Douvikas double puts Como provisionally third in Serie A

Douvikas decides Como’s 2-0 win

Como beat Sassuolo 2-0 in Serie A at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, with Anastasios Douvikas scoring both goals after the interval. The result extended Como’s advantage over Sassuolo from 6 points before kick-off to 9 points after it, 17 to 8.

Douvikas opened the scoring in the 49th minute, converting with Maxence Caqueret providing the assist to make it 1-0. He struck again in the 60th minute, with Kaiki Bruno assisting for the 2-0 scoreline. Those two finishes were the match’s decisive moments, as Sassuolo could not find a response.

Douvikas was the standout performer, earning a 9.0 rating across 90 minutes. He recorded 2 goals and 3 shots on target. Caqueret supplied 1 assist and 4 key passes, while Kaiki Bruno added 1 assist and 2 key passes.

Como hold the statistical edge

Como had 56% possession and completed 518 accurate passes to Sassuolo’s 390. They also led 13-7 on total shots, 11-3 on shots inside the box and 6-0 on shots on goal. Their expected-goals figure was 1.63, compared with Sassuolo’s 0.26. Sassuolo had 4 shots from outside the box, but Como’s goalkeeper made 0 saves.

Como rise provisionally third

Como went into the match ranked #5 with 14 points from 7 games, while Sassuolo were #13 with 8 points. After the result, Como have 17 points from 8 games and are provisionally third; Sassuolo remain on 8 points and are provisionally #13. Como’s record is now 5W 2D 1L, while Sassuolo’s is 2W 2D 4L.

Domenico Berardi, Yan Couto, Ignace Van der Brempt and Luis Milla were booked. Each team received 2 yellow cards, and there were 0 red cards.