Cesc Fàbregas asked the Greek striker to play as a centre-forward and nothing else – the old-school sort. And the Greek striker listened, adapted and continues to score

A night of English rain by the lake, amid nostalgia for Lake Como, United’s former glories and a 4–1 win for the Azzurri to recount back home with a teddy bear tucked under one’s arm

Roma, Inter and Napoli are at the bottom of the table, whilst Como remain in the play-off zone. The four defeats are setting alarm bells ringing, but there are still six matches left to turn things round

The team managed by Cesc Fàbregas beat Leipzig 4–1. Admittedly, the German side is a team under reconstruction and still a long way from finding its balance, but Laghée’s side were making their absolute debut on the big European stage and played without any first-time nerves.

Before the advent of the ‘Greater Europe’, Como faced Mitteleuropa in the Mitropa Cup 46 years ago, a tournament that was once highly prestigious before it was downgraded to a minor cup competition and eventually disappeared altogether

Moise Kean is leaving Fiorentina after a surreal week, marked by his refusal to train, a fine and his desire to join Como. An undeniable talent, but also yet another example of a football world where multi-million contracts, tantrums and the transfer market seem to have wiped out any rules of conduct

This is how the team coached by Cesc Fàbregas has turned football into a unifying force for the whole of the Lario region. A report on local pride and European ambitions beneath the new stand at the Sinigaglia Stadium