In the Serie A game on 22 August 2026, Udinese beat Como 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:6, corners 1:10.
Match report
Udinese and Como played out a 1-1 draw in the opening round of Serie A at Bluenergi Stadium on Friday. Kamara gave the hosts an early lead before Douvikas equalised for the visitors. Both sides enter the second matchday with four points from two games.
Kamara put Udinese ahead in the twenty-ninth minute after a steady opening period. Piotrowski had picked up a booking eight minutes earlier, and Abankwah followed suit before half-time. Como made three changes at the break, bringing on Palma, Perrone and Baturina all at once.
Douvikas levelled in the fifty-fourth minute to end Udinese's advantage. The hosts then removed Piotrowski after his second card, while Rodriguez came on for them. Gueye joined the substitutions in the seventy-second minute before the game opened up further.
Both teams created similar opportunities but couldn't find a winner. Udinese registered four big chances against Como's four, though the visitors had more possession at 59 per cent. Udinese's shots were less accurate at 18 per cent compared to Como's 30 per cent, despite the hosts generating a higher expected goals total of 2.14.
The result keeps both clubs in the top half after the opening weekend. Udinese sit eighth while Como are seventh, each with four points from two matches. The draw extends Udinese's run of results to a win, a win, a win, a loss and a draw across their last five games.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %41–59
Shots on target3–6
Shots off target12–7
Expected goals2.14–1.50
HT🟨28' Jakub Piotrowski — Yellow card⚽29' H. Kamara — Goal🟨41' James Abankwah — Yellow card⇄46' M. Palma — Substitution⇄46' M. Perrone — Substitution⇄46' M. Baturina — Substitution⚽54' A. Douvikas — Goal⇄71' J. Rodriguez — Substitution⇄71' J. Piotrowski — Substitution⇄72' I. Gueye — Substitution⇄85' J. Ekkelenkamp — Substitution⇄89' Y. Couto — Substitution⇄89' N. Paz — Substitution⇄90' N. Zaniolo — Substitution🟨90+3' Unai Gómez — Yellow card
