Palmeiras coach asks Maresca to 'embrace' Estêvão after CWC exit

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Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has been told by Palmeiras counterpart Abel Ferreira to "embrace" teenage star Estêvão Willian and "take care of him" after the forward's stunning goal against his new club failed to deny the Premier League side a place in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals.

An 83rd minute own goal by Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton, after Estêvão had cancelled out Cole Palmer's first-half opener, sealed a 2-1 quarterfinal win for Chelsea in Philadelphia and booked a semifinal against Fluminense in New Jersey next Tuesday.

But 18-year-old Estêvão stole the show, earning the Player of the Match award, in his final game for Palmeiras before completing a move to…