Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was full of praise for Andrey Santos following the midfielder’s performance in the club’s 2-0 win at Burnley.
The West Londoners climbed to second in the Premier League after a professional performance at Turf Moor.
Pedro Neto opened the scoring for Chelsea in the first half, following an excellent cross from Jamie Gittens. The result was sealed two minutes from time when Enzo Fernandez converted Chelsea’s second.
No Caicedo, no problem. 😀
Andrey Santos' game by numbers vs. Burnley:
63 touches
7 duels won
4 interceptions
4x possession won
4 clearances
3 tackles
2 fouls won
1 chance created
1 shotNamed Player of the Match. 👏 pic.twitter.com/qRQtr1AtKo
— Squawka (@Squawka) November 22, 2025
Though not directly involved in either goal, Maresca praised the performance of Santos. The Brazilian was brought into the team in Moises Caicedo’s absence and impressed to win the official man-of-the-match accolade.
Santos has started just three Premier League games this season and will hope his performance can lead to more minutes.
“Andrey was excellent. His position is the position he played today. With us most of the time he has been playing a little bit higher, in the pocket,” Maresca said.
“In that [deeper] position we have Moi, so we try to find solutions for Andrey. We are aware his position is the one he played today.
“It was a tough game for many reasons: after the international break, 12 in the morning, Burnley away, a pitch with small dimensions.
“They had just one good chance that was in the second half, and then we conceded some chaos inside the box which is part of the game, but overall we deserved to win and we are happy.”
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