Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has caused expectations in front of the FIFA FIFA FIFA FIFA quarter -finals against Palmeira, saying ‘football is full of surprises’.

The Premier League team provided their place at this stage by beating Portuguese giants BenficaWHEREAS Abel FerreiraTeam overcoming Brazilian Botafogo rivals to advance.

In fact, this essential showdown at Financial FIELD Lincoln in Philadelphia will mark the second meeting between the two teams, with Blouse Triumphing 2-1 after extra time in the FIFA World Cup final.

Chelsea may be the favorites of the bookstakers to reach the half, bound by their latest glory of the Europa Conference League and a team dealing with talent. However, the Italian tactic remains grounded.

“You are always playing games to win games because football is full of surprises, especially in this competition,” Marsis told the media.

“You can see teams that beat other teams everyone was expecting to win. Football is not about waiting, it has to do with what you do inside the field.

“We respect treeWe know how good they are protective, the organizations they have, the ways they want to crush, the way they are aggressive, their transition.

“They have quality players. Estevao is one of them, (Richard) Rios is another. They have different players, but they are very good. And the best thing is you can clearly see the identity they have“

Londoners started the tour with a safe 2-0 win over LAFC, just to be captured by a 3-1 loss to the Brazilian giants Flemish at their next exit.

Now, with another Brazilian power plant awaiting them, Maresca has not forgotten the difficult lessons taken by that obstacle.

“Surely, we try to learn, not just against Flamengo, we try to learn every game we play,” the 45-year-old continued.

“The last one was against Benfica, we did something good, we could do something better. Flamengo game, I said many times, it has been the only time this season we play in a new structure, in a new system, because we are also thinking of different solutions, we are thinking about the future as well.

“But for sure, Flamengo are a very good team. In the same way, Palmeiras are a very good team and Fluminense are going very well.

“For me, it’s no surprise, because I really admire Brazilian football because I love quality players.“

When asked if Brazilian football could gain more recognition in Europe after the tournament, Maresca was fast to express his admiration, saying he does not need the World Club Cup to appreciate the quality of Brazilian football as his respect for him is already well determined.

He added: “We always respect Brazilian football. We don’t need this tournament to respect Brazilian football.

“At least I personally, I always respect Brazilian football because it is one of the best places, or the best place in the world in terms of quality, in terms of football. So I really respect Brazil.

“I don’t need this competition to respect Brazilian football. They show every game here in this competition how good they are. And they will continue even after this competition“

At the start of the tournament, Maresca expressed concern about the appointment of the club’s World Cup, but his perspective seems to have moved while competition has advanced.

He stated that: “This competition is special for Palmeiras and also for us. Since we started, I said we’re happy to be here.

“We are grateful to be here, but at the same time, I said more things. And the reason why we were happy to win against Benfica is because we work every day not just to have fun.

“We work every day to win games. So the reason we are happy is because, in the end, they are here. And hopefully we can continue and we can defeat Palmeiras.”

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