Brighton, who did not have the Ecuadorians Moisés Caicedo and Pervis Estupiñán, lost 4-3 against Chelsea in a match played this Saturday in Philadelphia, United States, at the start of the Premier League Summer Series.
Midfielder and left back were not considered on the payroll for this engagement. In the case of Caicedo, his absence occurs in the midst of everything that has been generated in recent weeks by Chelsea’s own interest in his services.
For his part, Jeremy Sarmiento was not there either. since he is not part of the squad on this preseason tour. In addition, the winger will be transferred to another club for the next season, according to coach Roberto De Zerbi.
Danny Welbeck (13′) put the ‘Gaviotas’ ahead, but Chistopher Nkunku (19′) quickly equalized for the ‘Blues’.
At 69 minutes Brighton was left with 10 players for the expulsion of Jan van Hecke and that changed the course of the game, as Chelsea pressed hard and went on to take the lead with goals from Mijailo Mudryk (65′), Conor Gallagher (72′) y Nicolas Jackson (76′).
The ‘Gaviotas’ discounted with the goals of joao pedro (79′ penalty) and Deniz Undav (89′), but they ran out of time to look for a tie.
On the second day of the Premier League Summer Series, the preparation tournament that six English clubs meet in the United States, Brighton will face Brentford and Chelsea will face Newcastle. Date 2 will be fulfilled on Wednesday, July 26.
2023-07-23 03:34:01
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