Fabregas: ‘Como with usual mindset in iconic Napoli stadium’
Cesc Fabregas insists Como will face Napoli with ‘our usual mindset’ in tomorrow’s Coppa Italia quarter-final in an ‘iconic stadium.’
It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
The winners will then go on to face Inter in the two-legged semi-final.
However, tomorrow victory is to be decided after 90 minutes, or go directly to a penalty shoot-out, as there is no extra time.
Fabregas and Como ambitious in Coppa Italia
“Tomorrow we have a huge game ahead of us,” warned Fabregas to the official Como website.
“It is a knockout match against the reigning Italian champions, playing in an iconic stadium. We will go out there with our usual mindset and keep our focus sharp.”
When these sides met here earlier in the season in Serie A, it ended 0-0 on November 1, a very positive result for the Lariani.
Assane Diao is the only remaining injury absentee, but it remains to be seen if Fabregas will impose any squad rotation for this test.
They had crushed Lazio 3-0 and Torino 6-0 before the Coppa Italia Round of 16 victory away to Fiorentina, 3-1.
However, last Sunday the team failed to break down 10-man Atalanta in a goalless draw, with Marco Carnesecchi saving the last-gasp Nico Paz penalty.
They didn’t play at the weekend, as their game with Milan was postponed for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony at San Siro.
Our team for the Coppa Italia match against Napoli pic.twitter.com/aWyclDJVAX
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