Chelsea player Frank Lampard (2R) celebrates with Shaun Wright-Phillips (R) and Franco Di Santo (L) as Yang Pengfeng (2L) of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical walks.

GUANGZHOU: Nineteen-year-old Franco Di Santo scored on his debut as English Premier League giants Chelsea kicked off their Asian tour with a 4-0 romp against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical on Wednesday.

Di Santo slid in on 78 minutes after Salomon Kalou's first-half opener and Frank Lampard's sublime lob had left the Chinese Super League side on the ropes. Shaun Wright-Phillips wrapped up the scoring in the dying minutes.

Though Chelsea dominated the match imperiously, Guangzhou almost found a way through the one-way traffic and Petr Cech was forced into a smart stop, parrying Xu Liang's near-post free-kick against the woodwork on the stroke of half-time.

Chelsea, who are AFC’s partner in development for the Vision China project, next play Chengdu Blades in Macau (July 26) and a Malaysian selection in Kuala Lumpur (July 29).