3 June 2024
Maresca is appointed as Chelsea head coach, succeeding Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge. The Italian agrees a five-year contract with the option of an extra year, saying: “To join Chelsea, one of the biggest clubs in the world, is a dream for any coach.”
25 August 2024
Maresca gets his first Premier League win, a 6-2 thrashing of Wolves at Molineux. Chelsea go on to show promising early season form.
20 January 2025
Chelsea snap a five-match winless run in the league, again beating Wolves, having hit a sticky patch mid-season. Their inconsistency continues, however, and there are signs of discontent in the stands.
28 May 2025
Having secured a fourth-place finish on the final day of the league season, muscling out Newcastle, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, Maresca presides over a 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the Conference League final to cap a mixed first season with silverware. “Hopefully, it can be a starting point,” he says afterwards. “For sure, the trophy we won tonight will make us better.”
13 July 2025
Maresca adds another trophy to his collection, masterminding a 3-0 victory against Paris Saint-Germain, the Champions League winners, in the final of the Club World Cup in the US. There is renewed optimism ahead of the new season.
13 December 2025
Having briefly threatened to enter the title race in earnest, Chelsea are again hampered by inconsistency. Having broken a three-match winless run in the league with a 2-0 victory against Everton, Maresca makes a cryptic comment about experiencing his “hardest 48 hours” at the club. He also claims “many people didn’t support me and the team”, but fails to further clarify his remarks.
30 December 2025
Chelsea go on another three-match winless streak culminating in a chaotic 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, sliding to fifth. Maresca is booed by some sections of the support and claims he is too unwell to do his post-match press conference, leaving it in the hands of his assistant Willy Caballero.
1 January 2026
After rumblings of a permanent rupture, Maresca and Chelsea part company. A club statement thanks him for his achievements, saying the Conference League and Club World Cup triumphs “will remain an important part of the club’s recent history”, but adds: “Enzo and the club believe a change gives the team the best chance of getting the season back on track.”
