Parma earned their first points in the last round. In the opening round the Crusaders narrowly lost to Cagliari, then they were defeated 2-0 by Juventus. In early September the Gialloblu exited the Coppa Italia after facing Cremonese. In that state the club approached the match against Monza. The Brianzoli began the game more actively, and their efforts paid off by the end of the first half. Robinson's goal became a natural result of the Biancorossi's dominance. Juric's charges did not stop after the break either. Admittedly, almost the only dangerous Parma attack ended in a goal. One of Cuesta's four substitutions did the trick. Como successfully debuted in the Champions League. The Biancoblù hosted Red Bull Leipzig and went ahead thanks to Baturina's goal as early as the 15th minute. The Germans mounted several decent attacks, but could not score. On the contrary, goals by Duvikas and Diao made the lead very comfortable. Only after that did the Bulls score, but the final word belonged to Como. Interestingly, with the same scoreline, Fabregas's side also won in the previous round of the league. In the Luigi Ferraris, Como faced Genoa. The Genoese took the lead in the 19th minute, but went to halftime trailing by two goals. Como, having made the outcome obvious, managed only once more in the second half. The two teams have a long and very unproductive history of meetings. Last season, the match at Giuseppe Sinigaglia ended 1-0 to the hosts, while at Ennio Tardini there was a goalless draw. The season before, meetings ended 1-1 and Como won 0-1 away. The last time the offered bet lost was in April 2022, when the Crusaders beat the Azzurri 4-3 in Serie B. The xG metric indicates that Fabregas's players scored more than they should have. Thus, the overperformance by this metric (with seven goals by the Biancoblù) is 1.51. Parma scored only once, but the xG suggests that this figure is quite fair. It seems Cuesta is not going to abandon the successful strategy from last season. The Gialloblu will play as defensively as possible, hoping to snatch points through draws. Como played two intensive matches and are unlikely to be ready for a third. Fabregas's charges have no reason to crush the opponent, because even in defeat the Parma players are unlikely to respond. It is highly likely that the upcoming match will not be high-scoring.