Como is celebrating: they’re again in Serie A after 21 years

Who is aware of if Fabio Pecchia, after toasting with Parma, did not smile once more on the finish of the derby with Reggina, when he realized of Como’s promotion to Serie A which got here after the draw with Cosenza and the simultaneous defeat of Venezia in Spice. In truth, he was additionally within the Como crew that performed on the Serie A pitches for the final time, within the 2002-2003 season. After 21 years, the Lombardy capital is celebrating its return to the soccer that counts for the sixth time. It does so due to the multi-billion greenback possession represented by the brothers Robert and Michael Hartono, entrepreneurs on the head of the infinite “Djarum” empire who had the instinct to entrust the crew to Cesc Fabregas in November, supported by the Welshman Osian Roberts resulting from lack of license.

A promotion signed by Fabregas and Roberts

A decisive turning level on condition that Como, shifting from the 3-man protection of Longo, sacked in November, to the 4-man defence, discovered a solution to higher assist the attackers Cutrone (14 objectives) and Gabrielloni (9). He did it due to the standard and intuitions of Lucas Da Cunha (7 objectives and 6 assists) and Verdi (8 objectives and a pair of assists), the velocity and expertise of Strefezza, who arrived in January, but in addition with the geometries and substance within the median of Bellemo and Abildgaard. Particular reward additionally deserves Iovine who supplied his treasured contribution with assists (6) from the proper wing and likewise Semper, who along with his solidity (13 clean-sheets within the season) gave safety to all the defensive division , nicely guided by the expertise of the Goldaniga-Barba couple, assisted when essential by the Dutchman Odenthal.

Torrence has the duty of constructing a aggressive Como additionally in Serie A

For the longer term in Serie A, Como has already considered counting on Ian Torrance as the brand new head scout. After his expertise at Southampton, he’ll attempt to carry his in depth worldwide information to the lakeside. It’s not identified whether or not it will likely be the prelude to an actual revolution. What is definite is that it might be a disgrace to dismember a bunch that has demonstrated that it has parts able to performing even within the prime class.