The appointment with the first victory in Serie A has been postponed again for the How (here are the report cards). The team coached by Cesc Fabregas was defeated 1-0 by an increasingly surprising Udinese (here are the ratings), currently in first place in the standings together with Inter, Juventus and Torino. The result was decided by a goal scored by Brenner at the end of the first half.
The best chance for a possible equaliser for Lariano came in injury time, when a handball by Payero gave the visitors a penalty. Cutrone stepped up to take the penalty, but was wrong-footed by Okoye. The Friulian team therefore took home the precious victory, while Como remained stuck at one point in last place in the standings.
the Friulian technician Kosta Runjaic commented on the match as follows: “It was a dirty victory, at home with great sacrifice and with great energy and commitment from the boys. We showed a lot of fighting spirit. I also saw improvements in possession as the numbers say. The energy of the fans and the Bluenergy Stadium helped us a lot and also, clearly, their missed penalty. Brenner played a solid match, he improved a lot and is completely different from when we started the preparation. He was rewarded with the goal and a great performance. I expect more possession and even more compactness from the team but we are on the right track. We played 4 matches that gave us feedback, in every match we improved and we still have to improve in many moments. We conceded too many chances to Como”.
These are the words of the Lariani coach Cesc Fabregas: “I think we dominated the whole match, when you play like that sooner or later football gives you something, there is certainly anger for the result, we are starting from scratch, several guys have arrived now. Coming here and limiting a strong team like Udinese like this without picking up points clearly makes you angry. “I have been here for nine months, I have changed many things, doing it and going to Serie A changing 15 players is difficult, that’s why we are here, we are on the right path, that we have to win and score goals for sure. I always like to give community, talk about the group”.