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Evening Standard
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Jonathan Gorrie

Chelsea youngster Cesare Casadei stars as Italy overcome Brazil at U20 World Cup

Cesare Casadei starred at the U20 World Cup on Sunday to send incoming Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino a timely reminder of his talents.

The Italian captained his country against Brazil, lining up opposite soon-to-be Blues teammate Andrey Santos inside the Mendoza Stadium in Argentina.

Casadei was brought to Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan for £12.6m in the summer as the club embarked on a buying strategy billed as “Vision 2030.”

The view is to create a competitive youth team operating under the senior squad capable of plugging gaps when necessary before replacing first-team stars in the years to come.

Santos, who is set link-up with the senior ranks before the start of next season, is another example of that.

Casadei set-up the first goal in a 3-2 victory before bagging a brace in a statement win for the Azzurri.

Pochettino is set to be appointed as the club’s third permanent head coach of the Boehly-Clearlake era and is considering targeting a new midfielder.

N’Golo Kante has been struggling with injuries for much of the past year, while Mateo Kovacic is of interest to Bayern Munich.

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