Como swept aside struggling Pisa 3-0 to move fourth in Serie A on Tuesday boosting their hopes of Champions League football next season.
Cesc Fabregas's side notched up a third consecutive victory in the league thanks to three second-half goals in Tuscany.
Maximo Perrone put the northerners ahead after 68 minutes with Anastasios Douvikas adding two more on 76 minutes and a late penalty after 96 minutes of play.
Como's French goalkeeper Jean Butez, one of the revelations of the season in Italy, saved a penalty six minutes from time.
The Lombardy club, owned by Indonesian billionaires the Hartono brothers, now have 33 points, the same as fifth-placed Juventus and Roma in sixth, who play at Sassuolo and Lecce respectively later Tuesday.
But Como, back in the top flight since 2024 after a 21-year absence, have a game in hand against AC Milan, which they will play on March 15.
Newly-promoted Pisa, who have won only once in 19 matches, remain bottom of the table with 12 points the same as Fiorentina and Verona.