The Chelsea star had scored the primary spot-kick of the sport however then handed responsibilty to his team-mate
Chelsea’s younger winger Estevao stated he was merely following directions when he stepped apart and let Lucas Paqueta take Brazil’s second penalty throughout Tuesday’s 1-1 pleasant in opposition to Tunisia.
The 18-year-old had calmly dispatched a first-half spot-kick in Lille to deliver Brazil stage, changing within the forty fourth minute after Tunisia’s early opener.
However when a second penalty was awarded with simply over ten minutes left, the duty shifted. Paqueta, introduced on in its place, was chosen by coach Carlo Ancelotti to take it.
The West Ham midfielder lifted his effort over the bar.
“It was an order that got here,” Estevao stated.
“I actually wished to take the spot-kick however the order got here in. I supported my teammate so he may rating the objective. Sadly, he missed, however heads held excessive, we now have to coach, enhance as a result of in a World Cup we now have to make the most of these alternatives.”
Ancelotti later clarified that the choice was made to ease the burden on {the teenager}.
“For the second penalty, I modified penalty taker as a result of I wished to take a number of the strain off Estevao, so I put Paqueta in, who normally takes them very nicely,” Ancelotti stated after the sport.
Paqueta himself admitted he was sorry for the miss.
“I apologise for the missed penalty,” he stated. “I’m unhappy. We most likely would have received with that penalty. I’m very used to scoring at my membership, I’ve nice successes. Sadly, my anxiousness to attain made me decide earlier than that last contact, so I feel that’s what took me away from taking the penalty as I normally do and I ended up not changing it.
“I’ll attempt to put myself in these circumstances to enhance in that sense, to transform within the subsequent alternative and assist the group.”
Regardless of Brazil ending the 12 months with no win, Estevao highlighted how a lot progress he has made. The winger, who joined Chelsea from Palmeiras in the summertime for £29 million, has settled swiftly in England and already has 5 objectives in his first 11 video games for the nationwide group.
“It’s been a really particular 12 months,” he stated. “I don’t assume I had many ups and downs, however I used to be capable of deal with every little thing that occurred. Being right here with the nationwide group signifies that the work has been executed nicely on the membership and at residence, so I’m very completely happy to symbolize the nationwide group.
“Clearly, we at all times come right here to assist, and I’m very completely happy about that.”
