Como announced themselves on the Champions League stage with a 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig at a raucous Giuseppe Sinigaglia, and Nico Paz marked the club’s first match in the competition with two assists and a statement of conviction.
Key takeaways
- Como beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in their first-ever Champions League fixture.
- Nico Paz supplied two goalscoring passes and completed the full 90 minutes.
- The Argentine midfielder described the occasion as a historic night for Cesc Fàbregas’ side.
- Paz joined Como permanently this summer in a €60 million deal from Real Madrid.
- He said the decision to remain at Como was driven by the prospect of nights such as this one.
A landmark night on the lake
The Giuseppe Sinigaglia was fully behind Como as the Italian club turned its Champions League debut into an emphatic 4-1 win over Leipzig. For a team managed by Cesc Fàbregas, the result gave the occasion far more than ceremonial value: it was a European arrival delivered with authority.
Paz was central to it. The attacking midfielder, born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, created two of Como’s goals and remained on the pitch throughout the match. At the final whistle, he spoke of the scale of the moment and the hunger within the squad to test itself in Europe.
“It was a historic evening,” Paz said. “We played an incredible game, we had been desperate to take part in this match, and we are very happy.”
Paz sees proof in his Como choice
This was not Paz’s first experience of the Champions League. He had previously appeared in the competition for Real Madrid and scored against Napoli in only his second European outing for the Spanish club.
But the 21-year-old is now entirely a Como player after the club paid Real Madrid €60 million this summer to complete his transfer. The Leipzig win offered an immediate illustration of why he believed Como was the right environment for his development.
“I wanted to stay for nights like this,” he said. “I knew this was the place where I could grow the most, and I am very satisfied with my choice. I made the right decision.”
For Como, that decision is now tied to a European result that will shape the club’s whole week: a first Champions League night, a four-goal win and a young creative leader already making his mark.
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