Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso got his reign off to winning start on Tuesday in a dramatic 6-4 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers with Brazilian striker Joao Pedro scoring a nine-minute hat-trick late in the game to ensure victory.
The former Real Madrid coach, who took over on July 1, is without many of his big guns for their pre-season tour and played 60 minutes with a side full of youth at Stadium Australia.
It was a seesawing affair, with Chelsea coming from behind three times.
Kazakh 17-year-old Dastan Satpaev lashed home on his debut in the sixth minute, but Chelsea then conceded twice with their defence run ragged before Portugal youth international Dario Essugo made it 2-2.
The Sydney side again then went 3-2 and 4-3 ahead in the second half before Pedro’s heroics.
It was a confidence-boost for Alonso, who faces a huge task to get Chelsea back in
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