• Chelsea manager Antonio Conte before the match. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
    Chelsea manager Antonio Conte before the match. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
  • Chelsea players Victor Moses, Michael Hector, and Papy Djilobodji line up before the match. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
    Chelsea players Victor Moses, Michael Hector, and Papy Djilobodji line up before the match. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
  • Chelsea manager Antonio Conte gestures to his players. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
    Chelsea manager Antonio Conte gestures to his players. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
  • Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel in action. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
    Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel in action. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
  • Chelsea manager Antonio Conte gives out instructions. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
    Chelsea manager Antonio Conte gives out instructions. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
  • Rapid Vienna’s Christoph SchOsswendter challenges for the ball with Chelsea’s Diego Costa. Ronald Zak / AP Photo
    Rapid Vienna’s Christoph SchOsswendter challenges for the ball with Chelsea’s Diego Costa. Ronald Zak / AP Photo
  • Ola Aina of Chelsea in action. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
    Ola Aina of Chelsea in action. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
  • Diego Costa runs at the Rapid Vienna defence. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
    Diego Costa runs at the Rapid Vienna defence. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
  • Fans of Rapid Vienna hold up scarves in the stands. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
    Fans of Rapid Vienna hold up scarves in the stands. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
  • Antonio Conte gestures during the match. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
    Antonio Conte gestures during the match. Matej Divizna / Getty Images
  • Antonio Conte looks on as Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic takes a throw-in. Lisi Niesner / EPA
    Antonio Conte looks on as Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic takes a throw-in. Lisi Niesner / EPA
  • Antonio Conte shouts at his players during the match. Lisi Niesner / EPA
    Antonio Conte shouts at his players during the match. Lisi Niesner / EPA
  • Antonio Conte shouts orders at his players during the match. Lisi Niesner / EPA
    Antonio Conte shouts orders at his players during the match. Lisi Niesner / EPA

Football

Chelsea fans get first glimpse of Antonio Conte at work during defeat to Rapid Vienna — in pictures

Agencies

July 17, 2016

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Chelsea fans got their first glimpse of new manager Antonio Conte as the Italian took charge of his first match, a 2-0 friendly defeat to Austrian side Rapid Vienna.

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