"They're overloading the flanks," Moretti observed quietly.
"That's the plan," Demien replied. "Stretch us wide, then exploit the middle."
Atalanta tried to play out from the back, but Chelsea's press was suffocating. Every time Carnesecchi passed to one of the center-backs, two Chelsea players closed down immediately—Havertz pressing from the front, Mount dropping back to mark de Roon, Sterling cutting inside to block Zappacosta.
At the 3rd minute, Tolói received under pressure from Havertz. The Italian defender tried to turn, but Havertz's positioning forced him backward. Tolói played it square to Scalvini, but Mount was already sprinting toward the young defender.
Scalvini's clearance went straight up into the air and fell to Jorginho twenty yards out. The Italian midfielder controlled it on his chest, let it drop, and played it wide to Alonso, who had acres of space on the left.
