Gareth Bale was full of praise for Joao Pedro after Chelsea's new £ 60 million signing A wonderful strike scored 18 minutes in his debut for the blues.
Pedro posted Chelsea Vooruit in the Club World Cup semi -final against Boyhood Club Fluminense with an excellent distance effort. He then doubled the lead of his new team in the second half and he insisted a shot in the bar.
The 23-year-old, thrown directly into the starting line-up by Baas Enzo Maresca after his move from Brighton, took the ball outside the area and curled the ball past goalkeeper Fabio and in the far corner.
Pedro chose not to celebrate and held his hands up in apology to the Fluminense fans, who came on the Brazilian side by the youth system.
The striker was picked for Liam Delap, a summer arrival of £ 30 million from Ipswich and Nicolas Jackson for the collision with Fluminense in New Jersey.
And Bale, talking about Dazn's reporting about the game, praised the star for his goal.
“It is his chance to immediately stamp his mark in the team and he did that in a semi -final of a club World Cup,” Bale said.
Former Chelsea -midfielder John Obi Mikel added: 'He has just paid back the faith that his manager has shown in him. Fantastic finish and a great goal. '
Pedro then doubled his own count with a new excellent strike, but was denied the chance of a hat trick after he was completed at the hour marker for Jackson.
Chelsea will meet Real Madrid of PSG in Sunday's final when they see the victory against Fluminense, who are leader by former Blues defender Thiago Silva.