Enzo Fernandez bears the responsibility of wearing the Chelsea armband whenever club captain Reece James is not playing. The Argentina international wears his heart on his sleeve and leads by example with his desire and performances on the pitch. And on Thursday, he presented a wholesome gesture to the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge when he sacrificed the chance to double his goal tally after the Blues were awarded a second penalty during their 5-1 demolition of Ajax in a Champions League group-stage fixture.
Enzo had already scored from the spot six minutes earlier and instead of stepping up again deep into the stoppage time in the first-half, the 2022-World Cup winner, with a hug and a kiss on the cheek, passed on the ball to the 18-year-old Brazilian sensation, Estevao Willian, who had earned the spot-kick after being fouled by Youri Baas. With a thumping finish into the top-left corner, Estevao scored his first goal in the competition to make it 4-1 at the break.
At 18 years and 181 days, Estevao became Chelsea's youngest-ever scorer in the Champions League, surpassing Marc Guiu's record set earlier in the same match (19 years, 291 days).
And if that wasn't enough, Tyrique George (19y 260d) made it three teenage dreams come true, netting Chelsea's fifth minutes after the restart, making Chelsea the first team in Champions League history to have three teenagers score in a single match. Guiu and George were also scoring their first goals in the competition.
Estevao produced a sizzling display overall. He could've had a hattrick was agonisingly close to scoring a spectacular overhead kick, continuing to show why he is considered a superstar in the making.
Manager Enzo Maresca praised Estevao's attitude after the game.
"With young players most of the time you are a little bit worried. They play one game, two games and score and think they are top players. The good thing about Estevao is we don't need to worry about that, Maresca said.
"It's exciting to see him. The good thing about Estevao he is playing well he is polite, humble, wants to learn. His family have done a big job there. He's a nice boy, a good," he added.
Midfielder Moises Caicedo scored Chelsea's other goal, his fourth of the season, continuing his best scoring run to date. Fernandez, meanwhile, remains the only Chelsea player directly involved in 20 goals in 2025 -- with 10 goals and 10 assists so far.
Chelsea, who have now secured back-to-back wins over Benfica and Ajax after an opening loss to Bayern, moved up to 11th in the Champions League standings.