Como’s meeting with Roma became the first goalless match of the current Serie A season, ending a run of 53 consecutive fixtures in which at least one goal had been scored.
The 0-0 draw was an unexpected outcome in a game that had not appeared especially likely to produce the league’s first scoreless result.
However, the match did not set a Serie A record. In the 1949-50 season, the competition’s first goalless draw did not arrive until the seventh round, when Milan played Lazio.
Last season began with a 0-0 draw in the opening match, while six scoreless games were recorded across the first six rounds.