Enzo Maresca said he feels "lucky" to manage Estêvão and thinks the Brazilian teenager could follow in the footsteps of Cole Palmer to excel in the Chelsea first team.

The Blues hammered 10-man Ajax at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night with 18-year-old Estêvão becoming the club's youngest-ever scorer in the Champions League.

On what was only his fifth Chelsea start after a summer move from Palmeiras worth an initial £29 million, Estêvão was impressive throughout and almost capped an all-round action display late on with a fabulous overhead kick which drifted just wide.

Maresca coached Palmer, missing through injury here, during their time together in Manchester City's academy, before the England international joined Chelsea and established himself as one of the Premier League's

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