Serie A Women Athora, Como Women–Sassuolo 2–0: statements and match report

At the Ferruccio Stadium in Seregno, Como Women secured a 2–0 victory over Sassuolo in their Matchday 14 fixture of Serie A Women. Chidiac found the net in the 41st minute, followed by Nischler in the 61st. With today’s goal, Nadine Nischler moves up to 17 goals in a Como Women shirt, becoming the club’s all-time top scorer in Serie A.

Here are the statements from head coach Paolo Tramezzani after the match.

On the win and the team’s progress: “Winning is always nice. A victory gives you even more desire to work, although I must say the girls trained really well every day this week. Of course, you play to win, just like your opponents do, so it’s good to be back to winning ways. It’s neither a starting point nor a finishing line: beyond today’s result, there’s the will to grow and improve, living in the present and preparing every match in the best possible way.”

On the match: “Today was a complicated game against a quality and very tough opponent. The positive aspect was reading the game well from the start and staying in it without risking conceding. Then the team gained confidence, building more smoothly and supporting the play better. After going 1–0 up, we were calmer in the second half. Sometimes confidence comes from scoring, other times from not conceding: today we did well in both phases.”

On his personal emotions: “It’s a special win: for me it was the first on this bench and my first in women’s football. I’m very satisfied, but above all happy for the girls. They wanted this victory, they chased it and defended it with determination. It wasn’t an easy match and I believe they were really outstanding.

Match Summary

Como Women:
22 Gilardi; 2 Marcussen, 5 Howard, 14 Cecotti, 6 Bergersen; 28 Madsen (87’ Rizzon), 10 Chidiac (87’ Picchi), 19 Pavan; 7 Nischler, 9 Pinther (64’ Vaitukaityte), 11 Berisha (74’ Bernardi). Head coach: Paolo Tramezzani

Substitutions: 1 Capelletti, 30 Ruma, 3 Ronan, 15 Gelbhart.

Sassuolo: 16 Durand; 2 Philtjens (89’ Perselli), 4 Fercocq (69’ Galabadaarachchi), 5 Caiazzo, 6 Doms, 7 Skupien (79’ Sabatino), 12 Ndoutou Eboa Missi, 13 Dhont, 24 De Rita (89’ Stanic), 25 Venturelli, 90 Ndjoah Eto. Head coach: Salvatore Colantuono

Substitutions: 1 Benz, 78 De Bona; 3 Mella, 10 Filis, 14 Hagemann, 15 Brignoli, 17 Greve Chaib, 21 Nash.

Scorers: 41’ Chidiac, 61’ Nischler
Yellow cards: Colantuono (S), Sabatino (S)
Red cards: None
Referee and assistants: Davide Galiffi, Giuseppe Minutoli, Paolo Fumagallo, Hamza El Amil
FVS: Ionut Eusebiu Nechita