Como scores first Champions League goal, Baturina nets historic strike

A club that was playing in Serie B just a few seasons ago now has a Champions League goal to its name. Martin Baturina found the net in the 15th minute against RB Leipzig on September 10, 2026, scoring Como 1907’s first-ever goal in the competition and capping one of the most improbable rise stories in recent European football. From Serie B to the Champions League stage Como’s path to this moment runs through a remarkable 2025-26 Serie A campaign. The club finished fourth in Italy’s top flight, good enough to punch their ticket to the Champions League for the first time in their 117-year history. Baturina was central to that project. After arriving from Dinamo Zagreb on June 17, 2025, on a five-year contract for a fee reported at around €25 million plus bonuses, he contributed six goals and three assists across 29 Serie A appearances during the qualifying campaign. A player built for big moments The Champions League wasn’t entirely new territory for Baturina personally. He first tasted the competition back in 2022 with Dinamo Zagreb, getting a taste of elite European football before most players his age had figured out their best position. For a player who cost €25 million just ove...