Maurizio Sarri takes advantage of his debut as the boss of Chelsea's friendly Perth Glory

• Maurizio Sarri starts as boss of Chelsea in Perth Glory friendly

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  Maurizio Sarri as manager of Chelsea took a winning start defeating Perth Glory 1-0 on his pre-season trip to Australia.

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The reign of Maurizio Sarri as manager of Chelsea has known a promising start by beating Perth Glory 1-0 on his pre-season trip to Australia.

Pedro scored the only goal of the match at first but the Blues, in 4-3-3 formation, lost several chances to win by a bigger margin in their first match under Sarri, who was named as substitute for Antonio Conte on July 14

Monday's match against the A-League was the only Chelsea match on the short Under Down.

Maurizio Sarri's first match as head coach of Chelsea ends in Down Under win! ? #CFCinPerth pic.twitter.com/qPLKGJIoxs

– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 23, 2018

New signature Jorginho, who followed Sarri at the London club of Naples, Il debuted at the Optus stadium and was brilliant, with experienced heads such as Cesc Fabregas and David Luiz in the starting lineup by Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ethan Ampadu

. Still absent, the Premier League team found its pace and took the lead after just five minutes of play.

The impressive Hudson-Odoi, still 17, broke his goal on the left then pushed Pedro towards the bottom.

The match begins with @ChelseaFC 1-0 against @PerthGloryFC in front of a crowd in @OptusStadium tonight. @_ pedro17_ scored the only goal of the match. pic.twitter.com/AIEiwngp7c

– Optus Stadium (@OptusStadium) July 23, 2018

This was all Chelsea and they created several opportunities for the event. extend their lead, with Ross Barkley, Alvaro Morata and Pedro repelling good opportunities before the break.

Hudson-Odoi and Jorginho were the most notable artists in the first half, and received the rest of the evening after being withdrawn at half-time.

However, Barkley should have doubled the advantage of the tourists, but he hit the post with a left foot effort.

Fabregas, Pedro, Tammy Abraham and Mario Pasalic all had The defense of Perth held

. Chelsea leads by one goal. #ChelseaFCinPerth #OneGlory pic.twitter.com/ZsCR2apyVe

– Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) July 23, 2018

Lucas Piazon then had the best chance of all for to make the evening more comfortable for Sarri's men, but he could not get enough power in his shot after being released by Abraham

and they were almost forced to pay late when Brendon Santalab threw a punch. eye

Chelsea is the next player in action Saturday at the Inter Milan in Nice