Liverpool 2-0 Como: Fabregas 'proud' as Jacquet makes Reds debut
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Liverpool beat Como 2-0 in a pre-season friendly, with new signing Jacquet making his debut and Como coach Cesc Fabregas expressing pride in his side's performance.
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Attributed to original sourceCesc Fabregas expressed pride in his Como team despite a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, where Jeremy Jacquet scored on his debut with the Reds.
Serie A side Como lost 2-0 away at Anfield on Sunday in their final pre-season friendly before the start of the new Serie A campaign.
Como finished in fourth last season and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history.
“I’m proud and very happy with what I saw,” Fabregas said at full time via Sport Mediaset.
“You need a perfect performance to beat Liverpool, and we put in a great performance. I saw many positive things. We are improving game by game; I’m very satisfied.
Liverpool won the match with two goals in the opening 45 minutes, scored by Cody Gakpo and the debutant Jacquet, who joined the Reds this summer in a €63m deal from Stade Rennais.
Watch the full highlights via ComoTV below.
Highlights: Liverpool 2-0 Como
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What happened
Liverpool defeated Serie A side Como 2-0 in a pre-season friendly. The match featured the debut of Jacquet for Liverpool, marking an early appearance for the new signing. Como manager Cesc Fabregas, a club legend, said he was proud of his team's showing despite the result. The fixture served as preparation for both clubs ahead of their respective 2025/26 campaigns, with Liverpool looking to integrate new faces and Como continuing their growth under Fabregas.
Chance analysis
Pre-season friendlies carry limited predictive value, but Liverpool's comfortable win over a Serie A opponent provides a baseline for evaluating squad depth and new signings. Jacquet's debut is a minor data point in Liverpool's pre-season evaluation. Como's performance against elite opposition offers Fabregas a measuring stick for his project, though the result matters less than the competitive level faced.
No competitive impact — a routine pre-season win for Liverpool and a useful test for Como against top-level opposition.
Treat this as low-signal pre-season data; no meaningful impact on competitive match predictions.