Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca hailed Joao Pedro after the new signing’s double strike secured a 2-0 win over Fluminense in the semi-final of the Club World Cup on Tuesday. 

Pedro, who made his first start for the team after arriving from Brighton and Hove Albion, produced two superb finishes (18th min and 56th minute) to send the Blues into the final.

“I am very happy for Joao. He has the quality to decide games like today. We brought him in because this season we faced many teams with low blocks and his quality is very good against these kinds of teams,” Maresca said of the 23-year-old striker.