Federico Chiesa
LIV
Italy
Right
Oct 25, 1997
28
5'9"
154 lb
RW
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Wide Forward
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Set to play FA Cup match
Chiesa (undisclosed) is training and is an option for Saturday's match against Manchester City, according to manager Arne Slot. "And Federico indeed came back from the national team, where he wasn't able to play. But he trained with us today, so he will train with us tomorrow again and will be available for the game on the weekend."
Analysis: Chiesa came back from his national team after a slight injury but is already on the right side of fitness, as the attacker looks to already be cleared for Saturday. This comes after he took the field for training following his return to the club, having to watch the unfortunate end of Italy's World Cup dreams from in Liverpool. His addition gives the club a useful super sub in the attack, but he is unlikely to make much of a push for starting time, only starting once in 23 appearances this season while bagging two goals, although he has started in both FA Cup appearances thus far.
Not fit to play with Italy
Chiesa (muscular) is not fit to feature for Italy, according to the FIGC.
Analysis: Chiesa was pulled from Italy's national squad after medical tests upon his arrival revealed muscular issues that left him unfit to play. The winger will now head back to England and look to get healthy over the next few weeks in hopes of being available for the Reds after the international break. That said, Chiesa has mostly been used as a bench piece this season under coach Arne Slot, so his absence is not expected to impact the starting XI.
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