Chelsea won its place in the club’s World Cup semi-finals and beat Palmeiras 2-1 despite a future signing of Estevao Williams against Bruce.
Cole Palmer scored a start in the Lincoln Financial Field with Estevao, who will head to Stamford Bridge after the game to upgrade earlier in the second half.
But for the remaining seven minutes of normal time, Malo Gusto’s cross deviated from Giay Agustin and passed the goalkeeper of Palmeiras to secure the victory and its position in the last four games.
Chelsea will face another Brazilian side in the semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Al-Hilal 2-1.
Chelsea won, but Esvo stole the headlines
Although Chelsea ended up with the victory they expected, many post-match headlines will be Estevao, 18, which gives Bruce fans an exciting taste of what’s in front of his new club.
Brazil International will now complete a possible £52 million deal, building on the show, despite his gentle age, ready to make an immediate impact at Stamford Bridge.
His 53rd minute goal was well occupied, controlling a low ball from the right before touching and hitting in close range at the bottom of the bar.
From an almost impossible perspective!
Estêvão scored a huge goal, the first goal in the game and the club he joined!@palmeiras 1 – @chelseafc 1 pic.twitter.com/cqpkwky1k0
– Daznfootball (@daznfootball) July 5, 2025
Not only is this the perfect way to bow from junior club Palmeiras, but it is the ideal way to get a quasi-Enzo Maresca to push him into the program from next season.
However, Estevao will not lack competition in this regard, while the new £60m arrives to Joao Pedro debut in the second half, while Dortmund recently confirmed the move of broad forward Jamie Gittens.
Maresca: Estevao scores on the perfect night
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said: “Happy, because we won the victory and also because Estevao scored, the perfect night.
“He is a great, a great player with great talent. The only thing is that when you come from South America or other parts of the world, you need to adapt.
“We will help him adapt, be happy and enjoy football. He will undoubtedly be a major player at Chelsea.”
