Serie A sides Roma and Como were in pre-season action this evening, as Gian Piero Gasperini’s Giallorossi side were defeated 4-0 by Premier League side Aston Villa and Cesc Fabregas’ Como emerged

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Emi Buendía set Unai Emery's side en route to a first-half blitz with a taken free kick before Jacob Ramsey's sweeping finish two minutes later doubled their advantage. The Villans added a third before the interval courtesy of Ollie Watkins meeting a cross from the left by Buendía to compound the Giallorossi's half-time misery.