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LFCTV forced to issue apology as Como star suffers horror injury in Liverpool friendly Liverpool faces Cesc Fabregas' Como side in a pre-season friendly, but the mood soured after an unpleasant injury to one of the Italian side's players LFCTV found themselves issuing an apology after broadcasting a gruesome injury suffered by a Como player. The Serie A side faced Liverpool in a pre-season friendly at Anfield. However, before the clash, the two sides participated in another game which took place at the Reds' Kirkby Training Centre home in Kirkby. It was a brief, 70-minute encounter which gave the likes of Federico Chiesa, Alexis Mac Allister and Victor Munoz much needed minutes. The behind closed doors friendly was then halted after Como ace Alberto Dossena fell on his hand and suffered a stomach-churning injury. This was broadcast by LFCTV for all viewers to see. FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page The Italian landed awkwardly on his hand following an aerial challenge with James McConnell and Will Wright. He remained on the ground as a camera close-up displayed his horribly dislocated finger. Lead LFCTV commentator John Bradley said: "That's a nasty landing. We might need a little stoppage here to get the medical team on. Well yes there you go, he's dislocated his finger." Co-commentator Natashia Dowie added: "Woah that's not nice," before Hunter continued: "Apologies if you are just trying to have your lunch or if you're in, who knows, San Diego having a very early breakfast. Sometimes you just see things that make you squirm." The incident caused a brief interruption, though centre-back Dossena, 27, continued for the remaining six minutes after receiving treatment and being bandaged up. The goalless draw was a contest lacking in clear-cut chances, yet the lively displays of summer signing Munoz and young midfielder Trey Nyoni provided at least some encouragement for the hosts. Andoni Iraola fielded a stronger starting line-up for the second fixture, handing new arrival Jeremy Jacquet his first outing of pre-season alongside skipper Virgil van Dijk. The Frenchman even scored on his debut, 21 minutes after Cody Gakpo found the net for the Reds. Recent loan signing Ronald Araujo was named on the bench, joined by Lewis Koumas, Munoz, Nyoni, Wright and Mor Talla Ndiaye - all of whom had featured in the earlier match. Speaking ahead of the two friendlies, Liverpool boss Iraola said: "This will be a very good, and very important, test for us as we finalise our preparations for the new Premier League season. Despite the result, last weekend's game against Monaco brought plenty of positives and plenty of learnings for myself and my staff. "The first half, and the first 30 minutes in particular, was very pleasing. It was good to see Alexander Isak getting on the scoresheet and looking sharp, and I saw a lot of good things both with and without the ball. "The problem we had, as we had against Leeds in Chicago, was that we were not able to sustain our levels and that is something that can only happen with time, and with a lot of hard work on the training ground." Sky's Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle includes at least 215 live Premier League clashes across the 2026/27 season, with more than 1,500 games from the EFL and beyond, plus F1, golf and darts. This introductory offer saves £384 compared to the standard price, with every package also providing 100 regular channels alongside free Netflix and discovery+ subscriptions.