Sports • Created November 25, 2025 00:43

Maresca urges Estevao to ignore Yamal comparisons

Enzo Maresca has played down comparisons between rival teenage wingers Estevao and Lamine Yamal on the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League clash against Barcelona on Tuesday. Estevao, 18, has caught the eye since arriving at Stamford Bridge in July, with nine goals for club and country. Chelsea manager Maresca was asked at his pre-match press […]

Maresca urges Estevao to ignore Yamal comparisons
Maresca urges Estevao to ignore Yamal comparisons

Enzo Maresca has played down comparisons between rival teenage wingers Estevao and Lamine Yamal on the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League clash against Barcelona on Tuesday.

Estevao, 18, has caught the eye since arriving at Stamford Bridge in July, with nine goals for club and country.

Chelsea manager Maresca was asked at his pre-match press conference on Monday whether Spain international Yamal, just three months younger than Estevao, would be a good role model for his player.

“Estevao is already playing at a high level, he is already in the starting eleven with Brazil,” Maresca told reporters. “For sure he is very young, he can do many things better, but we are very happy with him.

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