Chelsea cruise to victory in Asian opener

cnn.com     Jul 23, 2008            

Luiz Felipe Scolari's Chelsea reign begins with a comfortable 4-0 win in China Kalou, Lampard, Di Santo and Wright-Phillips on target against Guangzhou The Blues were dominant in opener of their five-match pre-season tour of Asia (CNN) -- Luiz Felipe Scolari's Chelsea reign began with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, as Salomon Kalou, Frank Lampard, Argentinian teenager Franco Di Santo and Shaun Wright-Phillips scored to secure the win over the Chinese Super League side. The Blues dominated the opener of their five-game pre-season tour of Asia and Russia at Guangzhou Olympic Stadium, with the only concern for Scolari seeing summer signing Jose Bosingwa substituted after 20 minutes with a slight thigh injury after a brief but impressive debut at right-back. Scolari fielded a strong side from the start,... [read full story]                    


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