CHELSEA FINISHED THEIR US TOUR ON A HIGH

AC Milan 1-3 Chelsea: Oscar scores twice as Antonio Conte's side end International Champions Cup with victory

Oscar scored twice, his first was a penalty and he then finished smartly into the bottom corner Bertrand Traore had given Chelsea the lead after 24 minutes when he headed in after Victor Moses shot was saved Giacomo Bonaventura curled in a fantastic free-kick to bring the Serie A side level before the breakN’Golo Kante came on and Chelsea looked far more solid and composed once he was on the field  

Chelsea managed to finish their US tour on a high with a 3-1 win over AC Milan, with N’Golo Kante making his debut and Diego Costa coming back from injury – but they still look some way short of form with the new season less than two weeks away.

Kante looked authoritative while Bertrand Traore impressed and £32million signing Michy Batschuayi came on for the last half hour, but Antonio Conte will want to ensure he has a new full back, centre half and Romelu Lukaku signed by the end of the month to turn his team back in title challengers.

Chelsea got the job done against a lacklustre AC Milan with an Oscar penalty on 69 minutes, the midfielder firing home decisively into the top corner after Eden Hazard’s cross had been handled by Andrea Poli.  

And the Brazilian, whose future at the club is unsure, with Inter keen to sign him, sealed the game by connecting with Juan Cuadrado’s through ball on 87 minutes to add Chelsea’s third. 

But though Chelsea were the better side, they were showing the sign of fatigue from their travels and the double training sessions imposed by Conte. The Italian manager started again with an extremely open 4-2-4 formation but switched to a more solid 4-3-3 in the second half once Kante and Hazard had come on.


The team though did prove more formidable than their new adidas shirts – both Traore and Costa had to change early on after they disintegrated under challenge of Italian defenders.

And Conte’s side ensured a shaky start, almost conceding after two minutes when Thibaut Courtois had to be at his best to palm away Ignazio Abate’s header. And on 18 minutes Luiz Adriano set up M’Baye Niang with a superb through ball but the Frenchman drove his shot wide.