Turin, May 10 (LaPresse) – Como defeated Hellas Verona 1-0 at the ‘Bentegodi’ Stadium in their Serie A Matchday 36 clash, mathematically securing a spot in European competition. Douvikas’s goal midway through the second half proved decisive, as he outmaneuvered Edmundsson and fired a powerful diagonal shot past Montipò. It was a tough match for Fabregas’s men, who were rarely dangerous in the first half and, in fact, came close to falling behind several times with an early shot by Suslov and a header by Bowie that sailed over the bar from close range. In the second half, Como changed the pace and, after a header by Diao was parried by Montipò, took the lead through the Greek striker. Hellas didn’t give up and immediately equalized in a scramble with Bowie, but the goal was disallowed for Valentini’s offside after a lengthy VAR review. Como thus climbed to 65 points, three behind third-place Juventus, moving temporarily into fifth place, while Hellas—already relegated—remains second-to-last with 20 points.