Chelsea boss explains why Estevão didn't play against Atalanta | OneFootball

Chelsea lost to Atalanta by 2-1 last Tuesday, in the UEFA Champions League. Coach Enzo Maresca chose not to put Estevão in the game. The Brazilian forward is the club’s top scorer in the Champions League, with three goals.

“The substitution for Tosin (Adarabioyo) was because we needed to replace Fofana. Certainly, with one more change there would have been a chance for Estevão or Andrey to come on and potentially change the game,” he said.

Defender Fofana left the field injured at 36 minutes into the second half at the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium.

Chelsea is coming off four matches without a win. The last time they came out victorious was in the match against Barcelona, where Estevão scored one of the three goals of the game.

“We lost control”

Maresca also gave an analysis of the defeat away from home.

“In the first half, we scored the goal and managed to create chances. In the second, we also had good opportunities, but after the equalizer, we lost control of the match,” he commented.

Chelsea needs to win the next two matches to qualify among the top eight in the tournament. The team’s next games will be against Napoli and Pafos.

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