Cesc Fabregas Refuses to Accept the Loss in Frosinone: “It Should Have Been a 4-1 Win for Como”

Cesc Fabregas refuses to accept the loss to Frosinone: “If we’d won 1-4 today, it wouldn’t have been a surprise because Palmisani made so many saves. We didn’t have great control, but we still created enough chances to score four goals.”

“Frosinone played the game they wanted to play, and we weren’t up to the task. But I can’t blame the players for the missed goals. Frosinone did a great job of hurting us with their tactics; we need to improve.”

Interestingly, Como and Frosinone are both on 10 points: “There are 38 games, and the final tally won’t be clear until the end. I understand the comparison, but I’m staying level-headed—today was a true masterpiece by Frosinone.”

Frosinone-Como 2-0
14′ Calò (F), 45′ Kvernadze (C)

The two teams went head-to-head from the start, and Frosinone goalkeeper Palmisani’s stellar performance began in the opening minutes: in the 4th minute, he made a decisive save against Douvikas, then the post came to his rescue on another shot by the Como forward. In the 14th minute, the home team took the lead with a splendid play set up by Schmid and finished by Calò.

Como tried to respond, but Frosinone came close to scoring a second goal on several occasions; Butez denied Raimondo. In the 43rd minute, Palmisani made a perfect save on Nico Paz’s header, and in the 45th minute, Alvini’s team doubled their lead: Kvernadze beat Butez on a counterattack following an assist from Schmid.

In the second half, Fabregas shook things up by bringing on Ricci, Rodriguez, and Kean for Da Cunha, Baturina, and Douvikas, but it wasn’t Como’s day: Palmisani proved unbeatable, making saves against Nico Paz, Kean, and Rodriguez, and on a counterattack, Frosinone nearly scored a third goal through Raimondo. With the Como players running out of steam as time ran out, Frosinone took the three points and cemented its status as the surprise team—along with Cagliari—of this early season.