Online Reporter
COMO boss Cesc Fabregas has hit out at Dele Alli’s “grave mistake” after the former Spurs star was sent off just TEN minutes into his club debut.
Alli — making his first appearance in 748 days — was shown a red card during second-half stoppage time for a rash challenge on AC Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
The former England midfielder signed for Italian club Como in January on a free transfer. Como were trailing 2-1 and desperately chasing a winner when Fabregas turned to Alli in the 81st minute to find a goal.
But the cameo quickly turned into a nightmare for the ex-Tottenham ace.
Alli was shown a yellow card for a late ankle tackle on Loftus-Cheek in the closing stages at the San Siro.
Referee Matteo Marchetti was called to the monitor after an intervention from VAR.
After studying the tackle for several minutes, Marchetti decided to upgrade Alli’s yellow card to a red.
But Fabregas had little sympathy Alli, describing the incident as a tackle that “hurts to watch” in his post-match press conference. Fabregas told DAZN: “Dele Alli is a player who can score goals.
“He perhaps didn’t deserve this opportunity because he has only been working with us for two weeks and has a lot to improve.
“It is a grave mistake, one that we should not see from a player of his experience. “It was a clear red card, there’s nothing to be said about that, he left the team down to ten men during a crucial moment when we were pushing for 2-2. — Sun.
