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11.9.1949 vs Palermo
"Ghiandi was the most dangerous player of Como's forward line. More than once, Palermo's strong defensive line suffered the iron centre-forward. Ghiandi started the attack that led to Stua's goal, and built noteworthy actions. Palermo's goalkeeper Masci got to know the power of his shots"
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25.9.1949 vs Lazio
"Ghiandi received the ball, dribbled Remondini and provided the free Rabitti who shot and scored"
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2.10.1949 vs Venezia
"The second goal was scored by the captain who received a perfect cross from Ghiandi whose game was even today suited to a worthy player"
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9.10.1949 vs Torino
"Ghiandi on the left side moved a lot but didn't attempt the shot"
"At the 17' minute, Ghiandi (moved to the centre-forward position) cut Nay off with a feint and passed the ball to Stua"
"Como's attack was inefficient with Meroni and Maesani as Ghiandi was moved to the center too late"
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16.10.1949 vs Genoa
"At the 34' minute, Como scored the deserved goal following a free kick taken by Pinardi and headed in goal by Ghiandi"
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20.10.1949 vs Fiorentina
"Ghiandi is a great example of vitality and verve, often rough in finishing, but solid, firm and a player with a promising future"
"Costagliola makes a save with his punches on a long cross by Ghiandi who finds himself three meters close to the goalkeeper at the 17' minute but fumbles and litterally passes him the ball"
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23.10.1949 vs Triestina
"We soon get to see the centre-forward Ghiandi with his nearly immeasurable qualities, and we don't hesitate to consider him one of the best in his role in Italy"
"Sessa had forgotten him for a moment and this was fatal as Ghiandi was going forward with great strides, forcing the goalkeeper to rush towards him, and once he was inside the box [...] he fired the shot: the ball rolled slowy but irreversibly in the net"
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30.10.1949 vs Juventus
"Sixty seconds had yet to pass [...] Travia fires a long parabolic cross, the goalkeeper comes off his goal slightly late, a full-back makes a misleading movement, centre-forward Ghiandi steps in very quickly and scores"
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20.11.1949 vs Lucchese
"Stua relied on the fearsome and pacy Ghiandi, the 21 years old centre-forward envied by many teams in the Italian top tier league"
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4.12.1949 vs Sampdoria
"Ghiandi jumped on Arrighini's back-pass to Lusetti, stole the ball with a header from the hesitant goalkeeper who had an unsteady hold, and scored comfortably"
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8.12.1949 vs Roma
"Como started very strong with its attacks, relying on Ghiandi who was never late in coming forward, sprinting impressively and forcing the goalkeeper Risorti to come off his goal firmly"
"The defender Tre Re performed a feat by sprinted timely to neutralise Ghiandi's cross for Migliorini"
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11.12.1949 vs Novara
"Ghiandi deserves the usual personal paragraph. This talented athlete gets better game by game and yesterday, especially in the first half, he was like a haze despite being tackles many times and marked by Galimberti and Baire. He managed to leave his bank of fog around the opposition's defense and provide a clean, free ball to Lipizer who scored the equaliser"
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18.12.1949 vs Atalanta
"Ghiandi had a high fever on saturday evening and didn't perform as good as usual, but he proved to possess all the necessary requirements of a modern centre-forward: fighting spirit and aggressiveness other than the natural eye for goal"
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15.1.1950 vs Palermo
"On developments of a Como counterattack, the ball gets inside Palermo's area and goalkeeper Masci is going towards the ball. Ghiandi, however, doesn't let the ball hit the ground and scores with a header into the empty goal"
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29.1.1950
"Como scored again following a counterattack at the 38' minute: another run and long cross from Dossi, quick response from Ghiandi who scores with a header from close range"
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26.2.1950 vs Triestina
"Como scored the third goal at the 35' minute thanks to a very angled shot from Meroni after receiving Ghiandi's pass"
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12.3.1950 vs Juventus
"The sensational equaliser goal was an aimed shot from Ghiandi, a remarkable work of power and accuracy"
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19.3.1950 vs Bologna
"Ghiandi was fast and agile. [...] Como took the lead at the 22' minute following a free kick taken by Ghiandi from the backline to the Rossoblu's area where Meroni was quicker than Giovannini to take possession of the ball, stepped forward and scored with a powerful shot"
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9.4.1950 vs Lucchese
"Stua scored at the 27' minute following an attack started by Ghiandi and missed tackle from Padulazzi. One minute later, Stua crossed for Ghiandi who scored with an accurate header"
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16.4.1950 vs Sampdoria
"Ghiandi is the "spoiled child" of the team and we know the reasons, but he as well is fragile and falls short inevitably on physical challenges"
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30.4.1950 vs Novara
"Ghiandi beat goalkeeper Corghi at the 29' minute with a slow and tricky header"
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7.5.1950 vs Atalanta
"Ghiandi often embarassed defender Nordahl with his quick and determined game"
"Lipizer scored the first goal at the 32' after receiving a header pass from Ghiandi who deflected a cross coming from the right. At the 5' minute of the second half, two opponents failed to keep Ghiandi on check and the striker tapped the ball in, surprising Casari"
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14.5.1950 vs Inter
"Como found the absolute certainty of the win at the 20' minute of the second half with a goal thanks to Ghiandi's responsiveness in stealing the ball from a hesitant Miglioli. A great angled shot and the job was done"
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26.11.1950 vs Udinese
"Ghiandi returned after a long absence and drove the forward line without useless tricks"
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24.12.1950 vs Lazio
"Malacarne got the ball stolen by Ghiandi who then cut inside and shot quickly could arrive. Therefore, Sentimenti had his view covered for the second time: the ball hit under the crossbar and hit the net"
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7.1.1951 vs Pro Patria
"Less than 20 seconds had passed from the start of the match. Ghiandi kicks off and passes the ball to Pinardi on the left who fires it forward powerfully. Rabitti adjustes the trajectory and the ball goes back to Ghiandi who controls it quickly, gets in the area and shoots. Target hit and goalkeeper Uboldi just standing there, clearly surprised"
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14.1.1951 vs Lucchese
"The goal in the first half was scored by Rabitti who received the pass from Ghiandi at the 36' minute"
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28.1.1951 vs Inter
"Como returns to attack with a long ball from Pedroni [...] which is hit well with a volley by Ghiandi and saved even better by Soldan"
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18.2.1951 vs Novara
"At the 26' minute, Ghiandi ─ maybe in offside ─ doubled-down Como's lead with a good calculated shot, avoiding the incoming goalkeeper and hitting the net accurately"
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25.2.1951 vs Torino
"Ghiandi hustled as much as he kept Nay busy. The challenges were tight, without ceremony, but clean enough and showcasing the good condition of both. Turconi and Rabitti preferred to rely on the game of Ghiandi who tried to start from any position. It was almost the end of the first half when Ghiandi managed to score by meeting Dossi's low cross. Once again, the ball hit the right corner of Buttarelli's goal"
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1.4.1951 vs Juventus
"A full-back clearance had reached Ghiandi. [...] Como's centre-forward started his run like a 100m sprinter and the goalkeeper Cavalli was beat for the second time"
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