Como made it five straight league wins in Como vs Venezia, with Lucas Da Cunha's penalty deciding the game before half-time. The wider story is the climb as much as the result. Some reports framed the win as a temporary move into fourth on 23 points, while the verified standings tied to the fixture list Como fifth on 20. Either way, Cesc Fabregas's side are clearly moving in the right direction.

Como's climb, and the table dispute around it

The momentum is the part nobody can argue with. Como have now won five league games in a row, and this was another night when they found a way through a match that was not especially open.

They started by taking control of the ball. Como had 76% possession in the opening 18 minutes, which fits the shape of the game described in the match reports. Venezia were pushed back early, and although the breakthrough still came from the spot, the pressure was there long before it.

Da Cunha converted in the 43rd minute and gave Como the lead they protected for the rest of the night. His wider numbers are modest, one goal in his last five league appearances and one Serie A goal this season in 10 appearances, but this was one of those contributions that carries more weight than the total.

The awkward part is the exact league position after the final whistle. TuttoMercatoWeb described Como as reaching temporary fourth place with 23 points after the win, and that detail has been repeated elsewhere. The verified standings attached to the fixture data list them fifth on 20 points after this fixture. The cleaner reading is to trust the verified table for the settled standing, while still recognising why the reporting around a temporary jump became part of the post-match story.

The penalty flashpoint Venezia will not like

Venezia have bigger problems than one refereeing decision, because they remain bottom with 3 points after 9 Serie A matches. Still, the moment that shaped the frustration came in the 28th minute, when they were initially given a penalty before VAR overturned it.

The incident involved Luis Milla, who handled the ball inside the area in the build-up. Match reports treated that reversal as the major turning point, but the call did not go unchallenged afterwards.

Luca Marelli, quoted by TuttoMercatoWeb in comments translated from Italian, said: "This is a decision that I am not at all in agreement with: there is a movement of the arm that is widening and not closing. We are in a league in which many decisions made on the field have been upheld and this is very far from an on field review."

That does not settle the argument the other way. It just confirms there was genuine disagreement over a key moment, which is very different from claiming the review clearly fixed a mistake.

Venezia still needed Filip Stanković to keep them in the game, and that tells its own story. They have lost four of their last five league matches, with only one win in that stretch, and this defeat leaves them exactly where they started, at the bottom.

Como, by contrast, are building something that now looks bigger than a hot start. The score was tight and the refereeing will keep getting discussed, but five straight league wins is the clearest fact to take out of this game.

FAQ

Why is Como's place in the Serie A table being described differently after beating Venezia?

Match reports described the win as lifting Como into temporary fourth on 23 points, but the verified standings attached to the fixture list Como 5th on 20 points after the game. The safest reading is that the result fed Como's strong rise either way, while the exact post-match position remains disputed across sources.

Was the Venezia penalty against Como the wrong VAR decision?

The incident remains disputed rather than settled. Reports said Venezia were awarded a penalty in the 28th minute before VAR overturned it after a handball by Luis Milla in the build-up. Luca Marelli, speaking to TuttoMercatoWeb in comments translated from Italian, said he disagreed and felt the original decision should have stood.

How important was Lucas Da Cunha in Como's win over Venezia?

He decided the match by scoring the winning penalty in the 43rd minute. It was his only league goal in his last five appearances and his first Serie A goal of the season in 10 outings, so this was less about volume and more about timing in a game Como still had to grind through.

Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →