The Ecuadorian star had quite an impressive performance in his first encounter with his old team.
Welcoming Brighton in the third round of the League Cup, it was obvious that Chelsea was expected to experience a difficult 90 minutes.
Despite having home-field advantage, considering the performance of the two teams this season, the chance for the Blues to win is clearly very low.
However, coach Mauricio Pochettino’s students unexpectedly delivered a significantly more positive performance than previous matches, causing Brighton to face many difficulties.
In the end, the victory also belonged to Chelsea thanks to the only goal from Nicolas Jackson, who was essentially going through a series of disappointing matches.
Of course, besides Jackson, there are still many other players who contributed greatly to the Blues’ victory, typically Moises Caicedo.
In the first encounter with Brighton since joining Chelsea, there was no “tribute” from Caicedo, but instead, he delivered a relatively impressive performance.
Data from Mozo Football shows that Caicedo had 3 passes to create scoring opportunities in this match, more than any other player on both teams.
At the same time, the Ecuadorian star was especially impressive as he did not commit any fouls during his 90 minutes on the field, and no Brighton player was able to take the ball from Caicedo during the match. this match.
Statistics from Sofascore show that Caicedo made his mark with 31/34 accurate passes, 3 duels won, 1 successful dribble attempt, 1 accurate tackle, 1 clearance situation. and prevented a shot from Brighton.
Caicedo’s performance received a score of 7.1 according to Sofascore’s rating, higher than any other central midfielder on both teams.