Cesc Fabregas in conversation with Cypriot Nikolas Ioannou. © Social Media / Como

The coach is the star: Fabregas is coming to Bolzano

A number of Italian world champions have been guests at the Drusus Stadium in recent months. But now a man comes along who is one of the most successful footballers in recent memory: Francesc “Cesc” Fabregas.

30 November 2023

From: cst

When the FCS meets Como on Sunday, there will be a real world star on the sidelines in the Drususstadion. Fabregas won a whopping 17 titles as a player, including one world championship and two European championship titles. The 36-year-old, who also holds shares in the Como club, has been active as a coach since the summer. At the beginning of the season as U16 coach and since the dismissal of Moreno Longo in November as head coach of the professional team.

At least Fabregas has not lost in his two games so far in Serie B. After a 2-1 opening win over Feralpisalò, Como drew 0-0 in the derby against Lecco on Tuesday evening. Fabregas, who trained at Barcelona, ​​can also count on the services of a former FCS player at Como. Marco Curto is in defense. The Neapolitan moved from Bolzano to Lake Como in the summer.

With Chelsea FC, Fabregas won the English championship title, among other things. © APA/epa / INA FASSBENDER

Como can also count on a top-class squad. Federico Barba (101 games in Serie A) keeps the defense together. Offensive free spirit Simone Verdi has spent almost his entire career in Serie A (231 games) and Patrick Cutrone (he is the top scorer with 5 goals) is a former national player and prodigy of Italian football who storms for Como. The FCS has to be particularly careful about the Cypriot national player Nikolas Ioannou. The left-back is a key player for Como: 5 assists and 3 goals speak for themselves.