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Ref. 1KU78WM · Updated 12d ago

Fabregas and Como prepare for historic Man Utd tie

Serie A success story Como have gone from Serie A to the Champions League - now they are ready for a historic night against Manchester United.

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First reported by
BBC Sport
Original source
BBC Sport 21 Oct
Last updated
12d ago

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Assigned by our editorial team · 12d ago
  • Single-source claim: initial report lacks independent corroboration after multi-day monitoring window.
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Claim timeline & provenance

4 entries · newest first
  1. 30 Oct
    08:07
    Lega Serie ADavide RomagnoliCorroborating

    Venezia have gone 221 minutes without scoring: their last goal was scored by Akor Adams in the 49th minute of Venezia-Napoli 1-0.

    en.legaseriea.it
  2. 21 Oct
    20:46
    BBC SportCorroborating

    Serie A success story Como have gone from Serie D to the Champions League - now they have taught Manchester United a lesson in Europe.

    www.bbc.co.uk
  3. 21 Oct
    05:26
    BBC SportOriginal

    Serie A success story Como have gone from Serie A to the Champions League - now they are ready for a historic night against Manchester United.

    www.bbc.co.uk
  4. 25 Mar
    12:02
    BBC SportOriginal

    BBC Sport visits Como to find out how the Italian city's football club, led by coach Cesc Fabregas, is looking to break up the Serie A establishment and gatecrash the Champions League.

    www.bbc.co.uk

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