Carlo Ancelotti says Chelsea are ‘lucky to have’ Estevao as teenager shines for Brazil against Senegal – ‘Has a lot of magic’

The 18-year-old now has seven goals in his last 11 appearances for club and country, and has picked up three Player of the Match awards in his four starts for Brazil.

Brazil manager Ancelotti praised his efforts after another stellar performance for the national team.

He added: “He’s a very talented player. He is able to show every game, in Chelsea too, and he doesn’t need a lot of minutes to show his quality.

“He can play five minutes and he can show his quality. I think the Brazil national team is really lucky to have him, and also Chelsea.”

Estevao has appeared in 16 matches across all competitions for Chelsea.

But Estevao is producing moments of magic at Stamford Bridge since joining the club this summer, such as the first-time finish against Liverpool that sealed three points.

Against Wolverhampton Wanderers he launched a pinpoint cross for Joao Pedro to pounce on and score from, and he scored a penalty against Ajax in the UEFA Champions League.

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Whilst it was all good news for Blues fans, the friendly brought some concerns for Arsenal as Gabriel was forced off injured after the hour mark.

Ancelotti revealed that the defender had an issue with his adductor, and apologised to the club’s fans.

“Bad? I don’t know, he had a problem on his adductor, the medical staff have to check tomorrow,” Ancelotti explained.

“We are really sorry for this, really disappointed. When players have an injury, I hope they can recover well and soon.”

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will hope that Gabriel’s injury is not serious enough to keep him out for when The Gunners return to action and face Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby on November 23.

While Arsenal return to domestic action with a local derby, Estevao’s Chelsea travel to Burnley on November 22 for a Premier League clash at Turf Moor.

Following that game with The Clarets, Maresca’s Chelsea welcome Spanish giants Barcelona to Stamford Bridge for a Champions League clash on November 25.

Chelsea are sitting in third in the Premier League after 11 games, while they are 12th in the Champions League after four matches.