Chelsea Beat Cardiff: Reach Semi-Finals

Chelsea won this Tuesday against Cardiff and are heading into the semi-finals of the English League Cup.

Chelsea, with a reshuffled team, defeated Cardiff City (3-1), a third division club, late on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the English League Cup.

Hanging at half-time (0-0), victim of an equalizing goal a quarter of an hour from the end (75th, 1-1), the fourth in the Premier League cracked the leader of League One thanks to goals from two entrants, Pedro Neto (82nd, 2-1) and Alejandro Garnacho (90th +3, 3-1).

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The Argentine winger, launched after the break, signed a double since it was also he who opened the scoring after a missed restart from a defender intercepted by Facundo Buonanotte, his passer (58th, 1-0).

Without Cole Palmer (spared) or Marc Cucurella (suspended), coach Enzo Maresca had fielded a team of usual substitutes, with the exception of midfielder Moises Caicedo, named captain.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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