Chelsea are into the Membership World Cup closing after Joao Pedro scored a objective in every half to see off his former membership Fluminense in New Jersey.
The current signing from Brighton opened the scoring with a wonderful roller from the sting of the realm.
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The Brazilian facet thought that they had a manner again into the sport once they got a penalty for handball by Trevoh Chalobah – however after a VAR evaluate the choice was overturned.
Chelsea then dominated the second half and Pedro bought his second with a thumping shot in off the crossbar after a wonderful counter-attack.
Substitute Nicolas Jackson wasted a few late probabilities and Moises Caicedo went down with a twisted ankle in stoppage time to place a slight dampener on proceedings.
However the midfielder was in a position to limp away after some therapy and didn’t seem badly harm.
The temperature was round 34C at kick-off at MetLife Stadium and Chelsea had been enjoying their 63rd recreation of a season that started final August.
Fluminense got here near a leveller after Pedro’s wonderful objective when Hercules broke by and rounded Robert Sanchez however Marc Cucurella cleared off the road.
Chelsea had one other scare when French referee Francois Letexier pointed to the penalty spot after a Fluminense cross flicked the top of Thiago Santos after which struck the arm of Chalobah.
It appeared a harsh choice and was reversed following a VAR evaluate.
However as soon as Pedro hit his good second Chelsea keeper Sanchez was not troubled.
