Overview
- Buonanotte joined on a one-year loan in September and was initially omitted from Chelsea’s primary UEFA list.
- He takes the spot of Portuguese midfielder Darío Essugo, who underwent surgery for a muscle injury and faces weeks out.
- UEFA regulations allow a pre-tournament replacement in cases of serious injury, enabling Chelsea’s late change.
- The Argentine has played 45 minutes for Chelsea so far, debuting in a 2-2 Premier League draw with Brentford.
- He could make his European debut against Bayern Munich and becomes the club’s third Argentine with Enzo Fernández and Alejandro Garnacho.