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Perth. Maurizio Sarri got off to a good start as Chelsea's new manager by defeating Perth Glory 1-0 in a friendly Monday
The Italian, who replaced his compatriot Antonio Conte at early this month, was deprived of the world cup in front of his team. 60,000 spectators at the new Perth Stadium
The Blues were still too good for the local team – themselves playing their first game under new manager Tony Popovic – just weeks before their first season. August 11 against Huddersfield
The Blues baderted their dominance early when Pedro scored in the fifth minute, and totally dominated the game for the most part, probably leaving Sarri wondering how they did not find the bottom of the net several times
With both sides at different stages of their pre-season preparations, Glory was besieged for extended periods of play and Chelsea threatened to take possession of them for the most part. At one point, the London club hit three times in 10 minutes in the second half
Perth goalkeeper Liam Reddy was the busiest man on the pitch for much of the night, performing nice stops and hopefully watching Chelsea
The slippery conditions due to heavy rains before and during the match did not help either side. Chelsea's last contact was slightly missing, while Glory was playing his best football when the tempo slowed significantly in the last 15 minutes
Sarri would have been delighted with the young Callum Hudson-Odoi's brilliance in the first half, with the 17 The rhythm and skill of the teenager were visible as he broke the wing and produced a superb center left for Pedro, who split it into the far post with a [19659002] Jorginho's new signing was also impressive midfield in the first half, a promising start to his time with the Blues, while Cesc Fabregas dominated throughout.
The Napoli midfielder signed with Chelsea only last week after protracted negotiations by leaving Conte, selecting the London club on Manchester City.
The two teams made a change in the second half, and Glory got The last minutes of the game resulted in late chances to the chagrin of Sarri
The FA Cup Chelsea won earlier this year was presented for the first match of the club in Perth since 1974, and third overall.
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