Como 2-0 Juventus – War of words continues for Tudor & Fabregas: ‘He can say what he wants’

Como defeated Juventus 2-0 on Sunday afternoon in an impressive result that brought to an end Juventus’ unbeaten streak in Serie A this season.

Goals from Marc-Oliver Kempf and Nico Paz were enough to see the lakeside team emerge with a monumental three points for their growing ambitions in Italian football.

However, the drama did not stop with the referees whistle as head coaches Igor Tudor and Cesc Fabregas continued to butt heads following their pre-match war of words.

The spark came from Tudor’s pre-match claim that Como were a “fake small club”, adding that the Lombardy side “spent a lot and, above all, the coach chose all the players that were signed,” as per Sky Sport Italia.

Fabregas fired back with a thinly veiled retort, saying:

“I say this with respect for Mr. Tudor, since on Saturday he called me ‘the Como coach’. He is a great coach and Juventus are an immense club. He said we are an example and that I pick all the players – maybe they didn’t explain the whole story to him properly…”

Tudor was unmoved when asked about the response, choosing not to escalate the exchange.

“I don’t know what Fabregas said,” he replied. “He can say what he wants. Those are his things, and I say mine.”

Fabregas is not only head coach at Como but is involved in the ownership as well and it is not entirely clear as to what the Spaniard and Tudor are actually arguing about, or if it is just a misunderstanding between the two coaches surrounding an already tense fixture.