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Carlo Tassone, 25, manager of Machete Capelli & Barba on Via Olginati in Como, is one of the faces of the Retro Collection, the line that honours the legacy of Como 1907 through timeless design and the iconic crest. “Seeing my photo wearing the collection’s sweatshirt on the cover of BLU and on billboards across the city was an incredible experience, not only for me, but also for my family and friends. My dad, a lifelong fan of Como 1907, who has always held a season ticket in the Curva, couldn’t believe it.”

For Carlo, wearing the collection’s pieces was a wonderful experience: “The Retro Collection is truly stunning. My favourite items are the classic sweatshirts, both the blue and the white ones, the longsleeved polo, and especially the white shortsleeved polo, which is absolutely magnificent. The quality of the collection is outstanding, and young people really appreciate it. Many of my friends have already bought some of the items and are very happy with them,” he explains.

A special moment for Carlo was seeing his face on a Via Napoleona billboard, the road linking Como’s centre to Camerlata, the neighbourhood where he grew up. “It was amazing to see my photo in the collection’s sweatshirt right there,” he recalls. For him, it is a symbolic place that links his place of origin to where he is now, at a barber shop he considers truly unique, in the city centre.

After his studies and a few years of work experience around the province of Como, Carlo joined Machete Capelli & Barba with great enthusiasm: “We opened our barber shop in Como at the beginning of 2024, and I joined shortly after. Our company is from Rome, with many shops there. When the company decided to expand to other places, Como was the one they decided to start from. The beauty and strong appeal of Como were definitely the main reasons for investing here.”

Machete Capelli & Barba’s clients include people of all ages and, as Carlo explains, while at first the clientele was mostly adults, now many young people rely on him and his colleague Luca for a fresh, fashionable haircut. “Our shop has become a meeting place for many young people who come not only to get a haircut, but also to chat over a coffee in a very friendly atmosphere, receiving personalised advice from us.”

Alongside locals, many tourists also stop by for a haircut: “Some are on vacation, and others have moved to Como from abroad. We speak many languages in the shop, and we are always happy to welcome a diverse clientele.”

Despite his young age, Carlo has clear ideas about how to start and run a business, especially in Como: “Como is a city, but it is also a community. Therefore, if you want to do business here, it is important to win the hearts of the people of Como. I really like seeing local businesses grow and invest in the city.”

Carlo’s ambition is to continue growing in his profession: “One of the most interesting aspects of our company is the ongoing training, which is essential to keep improving and stay up to date with market trends. In Como, we will definitely expand the shop because demand keeps increasing.”

With busy workdays even on weekends, it is hard for Carlo to find time to go to the stadium: “My dad is a huge fan and always goes to the stadium, even for away games. I go when I can. I have followed Como 1907 since I was a little kid, and I am thrilled with the team’s progress and with this Club. My favourite players are Nico Paz and Assane Diao, and I am a big fan of coach CescFàbregas’s style of play. It is great to see so many young players on the team and such an ambitious project.”

Alongside his passion for Como 1907, music also plays an important role in Carlo’s life: “I have been making rap music for many years, I really believe in what I do, and being a testimonial for the Retro Collection was important for growing my following in the music world as well. Many people recognised me and stopped me in the street. It was truly exciting.”

To write his songs, Carlo often went to the lakeside near the hangar, right behind the StadioSinigaglia: “It is an area I really love, a place I have always spent time in with my friends. When I was little, I loved walking along Viale Geno.” Among his favourite places to spend an evening in the city, Carlo recommends the Super Social Club, near the Teatro Sociale, and Est Est Est on Via Tommaso Grossi. For lunch or dinner, he recommends La Latteria, right next to his barber shop.

In a recent filmed interview, Martin Baturina comes across much as he plays. Calm, clear and completely at ease.

That is what gives shape to the story of his first season at Como so far. Not just the numbers or the reputation he arrived with, but the feeling of a player who has settled naturally into a new club, a new country and a new level without appearing overawed by any of it. He speaks with the same composure he brings to the pitch. There is no rush in him, no sense of someone trying too hard to say the right thing. Instead, there is clarity.

“The first visit was very nice. I saw Lake Como, beautiful city, beautiful lake. First training session was very good. The players are very friendly, the coach is ambitious, and the whole team is ambitious. I’m just happy to be here.”

It is an answer that does a lot of work. Baturina does not frame the move in dramatic terms. He speaks simply about what he found, and what stood out to him was the environment and the ambition around it.

In the interview, he is equally straightforward about why Como appealed in the first place.

“When I heard they were interested in me, I was happy. The coach called, showed me the plans for the future, and I really liked them.”

That sense of purpose is important. Baturina did not arrive as a young player hoping to find his way. He arrived with a serious football education already behind him, and with the sense that this was the right next step. What Como have seen so far is a player who looks comfortable with that decision.

His first season has already shown the qualities that made him such an exciting arrival. There is intelligence in the way he plays, but also calmness. He sees space early, keeps the ball moving, and gives the impression of someone who understands how to influence a match without forcing it. He is creative, but controlled. Stylish, but disciplined. Those are not always easy qualities to carry into a first season in Serie A, especially at a club with attention and ambition around it, but Baturina has done so with real assurance.

The interview makes another thing clear too. He is comfortable with expectation, but not consumed by it. When the comparison to Luka Modrić comes up, he handles it with maturity.

“I don’t think there will ever be another Modrić. We have different styles. But I probably share some qualities with him, that’s why people make the comparison.”

It is a good answer because it feels balanced. He does not reject the compliment, but he does not try to live inside it either. He acknowledges the comparison, then quietly steps back into his own space. That feels true to the wider impression he gives. There is confidence there, but it is measured.

The same is true when he talks about what drives him.

“Personally, I want to win games and become a better player, a better version of myself. As a team, we’re very ambitious. We want to win as many games as we can and see where that takes us.”

That line gives the piece its forward motion. Baturina speaks like a player focused less on image than on progress. In his first season at Como, that attitude has suited both him and the club. He has arrived at a place with a clear idea of where it wants to go, and he sounds entirely comfortable inside that ambition.

What also comes across in the filmed interview is that he is easy to warm to. He is relaxed, thoughtful and quietly funny in places, with none of the stiffness that can flatten these moments. That has helped make his first season feel broader than a football story alone. There is already a sense of personality around him, and that has extended naturally into culture too.

A good example was the collaboration with British artist RJ Customs, who hand painted a bespoke shirt inspired by Baturina’s EA Sports FUT Fantasy card. It was a smart crossover, linking football, gaming and visual culture through a player whose appeal already feels bigger than the pitch alone. The piece gained traction internationally and was even featured on Croatian national television, adding another layer to the way Baturina’s first season has been seen beyond Como.

Still, the strongest part of the story is the simplest one. In his first season at Como, Baturina has already looked at home.

That matters. First seasons can often feel like long introductions. This one has not. Instead, it has felt like the early stage of something more meaningful. The filmed interview captures that well. Not a player trying to convince anyone, but one who already seems sure of where he is and why he is here.

That is what makes his first season so encouraging. He has brought quality, calm and character, and he has done it in a way that suggests this is only the beginning.

Como, Italy – 14th May 2026 Como 1907 today announced the return of Football On The Lake, the summer festival that brings football, music, food, culture and supporters together on the shores of Lake Como.

Following its first edition in 2025, Football On The Lake will return from July 28 to August 1, with the Como Cup at the centre of a bigger programme that will feature six teams, more events and the return of the Fan Village.

Created as a celebration of football in one of the most beautiful settings in the game, Football On The Lake turns Como into a meeting point for clubs, players, families, visitors and fans from around the world. Across five days, the city will host a new edition of the Como Cup alongside a wider festival programme designed to bring the rhythm of summer in Como to life.

Last year’s inaugural edition brought Como 1907, Ajax, Celtic and Al Ahli to the lake for a week that quickly became more than a tournament. Around the matches, the Football Village filled with supporters, families and visitors, while the wider Football On The Lake programme carried the energy of the event through the city. Live performances from Becky Hill, Sick Luke and DJ Patrick Nazemi helped turn the week into a true summer festival, where football, music, food and the rhythm of Como came together by the water. This year, the format grows again.

Six teams will compete in the Como Cup, with participating clubs to be announced soon. Further details on the full event programme, music, food, fan experiences, tickets and tourism packages will also be shared in the coming weeks on Como 1907’s official channels.

Further announcements on participating teams, events, tickets and tourism packages will follow soon. Keep an eye on Como 1907’s official channels for more information.

There are football stories shaped by family, geography or fate. Jed Meekins and KACS arrived at Como another way. They found it almost by accident, and then kept coming back until it became part of who they are.

The story begins in 2003 in a pub on the Isle of Wight. Jed and his friends had planned a trip to Milan and thought they might take in a match while they were there. But neither of the Milan clubs were playing that week, so they looked for the nearest game instead. It was Como against Lazio at Sinigaglia, played in the rain on what Jed still remembers as a bad day.

It should have been a one off. Instead, it became the beginning of something that has now lasted more than twenty years.

“We decided to go to Milan, and we said maybe we go to a Milan game. But no Milan teams were playing that week, so we said the nearest team is Como,” Jed recalls. “We came to Como, watched the game, and then said right, we’ll go back there.”

They did. The following year brought another trip, this time for Como against Livorno, a match that ended in a 5 2 defeat. Even that did not put them off. By then, something had already clicked. The city felt different. The supporters felt different. The whole experience got under their skin.

“So we came back again, and then again, and again,” Jed says. “This is our twentieth time, but it’s because of the guys. It’s such a fantastic place. We’ve been here when there were maybe 500 people, and now you can’t get any more people in. So we’ve seen right down the bottom in the lower leagues and now Serie A.”

That is what gives the story its emotional weight. KACS did not arrive for the glamour years. They have seen Como in very different moments, from sparse crowds to a full Sinigaglia, from the lower leagues to the top flight. Their connection to the club has been built over time, trip by trip, season by season.

What makes Jed such a compelling voice is the simplicity of his explanation. He does not overstate it. For him, it always comes back to the same things. “The place is fantastic, the football is fantastic, and the people are fantastic.”

Above all, it is the welcome that has stayed with them. Over the years, KACS have built real friendships in the city, returned to the same restaurants and found familiar faces waiting for them. “They made us really, really welcome, really, really friendly,” Jed says. “They look after us. They buy us drinks. We know the same restaurants, the people we know. Fantastic. Really, really good place.”

There is something revealing too in the way he talks about football culture. In England, he says, people love the game. In Italy, and especially in Como, the feeling is different. More intense, more consuming, more woven into everyday life. “It’s different in England,” he says. “We like our football, but in Italy it’s a different passion. It’s just all about football, and that’s what we love.”

And yet it is never only about football. Jed laughs that Como is the kind of place he would take his wife for “a romantic holiday”, which says plenty about the city itself. The beauty of the lake, the rhythm of the town and the trips they have made around the area have all become part of the tradition too. “Absolutely. Fantastic,” he says of the city. “We’ve been up to Bellagio and we’ve been to Milan. The actual place is fantastic.”

Now that bond sits within something bigger. Jed talks about more UK supporters following Como and the possibility of an even larger turnout if the club ever play in England. What began with one pub on the Isle of Wight now feels part of a wider international community around the club, but the essence of it remains unchanged.