2024-09-07 01:22:44
Como 1907 has stolen everyone’s attention when the summer on its return to the Serie A after the age of 21. The Larian, con Cesc Fabregas in price, they have put together a team worthy of FIFA status, have signed famous footballers like Raphael Varane, Sergi Roberto, Andrea Belotti, Pepe Reina, Maximo Perrone Nico Paz, swimming pool Real Madrid. In total, Como completed 30 additions with a budget of 45 million euros to try to maintain the department.
Lost blue and white have lived a few years of pure joy since their promotion to Serie C in 2019. Two years later they returned to the second division and, in 2022, they were welcomed. Cesc Fabregas, who arrived with a two-year contract and the promise of having a place to start his career as a coach. After his first season with the senior team, the Spaniard decided to end his career as a footballer and, after four months leading the U-19, he took the position as an interim first team player in November 2023 due to the withdrawal of Moreno Longo, who has a team in the promotion of the final positions at that time.
Without a UEFA title, Fábregas could only spend one month as head coach, so in mid-December Osian Roberts took over and the Catalan became second in command. Even so, it is Cesc who makes the decisions, while the Welshman has a visible face on the bench. With that formula, and with Patrick Cutrone As a member of the team, Como 1907 achieved promotion to the first division as Parma’s counterpart Serie B, but not without suffering first in the way; them Voltians They were on the verge of losing direct promotion on the last day after starting by losing against Cosenza while Venezia (third in the table) were winning their game, but luckily for them Spezia came back and beat the Venetians to give the Lombards directly directly pass to the Serie A
After the promotion ceremony, Cesc Fabregas He faced this season as the head coach and Osian Roberts became the team manager from July. Como has taken just one point in the three games played at the start of the season, but the famous reinforcements bring in the hope of being able to maintain their place in Serie A for the 2025/26 season.
Indonesia to the rescue
In 2016, after a series of non-payments, Como – which is in Serie C – announced the price and, by not registering in the league, had to start from Serie D in the 2017/18 season. It was then that Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono, two Indonesian billionaire brothers, appeared to take ownership of the group in April 2019. With their great wealth – they are among the 100 richest people in the world according to Forbes – the Hartono’s brother They have invested to take the team to the elite of Italian football.
Como was promoted to Serie C in 2018/19 and in 2021 he took over the management of the sport Dennis Wise, Chelsea legend, who previously worked as an adviser to the Indonesian council. With Wise in the offices there is a meteoric rise that has them today Serie A; In 20/21 they reached the second division, in 2022 Fábregas appeared and in 2024 they once again wrote their name in the golden category of Italian football.
At the end of last July, Wise made a surprise decision to leave his position at the club and in his farewell statement he aimed directly. Cesc Fabregaswho himself is convinced to join Como: “The club has decided to continue under the leadership of Cesc Fabregas. I wish the team, Cesc and all the new team the best of luck in the next steps; decision in Serie A and European football,” said the former English footballer.
Cesc Fábregas y Dennis the Wise – We Have No History
On the club’s property, apart from the Hartono brothers, there are names familiar to football fans. Dennis Wise the same and Cesc Fabregas They became shareholders when they arrived at the club, but in addition to them in 2022, the famous French champion joined the club, Thierry Henry.
Under this management, Como has made great strides, not only on the sports level, but also in business. After promotion, the Larian They broke their sponsorship deal with sports brand Errea and signed a new contract with Adidas to outfit the men’s team, women’s team and the club’s youth teams. Also, they reached an agreement with Uber to own the transportation company first sponsor, replaced the technology company, Mola.
The story of Como
It should be noted that the group is located in the city of Como, which owes its name to the lake that surrounds it. The city is part of the Lombardy region and is located 45 kilometers from Milan; Also, it is near the border with Switzerland, below the Alps. It is a city of almost 600 thousand inhabitants focused mainly on tourism; Como is known as one of the main holiday destinations for celebrities and people with great interests.
This is the small and attractive town next to Lake Como Photo: GettyImages
In that small town, Como FC was born in 1907, which was played in 1912 in the promotion championship for the first time and in 1914 managed to climb to the first division after the arrival of Gustavo Carrer, forward of the national team. Its growth would be halted by the First World War (1914-1918) and in 1922, despite obtaining top positions in the first division, Como was withdrawn due to economic problems.
In 1926, Como and Esperia, another club from the city, merged and formed the Associazione Calcio Comese. A year later, with Gustav Carrer now as coach, they debuted in the Prima Divisione on July 30. That same day, they opened the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium, where they play to this day. Four years later, Comese was promoted to Serie B after finishing unbeaten in the league, but in 1936 they were relegated due to financial problems and were renamed AC Como.
Beginning in 1945, the best years in the club’s history would follow. That year they won the famous Lombardo Competition, in which teams like Milan and Inter participated. A year later, coach Eraldo Monzaglio promoted the academy, turning it into a major brand; Mario Varglien continued the work and in 1949 promoted the club to Serie A in his first season in charge. In 1950, Como took the best historical position in Serie A (6), being the only team in the league with only Italian players. However, the victories would be short-lived and the club returned to Serie B two seasons after Varglien’s departure in 1951.
Before returning to Serie C in 1963, Como spent an entire decade in the second division. The decade that had Giuseppe Baldini as the big star of the club, who would also take over as coach between 1961 and 1963. Also, in the season 1960/61 Como saw the promotion of Gigi Meroni, who would become a star for Torino before he unfortunately passed away at the age of 24; As they remember him as “The greatest talent to wear the shirt azurri“.
Since then, the history of Como has had many shadows and few lights. In 1975, after two decades, they returned to Serie A with Pippo Marchioro on the bench, but suffered a new reign three seasons later – but not before equaling their best history in 76/77. In 1980 they experienced a new rise Serie A, but in 1982 they lost the branch again. Another promotion came in 1984 and Como was able to chain in five consecutive years Serie A, until 1989 when they occupied the last place in the table.
Como’s last promotion to Serie A took place in 2002 and the 02/03 season was the last appearance of Voltians in the first division until his return this time. In 2005, the club fell into bankruptcy and had to start from scratch in Serie D; a story that will repeat itself ten years later, which will bring the Hartono brothers, Dennis Wise, Cesc Fabregas and company.
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