Antonio Conte has said that Diego Costa vindicated his decision to include him in the starting lineup. Costa scored the opening goal for Chelsea as the Blues sailed on with a 2-0 win over Hull City.
Chelsea are now eight points clear of second-placed Arsenal who earlier defeated Burnley 2-1 to stay in the hunt. Chelsea were without their star player when they got the better off Leicester City in the last away match. Conte had a bust up with Costa and as a result, the Italian dropped the player from the squad.
Conte said, “His performance was good, and I am pleased… for this reason, he started the game.
“During the press conference before the game against Hull, a lot of people asked me about his form, about his attitude, and I told them that I will take the best decision for the team. And I think after his performance that I made the best decision.
“It is normal to receive a lot of questions about it, but the most important thing for us is the answer that we give on the pitch. For the player, for me, the club, our fans, for the league and the table.
“Honestly, I was very happy to see the celebration because I was celebrating the goal on the bench. I think for Diego the most important thing was that he scored. The celebration was good, but most importantly he scored!”
