Serie A Women Athora, Como Women-Inter 2-3: the match report

The match of the eleventh round of the Serie A Women Athora season took place at the “Città di Meda – Mino Favini” Municipal Stadium, where Como Women faced Inter in a hard-fought and entertaining game, ultimately decided in stoppage time in favor of the visitors, who claimed a 3–2 victory.

Before kick-off, in front of the home crowd in Meda, the eleven Como Women starters paid tribute to their teammate Viktoria Szabó by holding up her number 18 shirt during the pre-match photo. The gesture was made in support of Viktoria Szabó following the serious injury she suffered, a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.

Match Report

The first chance of the game came as early as the 3rd minute, when Polli attempted a shot from the right, but her effort failed to hit the target. Just moments later Inter threatened again, this time through Merlo, whose header anticipated Bergersen, but Gilardi reacted well to make the save.

Como Women responded in the 6th minute with a long-range effort from Pavan from 25 meters, though the shot was central and caused no problems for the Inter goalkeeper. At the 8th minute, Gilardi was once again decisive, tipping Polli’s angled shot from distance out for a corner. In the 12th minute, Kramzar tried her luck from outside the box for the hosts, but her attempt sailed well over the crossbar.

At the 32nd minute, Como Women created another good opportunity through a fine move down the left by Kramzar, who delivered a dangerous ball into the box for Berisha, but the Inter defense anticipated well and cleared for a corner. The breakthrough came shortly after and once again from the Slovenian midfielder: Kramzar capitalized on a turnover in midfield, cut inside, and unleashed a powerful and precise shot from 25 meters that flew into the top corner.

In the 42nd minute, Como Women came close to doubling their lead. Madsen won the ball high up the pitch and fired a shot that was saved by the Inter goalkeeper, but Nischler’s follow-up failed to find the target. The first half ended with the hosts holding a narrow 1–0 advantage.

Inter equalized immediately after the break, in the 48th minute, as Wullaert anticipated Cecotti in the six-yard box and calmly slotted home the 1–1. Como Women tried to respond, and at the 54th minute Nischler attempted a shot from the edge of the area, but it drifted well wide of the Inter goal.

The hosts regained the lead at the 56th minute with a sensational goal from Kramzar. Spotting Runarsdottir off her line, the midfielder struck from near midfield, catching the goalkeeper out and restoring Como Women’s advantage at 2–1. The celebrations were short-lived, however, as Inter found the equalizer once again at the 60th minute through Bugeja, who finished from close range with a precise right-footed shot past Gilardi.

At the 69th minute, Como Women went close to making it 3–2 when Pavan concluded a fine counterattacking move down the left involving substitute Bernardi, but her angled effort was saved and pushed out for a corner. Four minutes later, Inter threatened through Csiszár, whose low shot inside the box narrowly missed the post to Gilardi’s left. Bugeja then tried her luck from distance, but her effort went just wide.

In stoppage time came the decisive moment: in the 94th minute, Polli met a cross from Glionna at the far post and finished from close range to secure the winning goal for Inter. The goal was checked by VAR and subsequently confirmed, sealing a dramatic 3–2 win for the visitors.

Como Women now turn their attention to their next fixture, scheduled for Sunday, February 1st, away against Lazio at 12:30 PM, in the opening match of the second half of the Serie A Women Athora season.

Match summary

Como Women: 22 Gilardi; 2 Marcussen, 5 Howard, 14 Cecotti (90’+6 Pinther), 6 Bergersen; 28 Madsen (66’ Picchi), 10 Chidiac, 19 Pavan; 7 Nischler, 33 Kramzar (82’ Rizzon); 11 Berisha (66’ Bernardi). Head Coach: Stefano Sottili

Substitutions: 1 Capelletti, 30 Ruma, 8 Petzelberger. 

Inter: 1 Runarsdottir; 3 Bowen (90’ + 3’ Van Dijk), 24 Milinkovic, 5 Andres; 13 Merlo (81’ Glionna), 10 Magull (45’ Bugeja), 27 Csiszar (81’ Tomaselli), 8 Vilhjalmsdottir (59’ Detruyer), 22 Schough; 31 Wullaert, 9 Polli. Head Coach: Gianpiero Piovani

Substitutions: 4 Gram, 6 Santi, 14 Robustellini, 16 Tomasevic, 32 Belli, 33 Bartoli, 44 Consolini.

Scorers: 36’ e 56’ Kramzar, 48’ Wullaert, 60’ Bugeja, 90’+4' Polli 

Yellow Cards: Magull (I), Cecotti (C), Wullaert (I)

Red cards: 0

Referee and assistants: Luca De Angeli, Simone Della Mea, Matteo Nigri, Edoardo Borello

FVS: Veronica Martinelli