Inter and Como go meet on Sunday for Giuseppe Meazza for Serie A matchday 11, with attention on Como after their 9-1 Champions League win over Lens. The result equal the biggest winning margin in Champions League history, matching Liverpool‘s 8-0 over Besiktas in 2007 and Real Madrid‘s 8-0 over Malmö in 2015.
Como also beat Manchester United 4-1 in their previous European game, and they dey fifth for Serie A with 23 points before the Inter match. Inter dey second with 28 points. Inter get 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 28 goals scored and 13 conceded. Como get 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 18 scored and 10 conceded. For home, Inter win all 6 league games; Como away record na 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Cesc Fàbregas, Como coach, talk say the Inter match go show their true level. “E look like every week dem dey ask me about new maturity test,” he yan. “We know this season special for us. Motivation plenty, but we know our path. Na important match. We arrive in good moment, but na only test to see how far we can go. Inter still be the strongest team for Italy; after that we go see our level.”
Fàbregas also talk about the Lens win: “You fit get win like that one time for life if luck dey.” He add say Inter na reigning Italian champions, won Coppa Italia and played two Champions League finals, but e no rule out surprise with perfect game. “Who knows? Tomorrow we fit surprise with perfect match.”
Before the match, Opta supercomputer give Como 21% chance to win historic title, second favourite behind Inter 44.3%. But Fàbregas insist say Christian Chivu Inter remain reference for Serie A despite their derby loss to AC Milan last weekend. Inter bounce back for Europe with 3-0 win over Feyenoord.
Fàbregas point to Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta as inspiration for Como project. “Arteta great example for everybody because of what he dey build for Arsenal,” he talk. “The patience the club show, even when tension dey and team dey eighth, na wetin we need too. E be inspiration for wetin we want do.”
The match kick off 18:00 on Sunday, 8 November at Giuseppe Meazza.
