First-half strikes by Cody Gakpo and debutant Jeremy Jacquet gave new Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola his first non-competitive house win because the Premier League facet completed their pre-season preparations by beating Como at Anfield.
Jacquet’s first objective in Purple 👌
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 16, 2026
Netherlands worldwide Gakpo produced a composed piece of management and arrowed end to attain the Twenty third-minute opener following an incisive run and cross by compatriot Jeremie Frimpong.
Frimpong ➡️ Gakpo!
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 16, 2026
Gakpo turned supplier for Liverpool’s second with a minute to go of the primary interval, an Oranje mixture working to telling impact once more because the ahead collected Virgil van Dijk’s move and slipped a low supply in entrance of objective for Jacquet to faucet in.
Ryan Gravenberch nearly added to the lead with added time looming, lifting a shot towards the crossbar following a slick staff transfer.
Champions League qualifiers Como achieved their highest-ever place of fourth in Serie A final season however didn’t threaten a repeat of their draw at Arsenal in a pleasant on Wednesday.
Assane Diao despatched a good chance broad when the guests caught Liverpool out with a late counter-attack and Tasos Douvikas was denied by goalkeeper Alisson after breaking clear within the final assault of the competition.
Liverpool vs Como: Guests ‘ought to have scored’
“It was a very good take a look at for Liverpool towards a good facet who brought on numerous issues,” former Reds striker Neil Mellor informed the membership’s official broadcast.
“At occasions, Liverpool didn’t get pleasure from that second half. [Douvikas] ought to have scored. It was a superb save from Alisson.”
Liverpool’s aggressive marketing campaign begins at Newcastle within the high flight on August 23 (16:30).
Como, who’re managed by former Premier League star Cesc Fabregas, go to Udinese in Serie A a day earlier (16:30).
Liverpool staff vs Como
Jacquet, who arrived from Rennes for £60 million in July, was amongst Liverpool’s starters alongside Alexander Isak, who stays the costliest Premier League signing ever because of the striker’s £125 transfer from Newcastle in September 2025.
Centre-back Ronald Araujo – signed on mortgage for the season from Barcelona – got here on in its place.
Iraola remained with out Joe Gomez (muscle), Jayden Danns (thigh), Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) and Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley (knee).
Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister performed his first minutes of pre-season within the earlier stalemate with Como.
Liverpool beginning XI: Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Jeremy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Rio Ngumoha
Liverpool substitutes: Harvey Davies, Victor Munoz, Ronald Araujo, Trey Nyoni, Lewis Koumas, Talla Ndiaye, Will Wright
Como full line up vs Liverpool
Como beginning XI: Jean Butez, Yan Couto, Jacobo Ramon, Trevoh Chalobah, Kaiki, Lucas da Cunha, Martin Baturina, Mattia Liberali, Luis Milla, Jesus Rodriguez, Tasos Douvikas
Como substitutes: Mauro Vigorito, Edoardo Goldaniga, Maxence Caqueret, Alessandro Gabrielloni, Nico Paz, Emil Audero, Alberto Dossena, Adrian Lahdo, Nicolas Kuhn, Maximo Perrone, Alieu Fadera, Ivan Smolcic, Adam Asfour, Fabio Rispoli, Riccardo Cassano, Ignace Van der Brempt, Ivan Azon
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Liverpool vs Como pleasant stats
- Liverpool’s solely defeat throughout 2025/26 pre-season was towards an Italian facet, dropping 4-2 to Milan in Kowloon, the place Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo scored for the Reds
- Szoboszlai’s 88th-minute penalty gave them victory of their solely aggressive assembly with an Italian membership final season, profitable 1-0 at Inter throughout the league section of the Champions League
- That was Liverpool’s fourth successive win in aggressive matches towards Italian groups, following up a 2-0 house victory over Bologna and 3-1 away defeat of Milan throughout the league section in 2023/24
- Their first sport on that run was a 1-0 win at Atalanta within the 2023/24 Europa League quarter-finals, though their previous 3-0 defeat to La Dea at Anfield meant they exited on mixture
- In opposition to Italian golf equipment, Liverpool’s aggressive file is W20 D6 L18, with none of their final 22 such matches ending 0-0 since visiting Napoli throughout the Europa League group stage in October 2010
- Their draw at Arsenal was Como’s first 2026/27 pre-season away pleasant, having performed 4 earlier warm-up video games at house with a mean of greater than three objectives per sport
- They traded the lead with Paris FC in a 2-2 draw, got here from behind to beat Al-Ula 3-1 and misplaced on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Villarreal in July, then shared three objectives throughout the first 12 minutes with Famalicao on their strategy to a 3-2 victory
- Como had the third-best away file in Serie A final season, with solely Inter and Milan taking extra factors and profitable extra video games on the street
- Fabregas received the FA Cup in 2005 and reached the 2006 Champions League and 2007 EFL Cup finals throughout his time as an Arsenal midfielder between 2003 and 2011
- Now 39, Fabregas switched from Barcelona’s to Arsenal’s academy in 2003 and was their Participant of the Season in 2007 and 2010
