Brazilian newcomer Joao Pedro led his English team Chelsea to reserve a place in the FIFA Club World Cup final, after scoring the winning goals against his former team, compatriot Fluminense, 2-0 on Tuesday in New York, in his first participation in the «Blues» shirt.Pedro (23 years old), who moved to Chelsea just six days ago from Brighton, sent his new team to the final for the second time in its history by scoring the two goals of the match in the 18th and 56th minutes, waiting to find out who his opponent is between Real Madrid of Spain or Paris Saint-Germain of France, which meet on Wednesday.The brace from Brazilian Pedro (23 years old) made the player announce himself strongly with his new team, which he joined last Wednesday from Brighton in a deal that British media said was worth 60 million pounds sterling.
Today, Chelsea put an end to a series of surprises for Fluminense, which played the tournament amid expectations of being eliminated from the group stage, but it defied all expectations under the leadership of coach Renato Gaucho.Fluminense knocked out Champions League runners-up Inter Milan in the round of 16 and then beat Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals, but their adventure ended today with a loss to Chelsea at MetLife Stadium.Chelsea made a strong start to the match and took the lead in the 18th minute when Pedro Neto ran down the left flank and passed a cross that was blocked by the defense, but the ball reached Joao Pedro, who shot it powerfully from outside the penalty area into the upper left corner of the net.
The referee pointed to a penalty kick for Fluminense in the 35th minute due to Trevoh Chalobah blocking the ball with his hand inside the penalty area, but he retracted his decision after reviewing the video technology.Ten minutes after the start of the second half, Pedro took advantage of a pass from Enzo Fernandez and added the second goal for himself and Chelsea, which now stands one step away from the podium despite his coach Enzo Maresca’s continuous complaints, starting from the weather until the match schedule in the tournament, which is being held for the first time in its expanded system with the participation of 32.team.
