Como manager Cesc Fabregas brutally suggested one of his big-name stars should stop playing football after his red card against Fiorentina. Fabregas was frustrated with Alvaro Morata - a former Chelsea striker who played alongside his current boss at Stamford Bridge - after he picked up two yellow cards in quick succession late in the match. Fiorentina had gone 2-0 up thanks to contributions from Nicolo Fagiolo and Moise Kean but an own goal from Fabiano Parisi threw the cat among the pigeons. But Como were unable to wrestle back a point, with Morata getting sent off in the 89th minute, and the defeat leaves them seventh in Serie A - five points off the Champions League places. Fabregas said: 'Provocation is part of football, those who can’t live with that should play another sport. 'I expect much more from an experienced player like him. We can’t make excuses, though, and we can’t allow for what other people do on the pitch to affect us.' Morata, 33, had been dragged into confrontati...
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