Juventus hand Fabregas and Como tough start to Serie A

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Juventus hand Fabregas and Como tough start to Serie A

Cesc Fabregas has suffered a tough baptism as coach with his newly-promoted Como team, beaten 3-0 by Juventus.

New Juve coach Thiago Motta surprised fans by handing a debut to youth academy graduate Samuel Mbangula and the 20-year-old winger responded by scoring the opening goal.

Mbangula cut in from the left and slotted a low drive into the far corner to give the hosts a 23-minute lead.

Timothy Weah scored the second for the Turin club when he smashed a shot in off the underside of the bar just before halftime. It was the ********* international’s first league goal for the club.

Andrea Cambiaso added a third in added time to pad the scoreline in Fabregas’ first league game in charge of Como since taking over as head coach this off-season.

However, having gone from the fourth tier to the first in six years – and having wealthy backers – Como are unlikely to fold.

Earlier on Monday, new signings Mateo Retegui and Marco Brescianini both scored twice as Atalanta hammered Lecce 4-0.

Brescianini joined last season’s Europa League winners from Frosinone just three days ago and Retegui was signed last week from Genoa.

Brescianini got the opener when the midfielder pounced on a parried save by goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone after 35 minutes and then Retegui doubled Atalanta’s lead with a powerful header on the ******* of halftime.

Retegui got the third from the penalty spot 12 minutes into the second ******* and then Brescianini took advantage of gaping holes in the Lecce defence to make it four after 65 minutes.

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