Cesc Fabregas will renew acquaintances with his former boss Antonio Conte when his Como team travel to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Friday to face Serie A leaders Napoli.
Fabregas won a Premier League title and the FA Cup as a player under the Italian at Chelsea, but will face a tough assignment in Naples against a side many are tipping to compete for the Scudetto.
Scott McTominay has impressed since his summer move from Manchester United, while Conte also has star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at his disposal – and says Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku is nearing full match fitness.
However, the 55-year-old, who has already won the Italian title four times as a coach with Juventus and Inter Milan, is managing excitement levels around the club for now.
“I know there are high expectations for me because I have done important things,” Conte said.
“Let’s let the fans dream, but I have to keep my feet on the ground. I hear people talking who know nothing about Scudettos.”
Como, meanwhile, come into the game on the back of wins over Atalanta and Verona.
“The pieces are starting to get together and you know the team has a clear identity now, a clear style of play,” Fabregas told the Planet Premier League podcast.
“Of course, we are at the beginning. I know that. But the most important, most pleasing thing to see is that I see my team the way I think about it, the way I imagine it and I think this is also very, very important for me.”
