Caballero was in goal for the 2-0 victory over Tottenham, with Kepa dropped following his refusal to be substituted during Sunday’s EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester City.
Sarri said before kick-off that he was sending a “message” to his players with his selection that Chelsea are a team and not a collection of individuals.
Caballero acknowledged the furore surrounding events at Wembley had been discussed among the squad in the build-up but insisted Kepa had been gracious in the wake of his omission.
“Always a clean sheet and playing for me is a satisfaction, but we spoke and we listened a lot about what happened the other day,” Caballero told BT Sport.
“The very good news is that it doesn’t matter what happened, we are ready.
“Also, I thought Kepa was fantastic today, supporting me.
“He has learned, we have learned and we are improving as a team.”
Pedro opened the scoring by firing between the legs of Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris, before a calamitous own goal from Kieran Trippier made sure of the three points.
“As a derby it’s always important, but also to get three points to be a little bit closer [to the top four], also close to Tottenham,” added Caballero, with Chelsea now sixth and three points adrift of fourth-place Arsenal.
“We are coming from behind a lot of teams but we have to play as today, as a final, and for sure we are going to recover well because after the last effort against City and today we prepare very well our legs again.”
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