to score a goal or almost make a goal," Fabregas said as quoted by Football Italia.
"It's like a chess game because it presents a tactical match. We face a team that is so dominant in Serie A. But we played as I expected. We played solid and created two or three chances. We really can't believe Valle failed to score. But that's what happened," he said.
The chances of Como and Inter will be determined in the second match which will be held at the I Nerazzurri's home at Giuseppe Meazza, April 22, 2026. The team that qualifies for the final will face Lazio or Atalanta.
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