In the first match of the day, Como secured third place in the second edition of the Como Cup by beating Famalicão 3-2 at the Sinigaglia. After the visitors took the lead through Koutsias, the Lariani turned the game around with a goal from Diao and a brace from Douvikas, who won the MVP for the match.
Following that, Crystal Palace secured fifth place by beating Al-Ula 3-1 thanks to goals from Devenny, Nketiah, and Canvot. Eddie Nketiah won the MVP for the match.
Today, the challenge for the final: Villarreal CF and RC Lens will battle it out on the shores of Lake Como to win the second edition of the Como Cup.
Como-Famalicão | Third-fourth place final | 31/07/2026 | Sinigaglia Stadium
Como-Famalicão 3-2
Goals: Koutsias 3’, Douvikas 7’, 35’, Diao 13’, Jangeal 79’
Como 1907 – Butez (45’ Tornqvist), Smolcic (45’ Van Der Brempt), Ramon (45’ Kempf), Cuenca (45’ Goldaniga), Kaiki (45’ Valle), Perrone (58’ Milla), Lahdo (45’ Da Cunha, 80’ Cassano), Diao (45’ Jesus Rodríguez), Liberali (45’ Rispoli, 80’ Gabrielloni), Caqueret (58’ Morata), Douvikas (45’ Azon)
Head Coach: Cesc Fàbregas
Famalicão – Carevic (45’ Zlobin), Realpe, Van Breemen, Peña (45’ Moreira), Pedro Santos (Tanas), Aranda (45’ Romeo), De Amorim, Pinheiro (45’ Gustavo Garcia), Gil Dias (45’ Abubakar), Bondo (45’ Meyer), Koutsias (45’ Sorriso)
Subs: Beney, Szucs, Cabral, Jangeal, Serafimovic, Mattara, Pastor, Almeida
Head Coach: Carlos Carvalhal
Stoppage time: 3’
Referee: Paride Tremolada
Assistant Referees: Mokhtar Gamal, Simone Biffi
Fourth Official: Andrea Calzavara
Crystal Palace-AlUla | Fifth-sixth place final | 31/07/2026 | Stadio Sinigaglia
Crystal Palace-AlUla 3-1
Goals: Devenny 1’, Nketiah 10’, Al Sulaiheem Abdulmjeed 16’, Canvot 58’
Crystal Palace – Benítez, Mitchell, Canvot, Nketiah, Hughes, Sosa, Richards, Franca, Devenny, Cardines
Subs: Matthews, Whitworth, Benetton, Sarr, Esse, Doucore, Tomiyasu, Adaramola, King, Jemide, Rai-Sakyi, Ozoh, Benamar, Walker-Smith, Drakes-Thomas
Head Coach: Pierre Sage
AL ULA – Atiyah, Yaqoub, Barbet, Al Sulaiheem Abdulmjeed, Ayman, Al Shanqeeti Younes, Al Duhaim Ammar, Al Nakhli, Al Majhad Mohammed, Kiyoto, Míchel
Subs: Al Jubaie, Al Hunaifish, Afandi, Haqawi, Adam Abdullafattah, Al-Enezi, Al Shamrani, Al Jumayah, Monshi, Majdi, Hanbali, Al-Nahit, Al-Asmari, Al Jizani
Head Coach: José Vítor Dos Santos
Referee: Andrea Calzavara
Assistant Referees: Mokhtar Gamal, Simone Biffi
Fourth Official: Paride Tremolada