Gianni Infantino’s lucrative brainchild is greatly benefitting Chelsea’s finances, with the Blues all but paying off their summer splurge by virtue of their progression into the Club World Cup semifinals.
Some have decried FIFA’s revamped summer tournament as nothing more than a mere cash grab, but Chelsea have shown in the United States that this is a competition they’re desperate to win.
Enzo Maresca’s side have taken advantage of being on the ’softer’ side of the bracket, and they’ve again avoided one of the big boys with a spot in the final at stake. Fluminense, however, have already stunned Inter in the knockout stages and will believe anything is possible on Tuesday with 40-year-old former Chelsea star Thiago Silva marshalling their stubborn defence.
Here’s how Maresca could set his team up at MetLife.
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