Buy Fiorentina vs Como FC for the 2026/27 season and the date to work to is Sunday 18 October 2026, kick-off 15:00 local time at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. This is matchday seven of Fiorentina's centenary campaign, played inside a ground that remains a working building site. Fiorentina vs Como FC tickets are shaped by that fact more than by anything happening on the pitch, because the renovation has taken a nominal 43,147 capacity down to a fraction of itself.
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The fixture has also inverted. Como finished fourth in Serie A in 2025/26 on 71 points and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in the club's 119-year history, while the hosts finished fifteenth on 42 points. Anyone following Fiorentina through this season is watching a club mark a hundred years in a half-built stadium against a side that was in Serie D nine years ago.
For a buyer the first question is not which sector to sit in but which sectors are actually open. The Franchi sells differently from any other ground in Serie A right now. The listing notes matter more here than the price does.
Como FC arrive as a Champions League club playing a Serie A Sunday between two European matchdays. They beat their previous best Serie A finish, set in 1949/50, by finishing fourth with 65 goals scored and 29 conceded, the third-best defensive record in the division, above Milan, Juventus and Atalanta.
On the Florence side the constraint is physical. The Franchi has been under renovation since 2024, with the rebuilt Curva Fiesole and roofing works progressing across the Maratona and the main stand. Nominal capacity is 43,147, availability has at times run closer to 24,000, while the club has been working towards restoring roughly 35,000 as the covered Fiesole comes back for the centenary.
That squeeze lands on a club with a large and loyal season-ticket base. When a ground loses close to half its seats, the abbonamento does not shrink proportionally, so the pool left for single-match sale takes almost the entire hit. Completion is now projected for 2029 after repeated delays. The club rejected proposals to relocate temporarily, so this is the operating reality for several seasons yet.
The visiting allocation is modest and has been reduced further while the works run. Como supporters take the Curva Ferrovia, the end nearest the railway line, opposite the home ultras in the Curva Fiesole. The upside for a neutral buyer is that Como travel a shorter distance and in smaller numbers than the northern giants, so this is not the fixture that empties the ground.
That combination is why this date behaves differently from the visits of Juventus, Inter or Napoli. Those sell out before general sale opens. This one reaches the market, doing so from a considerably lower floor.
One scheduling point is worth building into a decision. Como play a Champions League away fixture on the Wednesday before this match and a European home fixture on the Wednesday after, so a Serie A Sunday sits in the middle of a heavy week for the visitors. That tends to suppress travelling numbers rather than raise them, which works in a neutral buyer's favour.
Yes. Fiorentina operate a membership card that grants a presale window ahead of general release, which for the visits of the largest clubs is frequently where the seats go. It also functions as the route to away allocations through club channels, in the way the Tessera del Tifoso works across Italian football.
For this fixture the card is less decisive. A mid-table Sunday against a side that travels light does reach general sale, so the obstacle for anyone outside Tuscany is the calendar rather than the card. Single-match sales open close to the fixture, which is unusable if you are booking flights and a hotel in Florence months ahead.
Resale removes that dependency entirely. Season-ticket holders miss individual matches, plans change, then seats return to circulation from people who committed to a full campaign. Because the abbonamento covers a disproportionate share of a reduced ground, that returning inventory is drawn from sectors that barely reach public sale at all.
The one thing to check every time is whether your sector is open. The Franchi is a working construction site and the configuration has moved between seasons, so confirm the listing describes a part of the ground in use for this fixture rather than one behind hoarding.
Five variables set the number on a Franchi listing. Sector is the floor, with the ladder running from the ends up to covered central seating. Availability adjusts it, which at this ground means the works. Opponent moves it sharply, since the calendar splits into a handful of sell-outs and everything else.
Timing matters, because Serie A releases seats digitally close to kick-off. Hospitality then runs on its own scale. For the top of the market, the visit of Juventus to the Franchi in November prices several times above this one. Como sit at the accessible end of the same calendar.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curva ends | £66 – £120 | Atmosphere, lowest outlay | The Curva Fiesole is the home ultras end, rebuilt and roofed as part of the works. The Curva Ferrovia opposite carries the visiting section |
| Maratona | £95 – £170 | A clear view of the whole pitch | The long side beneath the 70-metre Marathon Tower, consistently the value option in the ground |
| Tribuna laterale | £150 – £260 | Cover and comfort away from the halfway line | Main stand seating under the celebrated cantilevered roof, a listed piece of engineering in its own right |
| Tribuna centrale | £240 – £420 | The strongest sightlines available | Covered central seating on the halfway line, the top of the ordinary price ladder |
| Premium and hospitality | £400 – £900+ | Groups, corporate guests, occasion buyers | Central seating with lounge access. Inventory is limited and has been reduced further by the works |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The ground is one of the most significant pieces of twentieth-century sports architecture in Europe, a listed Pier Luigi Nervi monument that cannot simply be knocked about to suit a builder's timetable. That is why the works have run long. It also explains why the sectors have such distinct character.
Four areas matter. The Curva Fiesole is the home end, rebuilt and roofed, with the Curva Ferrovia opposite it, nearest the railway line, taking the visiting support.
The Maratona runs along one side beneath the Marathon Tower, while the Tribuna carries the covered central and lateral seating. A full breakdown of sectors sits on the Stadio Artemio Franchi seating plan.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curva Fiesole | Noise, banners, organised support | £66 – £120 | The home ultras end, rebuilt and roofed as part of the works. The hardest sector to enter from outside Florence |
| Maratona | A clear view at a sensible outlay | £95 – £170 | The long side beneath the 70-metre Marathon Tower, uncovered in places, the value pick for most visitors |
| Tribuna laterale | Cover with a competitive price | £150 – £260 | Covered main stand away from the halfway line, under the cantilevered roof that made the ground famous |
| Tribuna centrale | The clearest sightlines in the ground | £240 – £420 | Covered central seating on the halfway line, the natural choice for a first visit |
| Premium seating | Comfort with lounge access | £400 – £900+ | Central positions with hospitality attached, sharply limited while the renovation runs |
| Curva Ferrovia | Travelling Como support only | Set by agreement between the clubs | The end nearest the railway line, with allocations kept modest and reduced further during the works |
Neutral buyers and anyone undecided should take the Maratona rather than either curva. You get the full length of the pitch from a side view, an allocated seat rather than a standing position, plus the Marathon Tower directly above you, which is worth seeing in its own right. Ticket options across the ground are grouped under Stadio Artemio Franchi.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Premium central seat | Couples, solo travellers marking the trip | Covered seating on the halfway line with lounge access, the simplest way into the strongest part of the ground |
| Lounge package | Corporate pairs, guests being hosted | Seated service before kick-off and at half-time, in a hospitality operation working around live building works |
| Group booking | Small companies, supporter groups travelling together | Seats held together, which is the hardest thing to arrange at a ground running at reduced capacity |
| Centenary matchday package | Buyers marking the club's hundredth year | Fiorentina were founded in 1926 and are marking the anniversary across the season, with the rebuilt Curva Fiesole part of it |
Hospitality here is genuinely constrained. The premium inventory sits in exactly the parts of the ground the renovation has been working through, so the number of packages available for any given fixture is smaller than a 43,147 nominal capacity would suggest.
That makes this fixture the sensible one to target if hospitality is what you want. The sell-out dates against the northern clubs absorb whatever premium stock exists, while a mid-table Sunday leaves more of it in circulation closer to kick-off.
| Delivery Type | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Mobile ticket | That you allow for late release, since most Serie A seats are issued digitally in the days immediately before kick-off rather than at purchase |
| Print-at-home document | That you hold a printed copy as well as the file, because scanning from paper is quicker at a busy turnstile |
| Local collection in Florence | The collection window and the address, plus whether identification is needed at handover |
| Courier to a home or hotel address | That the address is right and somebody can sign, which is the weak point for a hotel booked the same day |
Read each listing for notes on name matching or collection before committing. Italian clubs run nominative ticketing, so the name on the order can matter at the gate. The seller will set out what applies.
A quiet stretch after ordering is normal at this club rather than a warning sign. Seats are issued close to the fixture across Serie A. At a ground where the open configuration can change between rounds, late issue is partly a function of the building work itself.
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Step1
Confirm the sector is open before anything else
This is the step that only applies at the Franchi. The ground is a live construction site and the configuration has shifted between seasons, so check the listing describes a part of the stadium in use for this fixture.
Step2
Set up your buyer profile
Browsing works without signing in, though you will need to create an account to complete an order or save a search. Italian ticketing is nominative, so having your details right in advance saves trouble later.
Step3
Filter by quantity before anything else
Set the number of seats first. Listings that cannot be split to your group size drop out immediately, which matters at a ground where the available pool is smaller than the capacity implies.
Step4
Read the sector name, not just the price
Fiesole is the home end, Ferrovia the visiting one, Maratona the long side and Tribuna the covered seating. Those four words tell you what the afternoon will be like far better than the number attached to them.
Step5
Weigh the Maratona against the Tribuna
The Tribuna gives you cover and the halfway line at a clear premium. The Maratona gives you the same length of pitch for a good deal less. On a mild October Sunday that trade looks different from how it looks in January.
Step6
Match the delivery method to your trip
A mobile ticket suits anyone arriving the day before. Courier delivery needs a reliable address. Local collection works if you reach Florence with time in hand. Pick the method that fits your itinerary rather than reshaping the trip around the ticket.
Step7
Finish the order in one sitting
Inventory at a reduced-capacity ground moves faster than the headline figures suggest. Once the sector, the quantity and the delivery method all work, complete the purchase instead of opening a second tab to keep looking.
Step8
Follow the order through to delivery
Use track order to watch the status from confirmation to the ticket reaching you. Late issue is standard across Serie A, so a quiet month after purchase is expected here rather than unusual.
Florence is among the easiest away days in Italy to build a weekend around, which is part of why this ground draws visitors who are not primarily following the football. The stadium sits in the Campo di Marte district, east of the centre, with its own railway station a short walk away and the historic core within reach on foot or by tram from most of the city.
For delivery, a mobile ticket or a courier to your hotel are the two methods that suit an overseas buyer. Seats together are worth requesting rather than assuming, because a reduced-capacity ground thins out sets of three or more faster than singles. Allow for the works when you plan the approach, since access routes around the ground have changed while construction runs.
Build flexibility into the date. Serie A confirms exact days and kick-off times only a few weeks ahead, in blocks of matchdays. This fixture also sits between two Champions League rounds for the visitors. Anyone wanting the return instead can look at Como FC vs Fiorentina later in the season, though the Sinigaglia holds barely 12,000.
There is a practical reason to take the Florence leg rather than the return. The Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on the shore of Lake Como holds around 12,400 for Serie A, roughly a sixth of San Siro, against a club now attracting Champions League demand. Even a reduced Franchi offers several times the inventory, so if you want to see these two this season, this is the accessible half of the pair.
For most of its history this was a routine Serie A pairing, which the numbers at the Franchi confirm: fourteen league meetings since 1950, seven home wins, five defeats, two draws. What has changed is everything around it.
Between March 1987 and February 2025, Como did not win a league match at this ground. Thirty-eight years of it. Then they won here 2-0 on their return to the division in February 2025, won again 2-1 in September 2025, then added a Coppa Italia win at the same ground in January 2026. Three straight victories in Florence after nearly four decades without one.
There is a neat symmetry in the timing. Como's previous best Serie A season was 1949/50, which is when they first won at the Franchi. They bettered it in 2025/26 by finishing fourth, securing Champions League football mathematically on 10 May 2026, a first in 119 years. The club that spent nine of the last ten years climbing out of Serie D now arrives in Florence as the side in Europe's senior competition, at a ground marking its tenant's centenary from behind scaffolding.
Como's own climb gives the fixture its second layer. A club that was in Serie D nine years ago reached a Coppa Italia semi-final in 2025/26, equalling a record set in 1985/86, then finished above Milan, Juventus and Atalanta in the league. Fiorentina, meanwhile, marked the run-up to their hundredth year with a fifteenth-place finish and a season the club would rather not repeat. The gap between the two clubs has closed from both directions at once.
All figures below cover Serie A meetings at the Stadio Artemio Franchi with Fiorentina as hosts, from the clubs' first league meeting here in 1950 to the most recent. Away fixtures in Como, Coppa Italia ties and Serie B meetings are excluded.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 14 |
| Fiorentina wins | 7 |
| Como wins | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Fiorentina goals | 21 |
| Como goals | 13 |
| Biggest Fiorentina win | 5-0 |
| Biggest Como win | 0-2 |
| First Serie A meeting in scope | 23 February 1950 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 21 September 2025 |
Figures compiled from the match-by-match record below, cross-referenced against the worldfootball.net Serie A archive, with the two most recent results confirmed separately through ESPN and Football Italia match reports.
Every Serie A match between the clubs at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, newest first, with the Fiorentina score given first.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2025 | 1-2 |
| 16 Feb 2025 | 0-2 |
| 07 May 1989 | 3-1 |
| 27 Sep 1987 | 1-1 |
| 08 Mar 1987 | 1-2 |
| 09 Feb 1986 | 1-0 |
| 10 Feb 1985 | 2-1 |
| 13 Sep 1981 | 1-0 |
| 29 Mar 1981 | 1-1 |
| 04 Apr 1976 | 0-2 |
| 31 May 1953 | 2-0 |
| 06 Apr 1952 | 5-0 |
| 04 Feb 1951 | 3-0 |
| 23 Feb 1950 | 0-1 |
The long gaps reflect how rarely the clubs have shared a division. Como spent most of the period between 1989 and 2024 outside Serie A, dropping as far as Serie D in the 2010s, which is why thirty-six years separate the 1989 meeting from the 2025 one.
Yes. The ground remains a working construction site through the centenary season, with completion now projected for 2029. Confirm the sector named on your listing is open for the date you are buying.
Nominal capacity is 43,147, though availability has at times run closer to 24,000, with the club working towards roughly 35,000 as the rebuilt Curva Fiesole returns. That reduction is the main reason resale prices have firmed.
In the Curva Ferrovia, the end nearest the railway line, opposite the home support in the Curva Fiesole. Allocations are modest and have been reduced further while the renovation runs.
Most Serie A seats are issued digitally in the days immediately before kick-off rather than at the point of purchase, so a quiet stretch after ordering is normal rather than a problem.
Not for a resale purchase. The card grants a presale window and is the route to away allocations, which matters most for the fixtures that never reach general sale.
Sources: worldfootball.net Serie A head-to-head archive; ESPN and Football Italia match reports for the two most recent meetings; official club and stadium records published by ACF Fiorentina and Como 1907; Lega Serie A matchday programming announcements; Florence municipal documentation on the Stadio Artemio Franchi redevelopment.