Neto Has Been Struggling With Diogo Jota’s Death – Enzo Maresca

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has come out to say that Pedro Neto will decide if he is ready to face Palmeiras in Friday’s Club World Cup quarterfinal clash.

This is coming after Neto‘s compatriot and close friend, Diogo Jota died in an unfortunate car accident.

According to him, the Portuguese winger did not partake in the latest training session and he is under no pressure to feature in the game if he does not feel ready.

He added that Neto has been very sad since Jota died, and the club will do everything possible to support him while he mourns the loss of a brother.

His words, “Pedro is very sad, probably more than sad.

But we are close to Pedro to support him in this moment. It’s completely Pedro’s decision [if he wants to play]. I had a chat with him this morning, and we support him. Any decision he takes is the right one.

We will support him in any case. If he is on the pitch tomorrow or not, we will support him.”

WOW.

Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge.

The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. They won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1970, their first European honour, the Cup Winners’ Cup, in 1971, and became the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022.

On 7 May 2022, Chelsea confirmed that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, to acquire the club. The group was later known as BlueCo.

The UK government approved the £4.25bn takeover, ending Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of the club. Bruce Buck, who served as chairman since 2003, was replaced by Boehly, while long-serving club director and de facto sporting director Marina Granovskaia left, as did Petr Čech from the role of technical and performance advisor.