Little by little, Enzo Fernández begins to assume the role of leader in the Chelsea locker room. Both his football talent and his character have put him in that role in several teams, so it is not strange to see him command a Chelsea that drew 2-2 against Arsenal on Matchday 9 of the Premier League. The Argentine player put on the leader’s suit before the goal that opened the scoring.
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At the start of the London derby played at Stamford Bridge, the Blues found a penalty in their favor due to a handball by William Saliba that was detected by the VAR and sanctioned by referee Chris Kavanagh after a review on a monitor at the edge of the field of play. Cole Palmer was in charge of the execution and made it 1-0 for the local team.
Minutes later, the official broadcast showed that in the preview there was a brief discussion between Palmer and Raheem Sterling to define the executor, with Enzo Fernández involved as a mediator between the two. The former River Plate player intervened to define who was going to be in charge of kicking the penalty. Sterling tried to get the ball to Palmer and Enzo told him to give it back.
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Despite not being captain – the ribbon was worn by Thiago Silva and the owner is Reece James – nor having much time in the club, the 22-year-old Argentine midfielder is beginning to define himself as one of the commanding voices of the squad led by Mauricio Pochettino.
That goal meant the advantage for a Chelsea team that went into half-time winning by the slightest difference and managed to score a second goal at the start of the complement. Enzo Fernández had a prominent role being one of the pivots (along with Moisés Caicedo) but with freedom to gain meters and collaborating in a high press that put the Gunners in trouble.
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However, the Blues could not get past a draw against an Arsenal that improved after the changes made by Mikel Arteta and rescued a draw on their visit to Stamford Bridge thanks to the goals scored by Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard. The point helped them stay at the top of the Premier League with Manchester City, both with 21 points.
Enzo Fernández had a busy schedule of three games and some trips in just 10 days, as he also started with the Argentine team in the duels against Paraguay (he played 90 minutes) and Peru (’80) in the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup He is one of the immovable pieces in the Albiceleste, which accumulated two more wins and in 2023 he has eight wins in a row, with 20 goals for and none against.
On his return to his club, he has had another solid performance that establishes him as a pillar in Pochettino’s scheme. Now, Chelsea will have a week ahead to prepare for their duel against Brentford on the next day of the Premier League, since last season they failed to qualify for any European competition. With this draw against Arsenal, the London team was ninth with 12 points in the English league.
RESUME: CHELSEA 2-2 ARSENAL
2023-10-21 19:32:44
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