Fabregas: ‘Venezia will be difficult for Como, Kean injury happened with Italy’

Como manager Cesc Fabregas warned that Sunday's Serie A clash against bottom-placed Venezia will be challenging, despite his side sitting fourth after four straight wins. Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Fabregas addressed forward Moise Kean's ongoing absence, maintaining that Kean sustained his current shin injury while on international duty with Italy against Belgium rather than having a pre-existing condition.

Kean is expected to miss approximately five more weeks as he undergoes specialist treatment, though Fabregas ruled out seeking a January replacement. Fabregas also confirmed that Mattia Liberali will return to the squad, while updates were provided on recovering teammates Assane Diao and Addai ahead of the upcoming match.