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Estêvão Hits Five Brazil Goals at 18 as Chelsea Teen Extends Scoring Surge

Carlo Ancelotti's tough-love approach is being credited for the teenager's rapid rise.

Overview

  • Estêvão scored a first‑half penalty in Brazil’s 1-1 friendly with Tunisia in Lille, taking his senior tally to five goals at 18.
  • Recent reports note six goals in his last five starts across club and country, underscoring a sustained run of end product.
  • Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti praised the winger’s precision and incision, saying Brazil "has a guaranteed future with him."
  • Tunisia coach Sami Trabelsi called him "a new football genius" and suggested he could contend for the Ballon d'Or in coming years.
  • Signed from Palmeiras for a reported £29m, he has become a regular under Enzo Maresca at Chelsea while competing for wing minutes as Pedro Neto returns to training.