Rising star: Estevão sets new Champions League record among South American players
A phenomenal talent.
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On Wednesday, November 5, Chelsea travelled to face Qarabag in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League, where the London club’s young prodigy etched his name into the record books.
Details: In the 16th minute, Estevão opened the scoring. According to Opta, he became the first South American player in history to score in two consecutive Champions League matches at the age of 18 or younger.
By the way, Chelsea’s head coach recently fielded the second-youngest starting lineup ever used by an English club in an away UEFA Champions League match.
Reminder: Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca confirmed that Portuguese winger Pedro Neto missed training and would not feature against Qarabag.
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