TURIN, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Cesc Fabregas, Manager of Como 1907, gives instructions to Nico Paz of Como 1907 during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Como 1907 at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on October 27, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Cesc Fabregas, Manager of Como 1907, gives instructions to Nico Paz of Como 1907 during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Como 1907 at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on October 27, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Como became the first Italian club to score nine goals in a single European match and secured the largest-ever away victory in the Champions League with a 9-1 win over Lens.
Cesc Fabregas’ Como made history in many ways with a stunning 9-1 away win at Lens on Wednesday.
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Every record broken by Como with 9-1 win over Lens
As Opta reported, the Lariani became the first Italian team to score at least seven goals in an away Champions League game, and the first Italian team to score nine goals in a single game in any European competition.
Como match Bayern Munich’s record with nine goals in a single UCL game and become the first team to score that many away from home since 1971 🤯 https://t.co/6V0HhzZhjt
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 4, 2026
No team from any country had scored nine goals away in the Champions League since 1971, and only Bayern Munich had netted nine in a single match in this competition.
As Panorama reported, Como now hold the record for the most goals scored in a Champions League away game, surpassing Leo Messi’s Barcelona, who scored eight against Bayern Munich in their famous 8-2 victory in 2020.
COMO, ITALY - NOVEMBER 01: Cesc Fabregas, Manager of Como 1907, applauds the fans after the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Venezia FC at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on November 01, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
COMO, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Cesc Fabregas, Manager of Como 1907, applauds the fans after the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Venezia FC at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on November 01, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
GENOA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 4: Anastasios Douvikas of Como looks on during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Como 1907 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 4, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)
GENOA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 4: Anastasios Douvikas of Como looks on during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Como 1907 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 4, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)
The nine-goal haul also saw Como eclipse the previous benchmark for the biggest away victory in the competition, beating the seven-goal margins achieved by Marseille (0-7 win over Zilina in 2010), Shakhtar Donetsk (0-7 away at BATE in 2014) and Liverpool (0-7 win at Maribor in 2017).
The achievement is historic for Italian football too. Before Como’s triumph, the biggest away wins by Serie A clubs in European competitions were Atalanta’s 8-0 victory over SK Sarajevo in 2018 (Europa League play-off) and Milan’s 8-0 win against Union Luxembourg in 1961. That was technically a game in Europe’s elite competition, but it was known as the European Cup back then.