Cesc Fabregas slammed former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata after his bizarre red card in Como’s Serie A defeat to Fiorentina.
Como slipped to only their fifth league lack of the season on Saturday, suffering a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to relegation-battlers Fiorentina.
Nicolo Fagioli gave the visitors the lead midway through the primary half and ex-Premier League striker Moise Kean doubled Fiorentina’s advantage with a 54th-minute penalty.
Como sensed a late comeback when when Fabiano Parisi scored an own goal but were unable to seek out an equaliser and even finished the match with ten men.
Morata, who joined Como on loan from AC Milan in the beginning of the season,only got here on as a second-half substitute but didn’t see out the sport, receiving two yellow cards within the space of a minute.
Ex-Real Madrid striker Morata was shown the primary following an off-the-ball tussle with Luca Ranieri but appeared to speak himself right into a second yellow and was dismissed by referee Matteo Marchetti.
Morata looked bemused because the red card was brandished and he left the pitch but Fabregas had little sympathy for his former Chelsea teammate.
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‘Provocation is an element of football,’ he told DAZN. ‘Those that can’t live with it should change careers.
‘I expect far more from an experienced player like him. The road between winning and losing may be very thin so we shouldn’t find excuses, and we shouldn’t care what others do on the pitch.’
Discussing Como’s defeat more generally, Fabregas added: ‘I’m annoyed that I wasn’t capable of help the boys understand the importance of the sport.
‘I showed them my experience as a footballer throughout the week, possibly an excessive amount of, nevertheless it wasn’t enough. We’re a young team.
‘It wasn’t a football match within the second half. Leaving that aside, the sport needs to be won with the fitting motivation and energy.
‘I feel bad as a coach, because I wasn’t capable of convey this to my players today. Possibly it was in our heads. We made a mistake in our attitude, we now have to point out more desire.
‘I didn’t just like the first half very much, the second half, I repeat, wasn’t a game of football.’
Como were expected to sign Morata on a everlasting transfer at the top of his loan spell but his underwhelming stint on the club could force a rethink.
Morata, who helped Spain win the Euros in 2024, has scored only once for Como and is yet to get off the mark in 15 league games.
The two-1 defeat leaves Como seventh in Serie A – five points outside the Champions League places – while Fiorentina stay 18th but are only within the relegation zone on goal difference.
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