Como brought crashing back to Earth
Como’s unbeaten start to the Serie A season came to an abrupt halt after Romano Schmid starred in a 2-0 home win for Frosinone.
Schmid created both first-half goals on Monday, crossing for Giacomo Calo’s opener and teeing up Giorgi Kvernadze’s finish as Frosinone climbed into fifth and leapfrogged Como.
An entertaining opening should have seen Cesc Fabregas’s side take the lead. Tasos Douvikas saw a first flick saved before Martin Baturina’s effort was cleared off the line by Ilario Monterisi, and Lorenzo Palmisani turned another header from Douvikas onto the post in the same attack.
Fares Ghedjemis missed a great chance at the other end after seeing his one-on-one attempt smothered by Jean Butez, but Frosinone would not be denied for much longer.
Just a minute after Ghedjemis’s chance, Schmid delivered low from the byline on the right for Calo to sweep into the roof of the net, scoring his first goal in Serie A.
Gabriele Bracaglia then kept Butez on his toes, while Antonio Raimondo passed up three chances to extend the host's lead.
But that vital second goal arrived on the stroke of half-time as, after Nico Paz’s header was saved by Palmisani, Schmid raced away on the counter-attack and freed Kvernadze, who slammed past the weak right hand of Butez.
Paz and half-time substitute Moise Kean were both thwarted by Palmisani after the interval, before the Italy striker saw another chance saved by the Frosinone goalkeeper.
Palmisani continued to impress, tipping over remarkably from Jesus Rodriguez’s thunderous hit as Frosinone held on for a clean sheet and an impressive victory.
