Palmeiras 1-2 Chelsea, Player Ratings: ‘Twas chilly in Philly

1. COLE PALMER (8.1)

Weather was bit less of a factor in this one than it had been throughout the tournament, thanks in part to the late kick-off at 9pm local time ... and thanks also in part to Cole Palmer bringing with him a nice little cold front. Really lovely and well taken goal, just his second since January.

He also tried to chat up Estêvão (who won yet another “Superior Player of the Match” honor) at the end of the game, but there was a bit of a language barrier. We’re just going to have to have football (or Dário Essugo) do the talking I guess!

Cole Palmer: “Estêvão is a top player, we all can see that!”.

“I told him that we are excited for him to join, but he didn’t understand a single word I said…”. pic.twitter.com/pmOlFr8cKI — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 5, 2025

2. ENZO FERNÁNDEZ (7.2)

Enzo didn’t get on the scoresheet, but it was yet another strong performance from the midfielder.

3. ANDREY SANTOS (7.2)

Pressed into service with Moisés Caicedo, Roméo Lavia, and Reece James all unavailable, Santos was every bit as good as expected, including in the defensive phase. Hopefully his next minutes won’t arrive only because of injuries to others.

Andrey Santos is winning the ball so easily, it’s like the opponents aren’t even trying to shield it from him

pic.twitter.com/EyCAxSjPum — SHAYEE (@tier_first) July 5, 2025

vs. PALMEIRAS (CWC, N, W 2-1)

EXCEPTIONAL (8.5-9.5): —

EXCELLENT (7.5-8.4): Palmer (8.1)

GOOD (6.5-7.4): Enzo (7.2), Santos (7.2), João Pedro (7.2, sub), Cucurella (7.1), Colwill (7.0), Gusto (6.9), Madueke (6.8, sub), Neto (6.7)

AVERAGE (5.5-6.4): Sánchez (5.9), Dewsbury-Hall (5.8, sub), Delap (5.7), Nkunku (5.6), Essugo (5.6, sub)

SUBPAR (4.5-5.4): —

BAD (3.5-4.4): —

TERRIBLE (2.5-3.4): —

OVERALL

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