Chelsea tops Club America

STANFORD, Calif. – Jose Mourinho got exactly what he wanted out of Chelsea’s preseason opener. Thanks to a bold debut by Florent Malouda, the manager even got a victory.

John Terry and Malouda scored late second-half goals, leading Chelsea to a 2-1 win over Mexico’s Club America in the Disney Friendship Cup on Saturday night.

Malouda, who joined the Blues in a $27 million transfer from French champion Lyon on Tuesday, was the unlikely catalyst. He got an equalizing goal in the 76th minute, and Terry then headed home Malouda’s free kick for the winner 7 minutes from time.

Juan Carlos Mosqueda scored in the third minute for America, which put on a strong first-half showing before Chelsea’s newest player and its stalwart captain earned a win.