Fabregas’s boys dominate, entertain, enjoy themselves, and win 2-0. Enthusiasm, competitive ferocity, quality: it’s all there on the shores of the lake. VAR disallows a goal by Castellanos, but the home side’s victory could have been even more convincing.
Fabregas outwits his mentor Sarri in his home debut, 2-0 with goals in the second half from Douvikas and Paz. It is a blue and white domination, with Lazio leaving with their heads down, practically without a shot on goal. The key to the match was the ultra-aggressive attitude of the Lombards, who suffocated their opponents even before they got the ball, in their ideas and intentions.
Fabregas surprised with his initial choices, as he often does, but this time out of necessity: the right flank was manned by two defenders, Van der Brempt and Vojvoda, who was brought up due to Addai’s unavailability, Kuhn (who came on a few minutes before the end) and Diao. Perrone won the battle with Roberto in midfield, partnering Da Cunha; Rodriguez, Paz, and Vojvoda formed the attacking midfield trio, with Douvikas up front. Sarri, on the other hand, relied on Cataldi in the middle of his rock-solid 4-3-3 formation, with new father Rovella sitting on the bench. Lazzari won the battle for the right-back spot and Castellanos the center forward spot, flanked by Cancellieri and Zaccagni.
Fabregas surprises with his initial choices, as he often does, but this time out of necessity: the right flank is manned by two defenders, Van der Brempt and Vojvoda, who is moved up due to Addai’s unavailability, Kuhn (who comes on a few minutes before the end) and Diao. Perrone wins the battle with Roberto in midfield, with Da Cunha as his partner; Rodriguez, Paz, and Vojvoda form the attacking midfield trio, with Douvikas up front. Sarri, on the other hand, relied on Cataldi in the middle of his rock-solid 4-3-3 formation, with new father Rovella sitting on the bench. Lazzari won the battle for the right-back spot and Castellanos the center forward spot, flanked by Cancellieri and Zaccagni.

Nico’s gems—  There were no changes at the start of the second half, and Como took the lead after a minute and a half thanks to Paz’s invention, the first of the match, who found Douvikas in space, who beat Provstgaard and slotted past Provedel. It was the Greek’s third goal of the season after his brace against Sudtirol in the Coppa Italia. Como pushed forward after taking the lead, in true Fabregas style, and almost doubled their lead in the 6th minute with Da Cunha from the edge of the box, but his shot went just wide. Sarri’s first moves came after a quarter of an hour: Pedro replaced Cancellieri and Marusic replaced Lazzari. In the 18th minute, the first “announcement” by a referee in Serie A history: Manganiello explained to Sinigaglia that Castellanos’ goal had been disallowed for offside. In the 15th minute, Morata came on and Como doubled their lead three minutes later with a gem of a free kick from Nico Paz: a left-footed shot into the top corner that Provedel couldn’t reach. Fabregas’ team was the only one on the pitch, and the difference from last season was evident in the continuous pressure throughout the match, with very few defensive lapses.