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The tiny Italian club are flying high with the help of the former Arsenal player, ambitious owners and a scouting guru inspired by Football Manager
The serene sound of lapping water is broken only by the whir of a seaplane engine swooping to land. Outside the hangar to which the aircraft will soon return, a crowd has gathered well before kick-off. Later, most will scale the steep steps of the adjacent Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
To the right sits Villa Carminati, a new private members? club that also houses hospitality guests on matchdays. It is a unique setting for a unique football club. When bathed in sunshine, as was the case for last Sunday?s goalless draw with Napoli, Como 1907 is a waterside paradise. Or, as their president Mirwan Suwarso puts it when drawing parallels between the club and Disney, it is the ?theme park? division of the ?main brand ? Lake Como?.
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The serene sound of lapping water is broken only by the whir of a seaplane engine swooping to land. Outside the hangar to which the aircraft will soon return, a crowd has gathered well before kick-off. Later, most will scale the steep steps of the adjacent Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
To the right sits Villa Carminati, a new private members? club that also houses hospitality guests on matchdays. It is a unique setting for a unique football club. When bathed in sunshine, as was the case for last Sunday?s goalless draw with Napoli, Como 1907 is a waterside paradise. Or, as their president Mirwan Suwarso puts it when drawing parallels between the club and Disney, it is the ?theme park? division of the ?main brand ? Lake Como?.
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