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Moreno: Jackson needs to 'pack his bags' aft João Pedro show (1:42)
Ale Moreno and the ESPN FC unit sermon João Pedro's show aft Chelsea's 2-0 win. (1:42)
ESPN News Services
Jul 8, 2025, 07:01 PM ET
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey -- João Pedro kept the celebrations to a minimum aft scoring doubly to nonstop Chelsea into the Club World Cup final, his goals proving the undoing of his erstwhile nine Fluminense successful a bittersweet gathering astatine MetLife Stadium connected Tuesday.
The 23-year-old Brazilian forward, who joined Chelsea from Brighton & Hove Albion six days ago, recovered the nett successful the 18th infinitesimal with a superb onslaught and again aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional with different fantabulous decorativeness to seal his team's 2-0 triumph and transition to the final.
He held his hands up apologetically aft each onslaught against the nine wherever helium spent his formative years, adjacent arsenic his teammates swarmed astir him connected the pitch, lone concisely cracking a grin aft the 2nd goal.
"They [Fluminense] gave everything to me. They showed maine to the world. If I'm here, it's due to the fact that they believed successful me," said Pedro. "I'm precise grateful but this is shot -- I person to beryllium professional. I consciousness atrocious for them but I person to bash my job."
Pedro made his debut for Chelsea successful their 2-1 quarterfinal triumph implicit Palmeiras connected Friday with lone a mates grooming sessions nether his belt. Four days later, helium was successful the starting team.
"Today I deliberation due to the fact that I started, I had much clip to bash my worldly and I had to score. The squad won, the squad played good and that's important," helium added successful televised remarks.
Pedro joined a period aft Chelsea signed Liam Delap, arsenic the nine moved to plug a guardant shortage.
Chelsea look the victor of the 2nd semifinal connected Wednesday betwixt Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid. The last is acceptable for Sunday astatine MetLife Stadium.
Enzo Maresca's broadside is looking to physique disconnected a palmy 2024-25 run successful which Chelsea finished 4th successful the Premier League and won the UEFA Conference League.
Information from Reuters was utilized successful this story.
