The heavy defeat against Lazio should soon be put to rest. And now high concentration on the next two races. Two away games for Cesc Fabregas’ Como with a high level of difficulty. Close, treacherous: Empoli on Monday evening and Gilardino and Balotelli’s Genoa on Thursday. Now we have to get back to scoring points to move a ranking that is not yet alarming, but which is starting to see many close formations at the bottom. And among these also Como fresh from the defeats in Turin (1-0) and at home against Lazio (1-5).
Luca Mazzitelligreat overhead goal at Sinigaglia on Thursday evening, is aware that the team now needs a turnaround: “With Lazio, in the end, a result too heavy for us. It penalizes us more than our demerits. Now we have to immediately think about Empoli on Monday evening and try to get some points. What is needed is to continue to create opportunities, yes, but to put in a few more balls. We had the opportunities, even against Lazio: we weren’t able to exploit them. We need greater determination in front of goal, the right determination.”
“Chorus”, this one, also repeated by Fabregas. The Spanish coach has already said it in previous matches, at home and abroad, not only after Lazio: “The boys must have determination, put the ball in in front of the goal. Yes, many opportunities, but we never take advantage of them. It’s not good, we need to be more decisive in front of the opponent’s goal. I have a lot of faith in this team, but now I ask the boys to take a leap forward. Opportunities to exploit starting from Empoli and then we have a dangerous match like Genoa. We have to score points for our ranking.”