Chelsea: Estevao sends timely reminder as Xabi Alonso waits for Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro updates

After a frustrating start to the season at club level, the extended autumn international break arrived at the ideal time for Estevao.The 19-year-old featured in Brazil’s double-header against Australia last month, starting the first game which ended in a draw, and needed just 45 minutes to leave his mark against India on Saturday.Estevao scored one and created another for Pedro Guilherme to give Brazil a 2-0 lead at half time in Kolkata, on the occasion of the Salt Lake Stadium hosting its first ever football match.That is now six goals in 13 and a half senior appearances for Estevao in a Brazil shirt, potentially playing his way into the Chelsea lineup against Bournemouth next weekend as Premier League action resumes.The teenager has not made a single start for Chelsea in the league this season, with Alonso opting to go with his new-look front three of Palmer, Joao Pedro and summer signing Morgan Rogers.Estevao was Brazil’s star man in the first half against IndiaAFP/GettySpeaking last week at a press conference in Brisbane about his lack of game time, the Brazilian wonderkid said: “I think every coach has their own way of playing."Of course, we work every day, I give my best every day, and that's what I do.“We have quality players at Chelsea, so what I do is focus on what I can control. I try to give my best in training."When I get an opportunity, I try to give my best; it goes day after day.“I try to seize every opportunity I have, I try to control everything I can, and I leave it in God's hands, and I trust myself a lot, too.”