João Pedro fires Chelsea into Club World Cup final
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The club's new signing scored twice against Fluminense but there was much more to admire about his game on Tuesday
Chelsea's latest shiny new toy glistened on debut in the sweltering Philadelphia air during the Blues' 2-1 win over Palmeiras, and he repeated the trick on Tuesday night against former club Fluminense, sending Enzo Maresca 's men on their way to a comfortable win with a sumptuous curling effort after 18 minutes.
The Brazil attacker made his Blues debut off the bench against Palmeiras in the Club World Cup quarter-finals, and made his full debut on Tuesday in the New Jersey sunshine — this time facing another Brazilian side and his former employers, Fluminense, who had ex-Chelsea captain Thiago Silva in the middle of a back three.
Chelsea striker Joao Pedro says he was on holiday in Brazil when the chance came to make a "dream" move Stamford Bridge.The 23-year-old sealed a £60m switch from Brighton last week and is now in a position to start for his new club at the Club World Cup as they prepare to face Fluminense - the club he played youth football for - in the semi-finals.