Udinese 1 Chelsea 3: Raheem Sterling scores first Blues goal as N’Golo Kante opens pre-season account in hard-fought win

By On Jul 30, 2022

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RAHEEM STERLING got off the mark in Chelsea blue as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Udinese 3-1 in Italy.

It might not have been the prettiest as his initial effort was saved before rebounding off him and into the back of the net – but the summer signing won’t care one bit.

Raheem Sterling scored his first Chelsea goal in unconventional style

N’Golo Kante opened the scoring for the Blues

But it was an unlikely source that opened the scoring for the Blues.

N’Golo Kante – who hadn’t travelled to the USA due to his vaccination status – was allowed to run and run before finding the bottom corner from the edge of the box with a left-footed effort.

The game was 20 minute old at that point, with Sterling making it two 17 minutes later.

Ex-Watford star Gerard Deulofeu pulled one back for the Italian side three minutes before the break, but Mason Mount settled the game late on with a close range finish.

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