Linchpin Caicedo?s ban leaves big hole for Chelsea in Club World Cup test

Midfielder?s suspension may mean shifting Fern?ndez and risking raw talent in quarter-final against Palmeiras
Mois?s Caicedo was still going strong. There were 108 minutes on the clock at the Bank of America Stadium ? not taking into account the lengthy weather delay ? when the Chelsea midfielder won possession in Benfica?s half, found Cole Palmer and surged forward.
Palmer advanced towards a back-pedalling, understaffed defence. He waited for support before finding the overlapping Caicedo. Benfica, tiring with 10 men, were defeated by Caicedo?s power. The 23-year-old shot, Anatoliy Trubin made a mess of his save and the ball squirmed loose to Christopher Nkunku to score the goal that sent Enzo Maresca?s side into the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup.
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