Liam Rosenior has revealed that Estevao was in tears at half time after suffering a hamstring injury during Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
Estevao pulled up in the primary half of the match and required immediate attention from Chelsea’s physios before he was replaced by Alejandro Garnacho.
The Brazil international has already missed six games this season attributable to a hamstring issue and the 18-year-old could now face one other spell on the sidelines.
‘He was devastated, he was crying at half-time,’ Rosenior said after Chelsea’s defeat.
‘Really devastated for him, it looks prefer it’s his hamstring. And that’s a moment actually when he’s running through on goal he pulls his hamstring in that moment.
‘They’re good lads, I even have to say. They’re honest, they’re working hard, I don’t want them to feel like the whole lot’s against them and I hope Este comes back sooner slightly than later.
On Enzo Fernandez’s injury within the second half, Rosenior said: ‘I feel it was his calf.
‘I’m hoping it was cramp, we’d like him for Tuesday.’
Rosenior also explained the choice not to offer Fernandez the captaincy in Reece James’ absence.
‘The choice is we’ve got a leadership group. I feel like wearing the armband is an honour for this club,’ Rosenior said.
‘Enzo played like a captain today. I believed he was magnificent, he ran himself into the bottom, he gave the whole lot, he played forward, he was unlucky not to attain on a few occasions.
‘I feel that shows actually where he’s been with us all this while. I’m very, very pleased along with his performance, I’m very, very pleased with him, despite the fact that tonight we didn’t get the result I felt we deserved or needed.’
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