Martin Baturina Scout Report At Como 2026/2027: How Cesc Fàbregas Has Improved Croatia's Creative Difference-Maker - Player Analysis
Martin Baturina has emerged as one of Serie A’s most creative midfielders. This scout report analyses his passing, press resistance and chance creation, while examining how Cesc Fàbregas has refined his positioning and role at Como.
Croatian football keeps producing.
Where once the talent circled around two or three names, it is now spread across Serie A, the Bundesliga, the Premier League and La Liga, which is why Croatia arrive at tournaments with competitive depth.
Martin Baturina was identified early by people who paid attention to Croatian football.
As far back as 2024, he was a regular in a Dinamo Zagreb side playing Champions League football, in the same team as Petar Sučić, carrying creative responsibility in a league where his technical level was higher than his surroundings.
The mainstream noticed later, and it noticed in two ways.
The first was Como, a club that has qualified for the Champions League for the first time in its history.
The second was the 2026 FIFA World Cup equaliser against England, where he put a long-range shot past Jordan Pickford.
The Martin Baturina scout report and player analysis details Baturina's strengths, areas of weakness, and how Cesc Fàbregas uses him best.
Martin Baturina Style Of Play
Baturina (23) is an attacking midfielder, best used as a No. 10, but he can also be used as a No. 8.
He is increasingly used on the left as a 'wing-fielder' (advanced central midfielder who operates out wide when their team is in possession).
He's 5'8 and right-footed, with a low centre of gravity he uses to his advantage.
Technical ability, dribbling, creativity, passing, vision and long-range shooting are his main strengths.
As shown versus Lazio, Baturina demands the ball from Álex Valle, then receives it in the box and plays a clever flicked pass into Nico Paz’s path, setting up the goal.
It’s a really creative decision.
Many players would try to take on the centre-backs in front of them or shoot first time.
However, his awareness of his surroundings allows him to choose the smarter, more inventive option.
Also, as shown against England, Sučić does well to hold onto the ball before finding Baturina arriving at the edge of the box.
Baturina takes Sučić’s pass and, with a difficult first-time strike, unleashes a long-range effort that bends beyond Jordan Pickford’s reach to make it 1-1 at the time.
