text: Cesc Fabregas will wear a special protective face mask for Chelsea after breaking his nose last weekend - and Sportsmail can exclusively reveal what the Spanish midfielder's shield will look like. Fabregas suffered the break during Chelsea's win over Stoke City on Saturday, taking a hit to the face from Charlie Adam's forearm minutes before the Scot struck a 66-yard wondergoal at Stamford Bridge. The Spaniard has since travelled to Milan to see a specialist, who produced masks for Fernando Torres, Petr Cech and Demba Ba previously, in the hope of returning to action as soon as possible. Cesc Fabregas will wear a special protective face mask for Chelsea after breaking his nose, and this is it . The mask, branded with Fabregas's initial and squad number 'C4', was made by the Ortholabsport . Fabregas wrote this note to the orthopedic centre and its craftsmen Stefano Duchini and Lucilla Pezzoni . The Spaniard travelled to Milan on Tuesday with Chelsea medical director Paco Biosca to have the mask fitted . The mask, branded with Fabregas's initial and squad number 'C4', was made by the Ortholabsport, an orthopedic centre in Milan, and their craftsmen Stefano Duchini and Lucilla Pezzoni. The centre became famous for its work with  former Chelsea players Torres and Ba, but also work with Manchester City, Fulham and European clubs including Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk as well as the Italian national team. Fabregas travelled to Milan on Tuesday with Chelsea medical director Paco Biosca to have the mask fitted. Fabregas suffered the break during Chelsea's win over Stoke City at the weekend, taking a hit to the face . The 27-year-old played on for the entire 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge last Saturday despite the knock . Chelsea captain John Terry was forced to wear a protective face mask after fracturing a cheekbone in 2007 . Fernando Torres (right), pictured in action against Basel in 2013, also wore a mask during his time at Chelsea . The 27-year-old, who played on for the entire 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge last Saturday, could be ready to play against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday if manager Jose Mourinho selects his star midfielder. John Obi Mikel should be ready to return for the Blues at Loftus Road after resuming training with the first-team squad last week but being too tired to play any part in the win over Stoke. But Fabregas's countryman Diego Costa is expected to miss at least two weeks of action, with the striker earmarking the trip to face Arsenal on April 26 for his return from a hamstring problem. Fabregas' countryman Diego Costa is expected to miss at least two weeks of action with hamstring trouble .
target: Cesc Fabregas had his nose broken in a challenge with Charlie Adam .
  Chelsea midfielder has travelled to Italy to have a protective mask fitted .
  The Spaniard will wear guard branded with his initials and squad number .
  Ortholabsport have also made masks for Petr Cech and Fernando Torres .