Cesc Fabregas praises Roma expertise Matias Soulé, however reveals Assane Diao’s harm and hits out at ‘not proper and unfair’ Senegal coach Pape Thiaw.
that slipped by means of Alex Valle’s legs, however it was a battle between two very related groups.
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“I noticed a very bodily aspect, the type of traits we’re missing, so both you get the ball on the bottom and play, otherwise you battle,”
“I’m proud that the staff was aggressive to the top, perhaps we deserved a objective, however Roma deserve congratulations for taking part in with physicality. They’ve a wonderful participant in Matias Soulé, who I consider will likely be an enormous participant in future, so we must always get pleasure from seeing him in Italy. I feel he’s a participant of a really excessive degree, and he made the distinction right now.”
With out injured Alvaro Morata, Sergi Roberto, Alberto Dossena and Edoardo Goldaniga, plus suspended Maxi Perrone, Fabregas initially opted to make use of Nico Paz as a False 9.
“Nico Paz had fever for 3 days and didn’t prepare, so we somewhat compelled him to play, as we didn’t have many choices right now,” revealed the Como coach.
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Fabregas is not going to complain about referee
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 15: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, hugs Cesc Fabregas, Head Coach of Como 1907, previous to the Serie A match between AS Roma and Como 1907 at Stadio Olimpico on December 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
They struggled to create possibilities, and have been then compelled to deliver on Tasos Douvikas after 37 minutes when Assane Diao went off injured.
“These are matches the place both you run straight at them, as we did with Assane within the first half, then Posch within the second, or they block you off. It’s about who wins essentially the most particular person duels, and right now Roma received extra, particularly in midfield.
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“Serie A has the least period of time with the ball rolling, however that’s as a result of it’s so bodily, with so many particular person duels everywhere in the pitch. The referee needed to let play run a bit extra right now, fairly rightly, so that is one thing we will enhance on.”
COMO, ITALY – AUGUST 24: Como 1907 coach Cesc Fabregas appears on throughout the Serie A match between Como 1907 and SS Lazio at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on August 24, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Almost about the referee letting play run, he didn’t cease when Jayden Addai was down injured within the build-up to the Roma objective.
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Normally this is able to result in livid arguing, however Como accepted the choice and didn’t protest. Did he count on Roma to place it out of play?
“He harm himself, it’s troublesome for a participant. It’s a must to be extraordinarily trustworthy to place the ball out in that scenario, I feel 99 per cent of gamers wouldn’t put it out, so it’s solely honest to hold on. The soccer world has modified with VAR, so we now have to maintain going after which wait and see, we will’t hold round,” famous Fabregas.
“It was simply dangerous luck, nothing malicious.”
COMO, ITALY – AUGUST 16: Assane Diao of Como 1907 in motion throughout the Coppa Italia match between Como 1907 and FC Sudtirol at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on August 16, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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Diao pulled up clutching his thigh after a dash on objective and limped off after 37 minutes, which places him at large danger of lacking the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.
The Como boss had already final week, so this might get lots worse with Pape Thiaw.
“Diao harm his flexor throughout that robust run on objective. It’s actually troublesome to be trustworthy in these post-match feedback, as a result of we get attacked both means, however I’ll strive,” famous Fabregas.
“I’m an enormous fan of worldwide groups, I’m actually glad when my gamers are referred to as for worldwide responsibility, it’s a giant factor for a participant. I simply requested for somewhat widespread sense for them to not name him, as a result of this can be a participant who barely featured for eight months as he retains getting harm and may discover no consistency.
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“He most likely shouldn’t have performed right now both, however I picked him as a result of he’s leaving tomorrow and I received’t have him for 5 weeks, so we pay his wages, at the very least let him play for us a bit.”
What made it an disagreeable dialog with the coach of Senegal?
“It’s that he stated if Diao doesn’t include us, he received’t go to the World Cup. That’s not honest, it performs on the fears of the participant, he’s 20 years outdated and has a complete profession forward of him. I don’t agree with this, it was not honest and never proper,” concluded Fabregas.