Cesc Fabregas offers an damage replace on Nico Paz and confirms he ‘spoke to’ Nemanja Matic, however is once more annoyed by Como ending after
That is actually an enchancment contemplating Como misplaced 5-1 to Lazio when these sides met in October 2024, as tonight they’d extra possession, photographs and a greater Anticipated Objectives rating.
“It’s the story of our season, we create a lot and must convert extra possibilities into objectives. We’re lacking a whole lot of factors due to that. We’re enhancing defensively, I noticed a powerful character from my staff to return right here and play like this,”
“We should do not forget that we misplaced 5-1 to this staff at house, so to place this efficiency in was spectacular. On the identical time, we’re indignant as a result of with a efficiency like that, we deserved three factors.”
It was a tense affair on the Stadio Olimpico, because the guests wasted some early alternatives and noticed Nico Paz carried off with an ankle damage following the Samuel Gigot lunge that was not even given as a free kick.
“It doesn’t look good, Nico Paz’s ankle turned and it has already swollen up rather a lot. We’ll have to attend and see,” confirmed Fabregas.
Fabregas annoyed by wasteful Como
Boulaye Dia put Lazio in entrance with a curling end, however after Luca Pellegrini risked a second yellow card and Loum Tchaouna was despatched off moments later, Patrick Cutrone snatched some extent together with his diving header on Gabriel Strefezza’s cross.
“Other than scoring objectives, and we had so many possibilities, we must always’ve lowered the tempo just a little within the ultimate 20 minutes, however this can be a younger staff and lacked just a little maturity to maneuver the ball round, drive Lazio out of place,” continued Fabregas.
“It’s a course of, I can not anticipate younger lads to know all this right away, many had been in Serie B final season too. They’re studying on a regular basis and that’s my job as coach to assist them do this.”
Como additionally gave debuts this night to January signings Jean Butez and Assane Diao, though many extra reinforcements are anticipated on this switch window,
“I assumed Butez did very nicely, though he was just a little nervous at first, so that’s pure not figuring out his teammates nicely but.
“Diao struggled just a little as a result of he needed to come on and not using a warm-up, however we modified just a few issues after the break and he did significantly better. He has the type of energy that we had been missing final season too, who may give us one thing just a little completely different.
“Sure, I spoke to Nemanja, he’s a good friend of mine, however to date it’s only a chat. It isn’t straightforward to get these transfers, however we’ll see how the window goes over the following three weeks,” concluded Fabregas.
“The staff is giving every little thing it has, Dossena had a swollen ankle and performed anyway, so I can not ask for extra from these lads.”