Maresca reveals first thing he’ll do after Chelsea’s Club World Cup victory | OneFootball

Enzo Maresca is delighted with Chelsea’s season but reveals the first thing he’ll do after their Club World Cup victory is to return to Italy for holidays.

Maresca’s Chelsea became the first-ever team to win the FIFA Club World Cup beating 2025 Champions League winners 3-0 on Sunday.

The Italian tactician spoke to Sportitalia on Sunday.

Maresca: negative experiences ‘useful for improvement’

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 20: Enzo Maresca, Manager of Chelsea, reacts during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Chelsea FC at Craven Cottage on April 20, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

“It was a great season in the Premier League and the Conference League. We are so happy. Even the experiences that don’t go well are useful for improvement,” he said.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 20: Enzo Maresca, Manager of Chelsea, looks on prior to the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Chelsea FC at Craven Cottage on April 20, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Maresca was sacked after just 14 games at Parma in 2021, when the Ducali were playing in Serie B.

It was his first managerial appointment for a professional club after working as Manchester City U23 coach, West Ham’s assistant manager and Sevilla’s technical coach.

First thing Maresca will do after successful debut season at Chelsea

WROCLAW, POLAND – MAY 28: Enzo Maresca, Manager of Chelsea, acknowledges the fans as he walks past the UEFA Conference League trophy following his team’s victory in the UEFA Conference League Final 2025 between Real Betis Balompie and Chelsea FC at Stadion Wroclaw on May 28, 2025 in Wroclaw, Poland. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

A former Serie A midfielder for Juventus, Bologna, Piacenza, Fiorentina, Sampdoria and Palermo, Maresca revealed the first thing he’d do after leading Chelsea to their latest trophy.

“Go on holiday from tomorrow [today], for three weeks in Italy,” he concluded.

Maresca had won the Conference League in 2024-25 making Chelsea the first club to win all four major European trophies, all with Italian tacticians in charge.