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What sources close to Chelsea have said about Marco Palestra as he makes Blues debut
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22-second readThe comfortable nature of Chelsea’s 5-1 victory over Bournemouth allowed Xabi Alonso to turn to his bench late on and hand Marco Palestra his debut for the club.
The Blues raced into their quickest ever 2-0 lead through Jordan Henderson and Morgan Rogers, before a Joao Pedro brace and a Henderson free-kick put the icing on a superb display.
Palestra missed the opening part of the season due to injury, after initially making his mark during the club’s pre-season campaign.
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The comfortable nature of Chelsea’s 5-1 victory over Bournemouth allowed Xabi Alonso to turn to his bench late on and hand Marco Palestra his debut ...
Source excerpt · The Chelsea Chronicle
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