Chelsea‘s Estêvão Continues Goalscoring Run in Brazil Victory
LONDON – Estêvão, the 18-year-old Chelsea forward, continued his impressive recent form by scoring for Brazil in a 2-0 friendly win against Senegal on Saturday. The goal, scored at the Emirates Stadium in London, marks his seventh in his last eleven appearances for both club and country. he has now found the net in each of his five starts during that period – twice for Brazil and three times for Chelsea.
The recent goal comes after Estêvão’s dramatic late winner against Liverpool in early October, a match that appears to have sparked a meaningful upturn in his performance. His consistent scoring ability is drawing attention and bolstering hopes for his future impact at Chelsea and with the Brazilian national team.
Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti praised Estêvão’s talent following the match, stating, “Estêvão plays more openly on the right [wing]; he has incredible talent. For me,it’s a surprise that someone so young has this kind of talent. He’s very accurate in his finishing, very forceful. With him, brazil has a secure future.”
In addition to Estêvão’s goal, João Pedro featured for Brazil, playing 25 minutes, while Andrey Santos remained an unused substitute. Senegal’s Nicolas Jackson played the majority of the second half, entering the game to replace the injured Pape Matar Sarr. Brazil’s victory was secured at the Emirates stadium, a venue Chelsea will visit to face Arsenal in a few weeks.