Estevao has been ruled out of Chelsea’s Premier League match against West Ham on Saturday on account of personal reasons.
The 18-year-old began in Chelsea’s 3-2 win away to Napoli within the Champions League on Wednesday night.
But he has been omitted of Liam Rosenior’s squad for Saturday’s game at Stamford Bridge as a way to travel back to Brazil.
‘Unfortunately, Este, for private reasons he’s needed to go home,’ Rosenior said before kick-off.
‘My love and my thoughts are with him and is family at this moment and I just hope he’s okay.’
Chelsea vs West Ham team news
Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Hato; Caicedo, Fernandez, Gittens, Palmer, Garnacho; Delap.
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, James, Acheampong, Fofana, Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Neto, Joao Pedro, Guiu.
West Ham: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavrapanos, Diouf; Soucek, Fernandes; Summerville, Bowen, Pablo, Castellanos.
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Adama, Magassa, Scarles, Potts, Kante.
Rosenior has made seven changes from the victory against Napoli with Benoit Badiashile, Trevor Chalobah, Jorrel Hato, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Cole Palmer and Liam Delap all handed starts against West Ham.
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‘I even have a excellent squad that I’m completely satisfied to make use of and I’ve got full faith that the playing who’re coming into the starting eleven will perform at a very good level,’ Rosenior said.
Speaking in regards to the decision to start out Palmer, Rosenior said: ‘You possibly can see by my face, obviously Cole’s an excellent player when he’s within the team the team is a greater team, like it might be for any team on the earth.
‘But we also should make certain we construct him and each player within the squad in the precise way.’
West Ham have made only one change from their 3-1 win at home to Sunderland last weekend with Malick Diouf returning at left-back for Oliver Scarles.
Adama Traore, who accomplished his move from Fulham earlier this week, is known as in its place.
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