Sao Paulo.- The Brazilian coach, the Italian Carlo Ancelottiapplauded the performance of striker Joao Pedro in the Club World Cup With the champion Chelsea And he praised the young Esise Estevao, according to a note sent Monday by the Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF).
Joao Pedro, 23, joined the London club in the world of clubs and immediately became a key figure by scoring two goals in the 2-0 victory against Fluminense in the semifinals and the third goal against Paris Saint-Germain (3-0).
“The Brazilian footballers played very well. I think that individually Estevao played very well, João Pedro was important in the semifinal and the final and Andrey Santos was also important for Chelsea,” said Ancelotti during the decisive clash at Metlife Stadium, in East Rutherford, neighbor to New York, cited by the CBF.
Joao Pedro was not in June in the first call of Italian in the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, in which Brazil achieved its classification to the tournament that will be played in North America the next year with a draw with Ecuador (0-0) and a triumph against Paraguay (1-0).
The attacker has played three games with the Seleção, in the cycles of Fernando Diniz and Dorival Júnior.
They were in that so -called Estevao, product of the Palmeiras quarries that will now play in Chelsea, and Andrey Santos.
Ancelotti highlighted, at the same time, recovery after a serious injury to Central Eder Militao, who was at his orders at Real Madrid.
“Militao returned and will be important for us next year,” said the coach.
Flowers for clubs
Ancelotti applauded the performance of the four teams in Brazil that were in the Club World Cup: Fluminense, Palmeiras, Botafogo and Flamengo. All advanced to the round of 16, the truth reached the rooms and the flow reached the semifinals.
“The Fluminense made an optimal campaign (…) and Botafogo beat the PSG and Palmeiras and Flamengo proved that they can compete with the best European clubs,” concluded the coach.
Brazil will close the World Cup qualifier in September, when you receive the eliminated Chile and visit Bolivia.
