Como has recently become the club of Hollywood's biggest stars, but the opening act of this match was more gruesome social realism than blockbuster, as Inter failed to dominate as expected.
The reigning Serie A champions looked more dangerous when they had the ball, but their fellow Lombard opponents matched their more illustrious opponents in the midfield battle and limited the Nerazzurri to just two clear-cut chances in a tight first half .
The first of those two chances came just after the half-hour mark, when Henrikh Mkhitaryan cut back to an unmarked Denzel Dumfries, but the Dutch defender only managed to put his shot over the bar from twelve yards.
On the stroke of half-time it would be Inter's other full-back who came close, as Federico Dimarco sliced his shot harmlessly into the arms of Como goalkeeper Pepe Reina on the turn.
Just three minutes after the break, the away side's stubborn resistance disappeared when Hakan Çalhanoğlu's corner was headed in by Carlos Augusto, with the Brazilian allowed to drift between two defenders and guide his header past Reina.
Going behind forced the Lariani to go forward, and their best chance of the match came when midfield playmaker Nico Paz was left free from a corner, forcing Argentinian Yann Sommer into a nice low stop to put his team in the lead keep.
Despite this being a match between the two teams who have conceded the most goals in the last ten minutes of this season's matches, late fireworks looked unlikely as the away side struggled to create while the home side missed the final ball to secure promising positions into clear goals. reduce opportunities.
Ultimately, Marcus Thuram would put the result beyond doubt in stoppage time as he drove at the Como defense and thundered an unstoppable strike into the top corner, sealing a crucial three points for his side.
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