The first thing to say about Como 1907's 2026/27 Serie A campaign is that there is no gentle runway here. No warm, sleepy opening. No chance to drift into the season and pretend the table will sort itself out later. It begins at the Bluenergy Stadium against Udinese on Saturday, 22 August at 6.30pm, and that makes the opening week feel less like a formality and more like an early test of whether this ambitious side can actually live up to its own momentum.
That matters because Como are not coming into this campaign as a blank page. They said last season's journey culminated in their first-ever qualification for the UEFA Champions League, and that alone changes the temperature around everything they do. Add in the fact that they have come through pre-season matches in the UK against Arsenal and Liverpool, and you can see the shape of the challenge: this is a club trying to carry confidence without losing its edge.
Fàbregas has made the tone perfectly clear. He wants his team to treat this as a special season, but also one that has to be handled one match at a time. That is not just a nice line for August. It is the only sane way to approach a campaign that brings three competitions, fresh pressure and plenty of unknowns. Como are building something, but they are also entering the territory where every decision gets judged faster and harder.
What the standings conversation really means
Talking about Udinese Vs Como 1907 standings before the first ball is kicked may sound premature, but this is exactly the kind of fixture that starts shaping that conversation. The two sides last met at the Bluenergy Stadium on 6 April 2026 and finished 0-0, which tells you enough about the balance of the matchup to avoid any lazy assumptions. Udinese are not a team that hand out easy openings. They arrive with continuity, a largely unchanged structure and a Coppa Italia victory over Padova already in the bank.
Fàbregas described Udinese as a strong, well-established side with a clear identity, and he was not wrong to stress the physical side of the challenge. They are a team that can make a season opener awkward in all the right ways. For Como, that means the table talk begins immediately: if they want to stay near the top of the standings rather than chase it from behind, this is the sort of game they need to handle properly.
There is also a more interesting detail hidden inside the pre-season noise. Fàbregas praised the personality the team showed against Liverpool, especially in a second half where Como had 71% possession without allowing a counter-attack. That is not empty optimism. It points to a side that believes it has an identity and, more importantly, can impose it against elite opponents. The question is whether that personality translates when the points start to matter.
Como will also have new faces in the mix, while Udinese remain more settled. That contrast could matter straight away. Stability is useful in August, but ambition often travels faster than comfort. If Como are serious about turning last season's progress into something lasting, their official debut of the campaign is exactly the sort of fixture that demands control, clarity and a result.
So yes, the standings may still be unwritten. But the message from this opener is already loud enough: Como's season starts with pressure, expectation and a reminder that the step from promise to presence is the hardest one to make.
