AC Milan will meet their Lombardy neighbours Como for the first time in over 20 years this evening, making the short trip up to the town on the lake.
Of the teams that are currently in Serie A, Milan have only played against Monza less (16 times). The Rossoneri have faced Como in 32 competitive games, with 17 wins, 10 draws and five defeats, a win rate of 53.1%.
The last two games came back in 2002-03 as Massimo Ambrosini and Andriy Shevchenko scored in a 2-1 victory away from home, while Pippo Inzaghi and Alessandro Nesta netted in a 2-0 win back at San Siro.
Our pre-match preview has all the latest team news and some insight on Cesc Fabregas’ side, while below are the best stats ahead of the contest this evening.
Key stats and facts
➤ Como and Milan face each other in Serie A for the first time since 3 May 2003, a gap of 21 years and 256 days: the Rossoneri won 2-0 at the Meazza, with goals from Filippo Inzaghi and Alessandro Nesta.
➤ Milan are unbeaten in their last 11 matches against Como in Serie A (W6, D5), winning the most recent two; the last success of the Como team against the Rossoneri in the top flight dates back to 13 January 1985 (2-0 at the Meazza, with Ottavio Bianchi as coach of the Biancoblü).
➤ Milan won their last away match against Como in Serie A (2-1 on 15 December 2002); the Rossoneri have never won two in a row away from home against Como in the top flight.
➤ Como have lost only one of their last six league matches (2W, 3D), after losing four times in the previous five (1D).
➤ Milan have drawn their last two league games (vs. Roma and Cagliari) and they could draw three consecutive games in Serie A for the first time since September 2018, under Gennaro Gattuso.
➤ Como have won their last two home league matches (against Roma and Lecce, both 2-0), the last time they achieved three home wins in a row in Serie A dates back to November 1984, under Ottavio Bianchi.
➤ AC Milan have recorded three wins, two draws and three defeats away from home in Serie A this season, with 12 goals scored and 12 goals conceded. In an away league table in Serie A 2024-25 the Rossoneri occupy ninth position in terms of average points (1.4).
➤ Four of Como’s last five goals in Serie A were scored after the 70th minute, after only two of Como’s first 16 goals in the current tournament had arrived in this time interval.
➤ Patrick Cutrone’s first 63 appearances, featuring 13 goals, in Serie A came with the Milan shirt
(including 10 goals in 2017-18, his best scoring season in the ‘top five’ European leagues). The 1998 born player has faced the Rossoneri in four Serie A matches without either scoring or assisting but earning a penalty against Fiorentina on 22 February 2020.
➤ Rafael Leão has been involved in five goals in his last five matches against newly promoted teams in Serie A (one goal and four assists), providing one assist in both matches against these teams in the current league season (against Parma in August and Venezia in September).
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