Anastasios Douvikas scored twice and Como beat Sassuolo 2-0 in the eighth-round Serie A fixture at the Sinigaglia stadium. The Greece striker struck in the 49th minute and again in the 60th, turning a tight home game into another clean win for Cesc Fabregas's side. Como vs Sassuolo ended with Douvikas completing his brace.
Como's best league start keeps building
The result took Como to 17 Serie A points and, on the live table, fourth place. Sky Sport Italia described it as the club's best start in the league in their history, which fits the way they have handled the first part of the season. They have 14 league goals and a +7 goal difference after eight matches, so this is not just a sequence of narrow escapes.
Douvikas steps in without Nico Paz
The absence of Nico Paz did not leave Como short on edge. Douvikas has now given them a direct route to goals in a game where they needed someone to settle things quickly after the break, and Kaiki provided the assist for the second. Fabregas also changed the tempo at half-time with a triple substitution, sending on Luis Milla, Martin Baturina and Willy Kambwala, and Como broke the deadlock within three minutes of the restart.
The main point is simple enough: Como keep finding answers from different places, and Douvikas is one of them. Their next league outing will tell us more about how far this start can go, but the basic numbers after this win are clear, 17 points, fourth place and a striker in form.
Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →
