Thomas Tuchel saw his side wrap up their preseason campaign with a win over Udinese
(Picture: Chelsea FC via Getty Images)Raheem Sterling scored his first Chelsea goal as Thomas Tuchel’s side ended what had been a turbulent preseason on a relative high against Udinese.
While this was not exactly the most prolific performance in the world, Chelsea did at least restore some order after being beaten 4-0 by Arsenal in Orlando, a result that left Tuchel questioning the commitment of some of his players.
No such queries could be made in north-eastern Italy on Friday night, however. Throughout, Tuchel’s team made up for their shortcomings in front of goal with some energetic pressing, swarming the home side into mistakes.
N’Golo Kante opened the scoring with a brilliant strike from outside the box after taking the game by the scruff of the neck, before Sterling enjoyed a slice of luck as his saved shot looped back over the ‘keeper.
Gerard Deulofeu made things interesting just before half-time by pouncing on a poor Edouard Mendy save to tap into an empty net, although Mason Mount would wrap up the game with a tap in during the dying embers.
