Chelsea's player of the Moises Caicedo season missed their training session on Wednesday afternoon but fans can be sure that their very influential midfielder was not absent due to injury.
Instead, Mail Sport was told that Caicedo was given permission from his club to skip that 15:00 session to attend an event in which he received the National Order of Merit from Ecuador President Daniel Noboa, who visited London this week.
It is also clear that Caicedo ensured that he trains at a different time instead of having a full day off in the midst of the run-in.
Chelsea is preparing to play Djurgarden in the semi -final second stage of the Conference League on Stamford Bridge on Thursday. They give a 4-1 lead of the first stage.
Caicedo is expected to be included in the team for that collision, although it looks like a formality that the blues will secure their place in the final.
Maresca spoke on Wednesday about how important it would be for his young side to win a trophy, even if the Conference League does not meet their high ambitions.
“Important, because we would be the only club in Europe (to have won every competition they participated),” said Maresca. 'It is important to build a winning mentality with this club.
“For me, winning a Conference League trophy is a statement this season in which you can say:” Chelsea is back “because you win a trophy.
'If Real Madrid or different clubs would not play the Conference League, that is because the Conference League is not the level they were. If we play in the Conference League, it is because that is where we are.
'If you play in the Conference League, you can't win the Champions League or the Europa League. The only trophy you can win is the Conference League.
'We are going to do our best to reach the final and then reach the trophy. From there it is a good starting point to win games and trophies. '