Oscar shines, but Chelsea surrender two-goal lead to Juventus at home

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo is sweating on the fitness of Oscar after the Brazil midfielder's dazzling display in the 2-2 draw against Juventus was marred by a nasty injury.

Oscar marked his first Chelsea start with a first-half brace, including a sublime solo effort, but the Champions League holders were forced to settle for a point from their group E opener after blowing the two-goal lead at Stamford Bridge. And to make matters worse, the 21-year-old's command performance came to a premature conclusion when he was forced off midway through the second half after Arturo Vidal caught him on the ankle.

Di Matteo was furious with the challenge and he called on Uefa to review the incident after admitting he was uncertain if Oscar would recover in time for tomorrow's Premier League clash against Stoke.

"It was a bad tackle and he had to come off unfortunately. We will have to assess him. He got a knock on his ankle," Di Matteo said. "The referee didn't do much about many challenges. If Uefa have a look, that's good, but we have to move on from it."

Although Di Matteo was frustrated by a gutsy recovery from Juventus, who responded to Oscar's double with clinical strikes from Vidal and substitute Fabio Quagliarella, he took heart from the Brazilian's influential display.

Oscar's first goal, a well-struck effort that deflected in off Leonardo Bonucci, arrived in the 31st minute, and his second just two minutes later raised the roof as he cleverly turned away from two defenders with a clever flick before curling home from 25 yards.

"It was a great first start for Oscar. We thought it was the right game to start him," Di Matteo said. "He did a perfect job tactically and scored two goals. The second one was a wonderful goal.