COMO starting XI (3-4-2-1): Butez, Goldaniga, Dossena (subbed for Gabrielloni), Kempf, Van Der Brempt, Engelhardt (subbed for Perrone), Da Cunha, Fadera, Strefezza (subbed for Caqueret), Diao (subbed for Verdi), Cutrone (subbed for Belotti)

Bench: Audero, Reina, Iovine, Jack, Braunoder, Kone, Mazzitelli, Paz, Chinetti, Razi

Goals: Diao 60’

AC MILAN starting XI (4-3-3): Maignan, Emerson Royal, Thiaw (subbed for Gabbia), Tomori, Hernandez, Bennacer (subbed for Musah), Fofana (subbed for Camarda), Reijnders, Pulisic (subbed for Jimenez), Morata (subbed for Abraham), Leao

Bench: Sportiello, Torriani, Calabria, Pavlovic, Terracciano, Omoregbe

Goals: Hernandez 71’, Leao 76’

Milan were three points below fifth-placed Juventus. The two sides face each other in Turin on Saturday, with Milan likely to be without Christian Pulisic after the US international limped off on the stroke of halftime at Como.

A historic Theo Hernandez goal saw Milan earn a comeback victory for the third time in four matches under Sergio Conceicao, who got his first Serie A win as coach.

Conceicao, who replaced the fired Paulo Fonseca at the end of last year, got his reign off to the perfect start when he steered Milan to the Italian Super Cup trophy with two comeback wins after just over a week at the helm.

That was followed by a disappointing 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Cagliari on Saturday.

Milan again went behind on Tuesday, when Como’s new signing Assane Diao - on the teenager’s first start - ran down the right flank and cut inside before firing into the near bottom corner.

Hernandez had perhaps been at fault for backing off Diao too much, but he atoned for that error with a flukey equaliser in the 71st minute. He went to volley the ball and ended up slicing it instead, causing it to loop over the keeper to make it 1-1.

It was his 30th goal in Serie A, overtaking Paolo Maldini as the Milan defender with the most goals in the Italian league.

Milan turned the match around completely five minutes later when Rafael Leao ran on to Tammy Abraham’s through ball and dinked it over Como goalkeeper Jean Butez.

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