Estevao has been ruled out of Chelsea’s Premier League match against West Ham on Saturday due to personal reasons.
The 18-year-old started in Chelsea’s 3-2 win away to Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
But he has been left out of Liam Rosenior’s squad for Saturday’s game at Stamford Bridge in order to travel back to Brazil.
‘Unfortunately, Este, for personal reasons he’s had to go home,’ Rosenior said before kick-off.
‘My love and my thoughts are with him and is family at this moment and I just hope he’s okay.’
Chelsea vs West Ham team news
Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Hato; Caicedo, Fernandez, Gittens, Palmer, Garnacho; Delap.
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, James, Acheampong, Fofana, Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Neto, Joao Pedro, Guiu.
West Ham: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavrapanos, Diouf; Soucek, Fernandes; Summerville, Bowen, Pablo, Castellanos.
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Adama, Magassa, Scarles, Potts, Kante.
Rosenior has made seven changes from the victory against Napoli with Benoit Badiashile, Trevor Chalobah, Jorrel Hato, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Cole Palmer and Liam Delap all handed starts against West Ham.
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‘I have a very good squad that I’m happy to use and I’ve got full faith that the playing who are coming into the starting eleven will perform at a really good level,’ Rosenior said.
Speaking about the decision to start Palmer, Rosenior said: ‘You can see by my face, obviously Cole’s a great player when he’s in the team the team is a better team, like it would be for any team in the world.
‘But we also have to make sure we build him and every player in the squad in the right way.’
West Ham have made just one change from their 3-1 win at home to Sunderland last weekend with Malick Diouf returning at left-back for Oliver Scarles.
Adama Traore, who completed his move from Fulham earlier this week, is named as a substitute.
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