Como 1907 Women opened their Serie A campaign with a 4-1 victory over Milan at the regular season opener on Friday. The hosts took control early and never looked back, with E. Haavi's brace setting the tone before Milan pulled one back through C. Grimshaw. The match ended with two late goals for Como, pushing the final score to 4-1.
Haavi struck twice inside the opening quarter-hour, netting at the 13th and 25th minutes to give Como a commanding start. Milan's G. Moraca picked up a yellow card at the 41st minute, one of two bookings for the visitors in the first half. By then, Como had already established their grip on proceedings.
Milan made their first change at the break, bringing on Park Soo-Jeong for Moraca at 46 minutes. The hosts responded with three substitutions in quick succession - N. Sorelli, A. Bonfantini and A. De Rita - before Milan added V. Giacinti at 77 minutes. The game remained at 2-1 until Milan's Grimshaw scored at 69 minutes, briefly breathing life into the visitors' hopes.
Como then ran away with it in the closing stages. M. Wiankowska found the net at 90+1 minutes, and T. Wullaert added a fourth just two minutes later. Both teams made additional changes in the dying moments, with Como bringing on F. Olofsson at 86 minutes. The result means Como sit top of the opening round, while Milan face the task of finding their feet after a difficult start.
Both sides began the season with a clean slate - zero games, zero points - and the table will look very different after this fixture. Como's performance suggests they have something to build on, while Milan will need to regroup quickly with more matches ahead.
