COMO: Rising star Nico Paz shone again for Como with a goal and assist in Sunday&#39;s landmark 2-0 win over Juventus, which lifted the traditionally tiny club up to sixth place in Serie A.&nbsp;Argentina international Paz set up Marc-Oliver Kempf to sweep home in the fourth minute at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, before making sure of Como&#39;s first win against Juve since 1952 with a wonderful individual goal with 12 minutes remaining.&nbsp;Paz scampered down the right flank before cutting inside Andrea Cambiaso and curling a superb finish past Michele Di Gregorio, a goal which pushed Como above Juve on goal difference.&nbsp;Owned by tobacco giant Djarum and coached by former Spain and Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas, ambitious Como are on 12 points from seven matches, only three behind the division&#39;s leading trio of Inter Milan, Napoli and Roma.&nbsp;That gap to the summit will be increased to four points if fourth-placed AC Milan beat Fiorentina in Sunday&#39;s late match and move into top spot, but regardless Como are flying and it&#39;s largely down to Paz.&nbsp;Paz, 21, was signed from Real Madrid in August last year and after an impressive debut season in Italy he has been a key part of Como&#39;s strong start to this campaign with four goals and as many assists.&nbsp;&quot;He&#39;s a great player, I&#39;m not worried about his future because I can tell when a player is hungry, whether they have the right mentality to become a top player or whether they&#39;re a flash in the pan,&quot; said Fabregas to DAZN.&nbsp;&quot;He can go wherever he wants to go, he just needs to stay humble and keep his work ethic, because the talent and physical presence are there.&quot;

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Nico Paz inspired Como’s historic 2-0 win over Juventus with a goal and assist, lifting Cesc Fabregas’ side to sixth in Serie A — their first victory over Juve since 1952 — continuing Paz’s standout season.


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Paz fires high-flying Como to historic win over Juventus

Paz fires high-flying Como to historic win over Juventus