Thierry Henry told how he experienced the last minutes of Como-Cittadella which culminated with the victory in full stoppage time for the Lombards. The CBS commentator is a shareholder of the club and knew that yesterday would be fundamental for the dream of direct Serie A promotion.
It was August 29, 2022 when Thierry Henry it was made official as new shareholder of Como coached by former teammate Cesc Fabregas. After the salvation without going through the playoffs obtained last season, today the Lombard club is one step away from Serie A. A day, yesterday, spent with great trepidation on the part of Henry who live from the CBS Sport studios in the company of Micah Richards And Alessandro Del Piero explained the emotions and vibrations for the exhilarating final match seen against Cittadella.
Down a goal due to Pittarello’s goal, Como then reacted with a temporary equalizer Simone Verdi – who came on in place of Cutrone – and then in full injury time he even found the goal to overtake and seal the final 2-1 Goldaniga on the developments of a corner kick. “If it happens you will have to play against teams like Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Lazio, Inter and Fiorentina” Del Piero reminds Henry before asking him a specific question right up how he lived the last minutes of Como-Cittadella finished 2-1 and brought the Lombards closer to Serie A.
“I sweated, leave me alone, I watch the games as a fan, I watch the games as a player… Now, for the first time in my life, I watch the games as a shareholder” Henry replied, making clear his impatience with those final minutes. Different emotions, those experienced by the former French striker who admitted to having sweated during the final minutes of the match. “Seriously, we were in a meeting earlier – Henry said – and when I arrived Como was 1-0 down against Cittadella. So you were talking to me but I wasn’t responding.”
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Excited minutes in which the CBS commentator was totally isolated: “When I saw Verdi’s goal I felt a little better and then obviously even more when Goldaniga scored.” But it certainly didn’t end here as Como moved closer to direct Serie A also thanks to Venezia’s defeat in Catanzaro. This match was also followed by Henry: “It was suspended and then Catanzaro won it in the 96th minute – explains -. We needed Venezia to lose in Catanzaro and us to win.” The 3-2 of the Calabrians against the lagoon players made Henry rejoice.
