Como beat Manchester United 4-1 as Nico Paz scores twice in Champions League
Como turned their Champions League meeting with Manchester United into a 4-1 win, with Nico Paz scoring twice and Joshua Zirkzee replying in added time.
Como beat Manchester United 4-1 in their Champions League match in Italy on 21 October 2026, with Nico Paz scoring twice. The result gave Como another home win in their first European campaign and left Michael Carrick’s United beaten after three league-phase matches.
Football Italia reported that Paz scored in the third and 57th minutes, Tasos Douvikas in the 49th and Jacobo Ramon in the 76th. Joshua Zirkzee scored United’s goal in the 91st minute, after Como had built a four-goal lead.
How Como built their lead against Manchester United
Paz’s early goal put the hosts ahead before half-time. The Guardian reported that United responded at the interval by bringing on Amad Diallo and Carlos Baleba for Matheus Cunha and Andrey Santos. Douvikas scored shortly after the restart to double Como’s lead, according to the Guardian’s live coverage.
Football Italia reported that Paz added his second before Ramon made it 4-0. United had a chance through Diallo after 65 minutes, but Como goalkeeper Jean Butez tipped his shot over the bar, the outlet reported. Zirkzee then hooked down a ball from Diallo and scored on the bounce in added time.
Como’s first European campaign and United’s next fixtures
The win continues Como’s first European campaign. Football Italia reported that the Italian side had already beaten RB Leipzig 4-1 at home, then lost 3-2 away to Feyenoord before facing United. The four goals against United matched their tally against Leipzig, giving Como a second emphatic home result in the competition.
United’s defeat came after the clubs had named their teams for the fixture, as covered in NewsJaws’ earlier Como and Manchester United lineup report. ESPN identified Carrick as United’s manager for the match. The Guardian listed United’s remaining Champions League opponents as Roma, Sporting, Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Villarreal.
The Guardian’s schedule also has United hosting Bournemouth on Sunday 25 October before visiting Chelsea on Saturday 31 October. Their next listed Champions League match is at home to Roma on Tuesday 3 November, giving Carrick’s side another European fixture after the loss in Como.
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Sources and context
- Como 4-1 Manchester United: Champions League – live reactionThe Guardian
- Champions League live updates: Como stun Man United as they score fourESPN
- UCL | Como 4-1 Man Utd: Historic Nico Paz dominated Manchester UnitedFootball Italia (republished by Yahoo Sports)
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