Fabregas: ‘Como always play to win’ against Milan | OneFootball

Cesc Fabregas insists Como will ‘play to win’ against Milan this evening and gives updates on new signings, but shrugs off the questions about an approach for Marcus Rashford.

It kicks off at the Stadio Sinigaglia at 17.30 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Atalanta-Juventus on the Liveblog.

These Week 19 fixtures were postponed due to the Supercoppa Italiana Final Four tournament in Riyadh, which was won by Milan.

However, Sergio Conceicao oversaw a 1-1 Serie A draw with Cagliari, so is this one of the best times to face the Rossoneri?

“It all depends on what we do today, as the past is in the past and no longer counts,” Fabregas told Sky Sport Italia.

“The team is growing, we need an important performance if we want to win today. We said at the start of the season that the most important thing was our identity, we play to win, and that will never change.”

Fabregas revamping Como squad

Maxence Caqueret of Olympique Lyonnais passes the ball during the pre-season friendly match between Arsenal and Olympique Lyonnais at the Emirates Stadium on August 11, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Real Madrid youth academy product Nico Paz is on the bench, but even that is remarkable considering they had feared the worst when seeing his ankle turn during the draw against Lazio.

Maxence Caqueret is on the bench after completing his club record transfer from Olympique Lyonnais for a reported €17m including add-ons, so could he make his debut today?

“We’ll see how the game goes. It’s true that in the last few weeks he had a slight adductor issue, so I prefer to bring him on later. Perrone too is back after three months, so we can’t rush these things.”

Marcus Rashford has been linked with both Como and Milan, so is the Manchester United forward the level of player that Fabregas is going for now?

“We have 25 players right now and are ready to play a great game against Milan, that is our level.”