Raphael Varane had a terrible start for Como because he got hurt in the first half and had to leave the game. 

The World Cup winner joined the Italian team as a free agent after his contract with Manchester United ended this summer. He is the club’s fourteenth signing of the window as they get ready for their first season back in the Premier League after 21 years.

Before he said he was leaving in May of this year, the 31-year-old played 95 times for United.

The French player had hoped for a fresh start with the Italian team, but he was given a terrible blow when he got hurt. 

Varane had to leave Como’s Coppa Italia game against Sampdoria after only 20 minutes because he was hurt. They lost 4-3 on penalties after extra time ended in a 1-1 tie.

Through a post on X, the central defender was later seen taking care of his leg in the bench, where he stretched it out with an ice pack on top of it.

We still don’t know how bad Varane’s injury is or if it will keep him out. 

Recently, Varane talked about how important Cesc Fabregas was in getting him to join Como, a new team in Serie A.

“One of my main reasons for coming here was to take on a new challenge.” “Cesc was definitely a very important person to me,” Varane said this week at his debut.

“We didn’t really talk about anything in particular; we just talked about football.” To put it simply, I liked his way of thinking about play. We agree on a lot of things. There’s no doubt that Cesc likes to win.

“I never planned to play here in Italy, but I have to keep the options open for my career.” The Italian league is getting bigger, spending a lot of money, and having very strong and high goals. For my job, it was a good time to come here.

That was Varane’s last game for United. It was a 2-1 win over Man City at Wembley that won them the FA Cup.

The defender says he has learnt a lot from his time in England that he can use in his new job.

He said, “I learnt a lot in England.” They spoke a style that was very different from Spanish and was more direct. 

“The game moved much faster, and there were times when you had to think and act very quickly. Being able to adapt to this very fast pace will definitely help in Italy.”