Chelsea suffer defeat to Fiorentina in worldwide Champions Cup

Striker Costa is a major doubt for the start of the Premier League season, which sees Chelsea kick off against Swansea City on Saturday.

Substitute Josip Ilicic and Ante Rebic threatened for Fiorentina and although Chelsea finished the game in the ascendancy, they could not find an equaliser.

Falcao made little impact after coming off the bench in Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal in the Community Shield and was again ineffective in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Fiorentina in the worldwide Champions Cup. In the mean time we do have some news.

Falcao scored two penalties in shoot-out wins in pre-season against Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona but his spell at Old Trafford still casts a shadow over his abilities.

Manchester United, who host Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday (1145), have spent in the region of 70 million on four players, while Liverpool, whose campaign begins at Stoke City on Sunday (1500), have forked out almost 80 million, principally on Christian Benteke from Aston Villa and Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim.

Radamel Falcao is showing signs of progress ahead of the new Premier League season, according to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. Alongside the Colombian Asmir Begovic, Kenedy, Nathan and Danilo Pantic have joined the Blues, in what has been a relatively quiet summer transfer window.

84′ – CHANCE! – Fabregas again with a cross to Cahill but his header is straight at Sepe from just eight yeards out. “It’s a friendly game for our fans but we have to treat it as the last game before the season starts”.

“He [Falcao] is very good, he’s very good for the situation”, Mourinho said.

Today’s meeting will mark the first time Chelsea and Fiorentina play each other in any competition, a historic occasion for both clubs and their fans.

Loic Remy and Gary Cahill spurned Chelsea’s best opportunities after Gonzalo Rodriguez had broken the deadlock from close range in the 34th minute.

Previously in the ICC Chelsea beat PSG and Barcelona but fell to the Red Bull. Most recently Chelsea got beat in the Community Shield by Arsenal. However, if you don’t have access to any of these channels, VAVEL is the only place you need to be.