Como thrashed visiting Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League third round on Wednesday evening, with Nico Paz producing two goals and an assist.
How the goals came
Paz opened the scoring inside the second minute. He then set up Anastasios Douvikas for Como's second in the 49th minute. Paz scored Como's third goal in the 57th minute.
Opta stat
According to Opta, Paz became the youngest Argentine to contribute to three goals in a single game in the competition since Lionel Messi in April 2009. According to Opta, Paz was aged 22 years and 43 days when he did so. According to Opta, Messi was 21 when he contributed to three goals against Bayern Munich in a 4-0 win in April 2009.
Previous link with Messi
The former Real Madrid man had already set up a goal for Messi during Argentina's 6-0 win over Bolivia in October 2024.