Maresca Praises Estêvão and Compares Him to Palmer
Coach Enzo Maresca expressed his enthusiasm for coaching Estêvão, highlighting his potential to follow in the footsteps of Cole Palmer at Chelsea. The young Brazilian footballer, who joined the club this summer, has shown an impressive performance, and Maresca sees a bright future in him. In a recent match, Estêvão, 18, became Chelsea’s youngest goalscorer in the Champions League. Maresca, who had Palmer under his direction in the youth divisions of Manchester City, sees similarities in the development of both players.Maresca believes that Estêvão needs a bit more time to adapt to the Premier League, just as happened to Palmer. The coach also highlighted the importance of having players like Estêvão and Palmer, who attract fans. Chelsea defeated Ajax in an exciting match, where Estêvão shone and almost scored a spectacular goal. The match was marked by the expulsion of Kenneth Taylor from Ajax and goals from Marc Guiu, Moisés Caicedo, Wout Weghorst, Enzo Fernández, and Tyrique George. Chelsea made history by having three teenagers on the Champions League goalscorers list, and Reggie Watts became the club’s youngest player in the competition. Maresca explained that the club’s strategy is based on giving opportunities to young talents. The coach highlighted that the team will continue working with young prospects, knowing that there will be difficult moments, but he trusts in their desire to learn and improve.The strange thing about Estêvão is that with young players you worry that they have a good game and think they are the best. Estêvão is polite, he is humble, he wants to learn. His family does a great job there. We are happy not only with his performance, but because he is a good kid.
Enzo Maresca
