On the night when theChelsea defeated Barcelona 3-0a star may have been born:Estevao Willian. The 18-year-old who scored the second goal at Stamford Bridge has overshadowed by his contemporary Lamine Yamal and took all the titles. It was the 55th minute when the baby Brazilian right winger sprinted to the out, evaded Pau Cubarsi’s mark with a double step in the space of a tile and he killed Joan García with a stone under the crossbar.
Beyond the madness of Blaugrana defender Ronald Araujo who got sent off in the 44th for two yellows in just 12 minutes, theChelsea dominated the Champions League matchwhich consecrated Estevao as one of the strongestemerging talents of Premier Leagueand not only that.
Statistics and records in the Champions League
I already am10 goals in the seasonbetween club and Brazilian national team from the winger purchased in the summer byPalm trees per 60 million euros(where he scored 27 goals and 15 assists in 83 games), but today he is already worth at least double. It’s only the thirdteenagerto score three goals in his first three Champions League games afterwardsMbappé e Haaland.
Estevao’s words and Maresca’s warning
“I don’t have words to describe how I feel right now – declared Estevao after the victory over Barcelona – it was truly aperfect evening. Everything happened so quickly for me, even before I realized it. I can only thank God for everything that has happened to me.” The Blues coach,Enzo Maresca defined the young man as “a special, old-fashioned boynot linked to social media or the telephone”, but invited people to avoid itcumbersome comparisons for him as for Yamal: “At 18 they just have to have fun, go to training with a smile, when you start paragonarli a Messi o RonaldoI think it’s just too much for them.”
Messinho: his nickname and his career in the national team
Comparisons which, however, are already being made in Brazil: the born in 2007, 1.78 meters tall, he was nicknamed ‘Messinho‘ per quel mfairy ancino, the technique, the speed and the ability to score from every position. Born in Franca, in the State of Sao Paulo, he had a meteoric rise from category to category until the explosion inUnder 17 World Cup. A year ago the green and gold coach Dorival Junior made him debut among the greats and nowCarlo Ancelotti nand is already making a point of the Seleçãoin which he boasts a haul of5 goals in 11 appearances.