Tottenham eased into the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 5-1 victory over Charlton Athletic at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. New signing Savio made an immediate impact after coming off the bench to make his Spurs debut.
The Brazilian, signed from Man City for £85m on Tuesday, was introduced as a second-half substitute and took just 11 minutes to open his account, adding to the hype surrounding his arrival in north London.
Roberto De Zerbi named a strong side to face the Championship opposition, with many senior names included in the starting XI after Spurs' dreadfully disappointing defeat to Brentford in their Premier League opener.
It was youngster Mikey Moore who finally broke down a stubborn Charlton defence, smashing the ball through the hands of Tiernan Brooks to score his first Tottenham goal. That lead was quickly doubled just five minutes later, with Dominic Solanke smartly finishing after the visitors failed to clear their lines.
Several other high profile names were introduced after an hour, including Kevin Danso who headed home from a Mateus Fernandes free-kick with his first touch. However, Spurs fans will only be thinking about the magic of Savio after he came on in the 71st minute.
The forward cut inside from the right and fired smartly into the bottom corner to add Spurs' fourth, before his scrappy effort deflected off veteran Ben Davies for a fifth just three minutes later.
There was still time for Charlton to find a consolation courtesy of the head of Lloyd Jones, but it meant little as Spurs cruised into the third round, where they will meet Liverpool at Anfield.
Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp said: "He lit the place up. This is what Tottenham want. Players like that who can get you off your seat. Who can cut inside and hit a ferocious left footed shot. He was excellent."
Sky Sports' Jermaine Beckford added: "When players are full of confidence, especially attacking players, they like to attack at you. He's no different. The confidence is there to be seen."
Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke:
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