Scolari hails Chelsea's young general Franco and says rising star shows future is bright

Chelsea's young rising star Franco Di Santo scored on his debut showing why Chelsea paid 3.5 million pounds for the Argentine young gun... He impressed the Stamford Bridge hirearchy by scoring the team's third goal of the evening and was an ever presence after coming on in the second half..

Scolari praised the Argentine n said, 'It's important for us to put some young players in the team. Di Santo scored one goal which is good for us and it's good for him that he played in this match. He will grow as a player and we can continue to build for the future of the team for the next 11, 15, 20 years.'


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Such is the impact Di Santo has made in just six months at the club he is expected to play a significant role in the forthcoming season as one of the back-up strikers.

He starred for the reserve team in the second half of the last campaign by scoring seven goals in eight games and finished as their top scorer.