Como U19 1-1 RB Leipzig U19
Como U19 and RB Leipzig U19 played out a 1-1 draw in the first match of the UEFA Youth League League Phase on September 10. S. Konate opened the scoring for the hosts before C. Mazzara found an equaliser for the visitors. The result leaves both sides with a point after one game.
Konate put Como ahead in the twenty-fourth minute, a moment that shifted the momentum into the visitors' half. To be fair, Leipzig controlled possession after the goal but struggled to create clear chances. The visitors had to settle for a draw after coming from behind.
Mazzara's goal in the seventy-fifth minute proved decisive. By then, the match had settled into a rhythm of cautious exchanges. The visitors had made several changes at the break with Cassano, Johnsen and Kutscher all coming on, and the new faces eventually earned their reward.
The disciplinary record showed a physical contest. Six yellow cards were issued across the ninety minutes, with Abbey and Arui receiving their warnings in the sixty-eighth and sixty-ninth minutes. Konate had been booked earlier, in the fourteenth minute, for his involvement in the opening goal.
Leipzig's recent form suggested they might have expected more. They had drawn 2-2 with Eintracht Frankfurt U19 in December and lost 1-2 to Wolfsburg U19 in May, but also recorded victories against Darmstadt and Schalke. The draw keeps them level on points with Como after the opening round.
