Coach maresca

FIFA Club World Cup: Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca praised new signing Joao Pedro and expressed satisfaction after his team booked a place in the FIFA Club World Cup final with a 2-0 win over Fluminense on Wednesday (IST).

"The last few years have not been what this club deserves, but this year luckily things went pretty well, and now we are in the final," said Maresca. "We are very proud to help the team be back where they deserve to be."

"We are very happy and very proud to be in the final on Sunday because this is the first edition of the (revamped) Club World Cup and the best clubs in the world are here," the Italian added.