Former Arsenal & Blues star Fabregas claims victory in his manager debut at Como

Cesc Fabregas claimed victory in his debut in the dugout at Como, with the Serie B side outsmarting a 10-man Feralpisalo at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigalia.

The former Arsenal and Chelsea star - who co-owns the northern Italian side - was appointed interim head coach at the club ahead of the international break after previously playing for the side, and managing their Primavera under-19 team.

Fabregas is still in the process of completing his UEFA coaching badges, but he was off to the races in the home clash.

Out of the gates, Como were the dominant side after claiming the lead in just three minutes thanks to a goal from Lucas Da Cunha.

It looked as if the side would see out the match with relatively little complaint, until the opposition plucked an equaliser from thin air in the 52nd minute to level the tie.

Feralpisalo's goal appeared to shake the side, who fought desperately to bring the tie to heel but were unable to get clear of away side, who sit dead last in the table.

Respite appeared to come for Fabregas' side with just over 10 minutes left to play with a decided from Patrick Cutrone, who provided Da Cunha's earlier assist, but VAR opted to take a closer look at the toe of forward's boot, and whether it made contact with Federico Bergonzi in the build-up.

From there, all hell broke loose: after referee Francesco Cosso was called over to the monitor to have a second look at the potential foul, an almighty clash broke out between the two sides next to the dugout.

In the fracas, which dragged the referee from his deliberations, Feralpisalo's Gaetano Letizia grabbed the throat of Cutrone, and players in the fray had to be separated by members of the coaching staff, including Fabregas.

Both Letizia and Daniele Baselli - on the