Italian side Como made history in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday after recording a remarkable 9-1 away victory over French club Lens.
The Cesc Fabregas-led team delivered a dominant performance at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, scoring nine goals to record one of the biggest victories in the competition and strengthen their push for direct qualification to the round of 16.
Greek striker Anastasios Douvikas stole the show with a hat-trick, scoring in the seventh, 32nd and 58th minutes.
Nico Paz, who was named Man of the Match, also found the net, while Lucas Da Cunha, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Mattia Liberali, Martin Baturina and debutant Papaccioli completed the rout.
Como took control early when Douvikas opened the scoring from a short corner in the seventh minute.
The striker doubled the advantage in the 32nd minute before Paz added the third five minutes before half-time.
Da Cunha extended the lead shortly after the restart, while Kempf headed home the fifth in the 53rd minute.
Douvikas completed his hat-trick five minutes later, and Liberali made it seven in the 62nd minute.
Lens managed to reduce the deficit through Aguilar in the 65th minute, but Como responded with further goals from Baturina and Papaccioli in the 69th and 91st minutes respectively.
The emphatic victory further underlined Fabregas’ impressive work with the Italian club, with Como now turning their attention to a Serie A encounter against Inter Milan on November 8.
