Cesc Fabregas retains Roma guessing on his Como ways and explains why Nico Paz just isn’t actually a ‘False 9’ on this battle for Champions League spots.
It kicks off on the Stadio Sinigaglia at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).
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The significance of this fixture can’t be underestimated, as each groups are locked collectively on 51 factors, quickly leapfrogged by Juventus on 53 due to final night time’s victory away to Udinese.
Champions League qualification is at stake, a outstanding achievement for a Como aspect who have been in Serie B two years in the past.
Fabregas retains Como ways imprecise
COMO, ITALY – MARCH 03: Como 1907 coach Cesc Fabregas points directions to his gamers Anastasios Douvikas and Martin Baturina throughout the Coppa Italia match between Como 1907 and FC Internazionale at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on March 03, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Maximo Perrone just isn’t 100 per cent match after a knock, with Jayden Addai out for the remainder of the season following a laceration of the Achilles tendon.
“Perrone is within the squad, he says he’s effective, he skilled a bit of with the staff yesterday, he is able to come on if we want him, but it surely’s necessary to start out those that are at 100 per cent,”
Surprisingly, Como are utilizing from the beginning at this time, with Nico Paz seemingly because the False 9, however once more the coach doesn’t need to be tied right down to definitions.
“You assume it’s a three-man defence? You’ll see… I believe Nico Paz is a striker, he simply has totally different traits. Osimhen assaults the house, Messi drops again extra, Hojlund protests the ball, so each striker is totally different and has their very own traits. We’ll see if it goes the best way we would like it to.”
COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Como 1907 coach Cesc Fabregas appears on throughout the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on January 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Together with preventing for the highest 4 in Serie A, Como are additionally within the Coppa Italia semi-finals, having held Inter to a 0-0 draw within the first leg.
Since making his debut within the high flight a 12 months and a half in the past, Fabregas has put collectively 100 factors. Did he count on this?
“I didn’t count on this, however the lifetime of a coach is to be taken at some point at a time, so we can’t take into consideration what occurs a 12 months from now. We’ve got our imaginative and prescient of the place we are able to get to in 4 or 5 years, however we should attempt to develop on a par with the membership, workers, gamers, administrators, with persistence, humility and arduous work,” concluded Fabregas.