Como President Mirwan Suwarso backed Dele Alli after the Englishman received a red card in his Serie A debut against Milan: ‘The fire still burns.’Former Tottenham star Dele Alli had a nightmare

Dele Alli's first professional football match in 748 days lasted just nine minutes as he was shown a straight red card for a foul on Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Alli had not played a single minute of senior football since as far back as February 2023, when he last featured for Besiktas, but his return did not go as he would have hoped at the San Siro. With Como trailing 2-1, Alli raked his studs down Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s standing leg from behind and was initially shown a yellow card for the challenge.