Como is in the Europe zone, closing its 2025 with great enthusiasm for a very heavy victory that further improves the Como rankings. Numbers that Cesc Fabregas doesn’t look at because «I’ve never talked about the rankings, I’m not interested. I want my team to continue to grow, put their soul into it and perform. The boys are continuing to push”, were the first words of the Spanish coach who had to follow the match from the stands.
«It was painful, it’s hard not to be able to do anything when you remain in the stands. However, the team has proven to work well, even without the coach. I thank Gatto and Cassetti who replaced me. I’m happy for Marco, we are in a moment in our history where everyone must be able to do everything. It’s not normal for three coaches to be thrown out in the same match, but we have to manage everything in a positive way.”
Fabregas admitted that his team could have managed the advantage better, so much so that before the second goal they risked letting Lecce back into the game: «In the second half we had some difficulties, but Como managed to regroup and start again. In the first half we totally dominated, we could and should have scored more goals. I really liked our first half”, in contrast to what Di Francesco declared who had also underlined his team’s performance.
The growth of Como in 2025 has been exponential, who knows if next year will be the year of history, of the further consecration of this great project: «The points made in the calendar year are important, but not decisive. I see a club that is growing quickly – said Fabregas – as is the team. The young players are pushing and improving. Sometimes we look too hard for the perfect goal, there is a lot of work to do. I want to see a team that grows and creates value in our young people. Let’s not be satisfied, otherwise they will eat us.”
It was also the year that already saw the consecration of Nico Paz: «He is an important player, he is here to grow and to make a difference with movements and creating space. You don’t see many players like that in modern football, he is a pure attacking midfielder. He too must get used to modern football, the day he leaves Como he may find himself playing in situations in which he will have to have an open mind to find his space. When he’s as good as he was against Lecce he gives you a lot.” And on the first goal that angered Lecce, the Spanish coach is with the Giallorossi: «Now we no longer know what a foul is and isn’t, one time you intervene and the other you don’t. It’s difficult, I often ask myself a lot of questions too. Today Di Francesco is angry and I am happy, tomorrow the roles can be reversed.”
