Cesc Fabregas points out that Assane Diao is “out for 2-3 weeks” and warns that “this season will be a new experience for everyone” when they intervene in the Champions League defeat against Fiorentina.
The Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 UK time (1500 CEST).
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The Larians stuttered under the added pressure of playing in the Champions League, having taken one point from their last two Serie A matches, plus a 3-2 European defeat to Feyenoord.
Fabregas on the new questions of Comensi
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 14: Cesc Fabregas, Manager of Comense 1907, talks to Martino Baturina and Alex Valle of Comense 1907 during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD2 match between Feyenoord and Comense 1907 at De Kuip on October 14, 2026 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
“I’m looking forward to an amazing match against a historic club like Fiorentina,” Fabregas told Comesse’s official channels via Tuttomercatoweb.
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“Paolo Vanoli is the best coach and has a strong squad at his disposal, getting better with each game that passes. It is always a difficult and interesting game to prepare for Florence.”
COMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 10: Cesc Fabregas, Manager of Como 1907, celebrates after the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Stage MD1 match between Como 1907 and RB Leipzig at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on September 10, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Claudius Villa/Getty Images)
It was their first ever Champions League defeat in the Netherlands, losing 3-2 to Feyenoord after Diao had opened the scoring, then left injured.
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“We know that this season is a new experience for everyone. We are in a period of adaptation that we had very clear in our minds before the campaign kicked off.
“We are slowly hanging on to this schedule, it’s not about how we start the season, but how we finish it.”
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 14: Assane Diao of Como 1907 reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD2 match between Feyenoord and Como 1907 at De Kuip on October 14, 2026 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
Diao limped into that match, while Moise Kean did not make the trip following his knee injury on international duty with Italy.
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“We still need a week or 10 days for Moise to fully recover. It’s a small muscular injury, which is difficult to assess, tell me two to three weeks,” added Fabregas.
“I hope he recovers in time for Inter Inter, otherwise it will be after the rise of international duty.”