Como are currently in fourth place and would right now be qualified for the Champions League, but an astonishing statistic shows they had an Italian on the pitch for one minute in Serie A.
Cesc Fabregas and the Indonesian club owners have created a strong squad at the Stadio Sinigaglia, just two years after earning promotion from Serie B.
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COMO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 28: Anastasios Douvikas of Como 1907 celebrates with his team-mate after scoring their team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and US Lecce at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Their 2-1 victory over Roma put them into fourth place, beating the Giallorossi and Juventus in the race for a Champions League spot.
However, Como also have more foreign influence on the field than any other team, as shown by an alarming statistical analysis.
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Como gave Italian players just 60 seconds in Serie A
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Mergim Vojvoda of Como 1907 celebrates the opening goal during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Como 1907 at on February 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Throughout 29 Serie A matches this season, the Lariani had an Italian on the pitch for precisely one minute of football.
That 60 seconds was for 32-year-old defender Edoardo Goldaniga, who featured as a late substitute in the 2-1 win away to Fiorentina on September 21, 2025.
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On the other hand, Cagliari are the team who give the most minutes to Italian players, representing 18,868 minutes in Serie A this season.
Cremonese are next on 16,212 minutes, Fiorentina (14,873 minutes), Pisa (12,895 minutes) and Lazio (12,255).
BERGAMO, ITALY – AUGUST 24: Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta BC is substituted off during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Pisa SC at Gewiss Stadium on August 24, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Images)
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Of the sides battling for Europe, Atalanta give the most playing time to Italians, worth 10,906 minutes.
Bologna follow on 9,347 minutes, then Napoli 9,296 minutes, Inter on 8,711 minutes, Juventus 8,657 minutes, Roma 8,474 minutes.
Genoa are surprisingly low down on 7,970 minutes, Parma 7,754, Lecce 6,705, Sassuolo 5,840, while Milan have a mere 4,924 minutes for their Italians.
Udinese played theirs for 4,787 minutes, Torino 4,438, Verona 4,137, but nobody can compare to Como with 1 minute.
