Federico Chiesa of Liverpool is challenged by Ryan Manning of Southampton in the course of the Carabao Cup Quarter Last match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s Stadium on December 18, 2024 in Southampton, England. (Picture by Michael Steele/Getty Photos)
Federico Chiesa returned to motion for Liverpool on Wednesday evening, and the Reds coach, Arne Slot, stated he noticed some ‘regular’ ups and downs from the Italy worldwide.
Chiesa spent almost three months on the sidelines at Liverpool, needing to get well his greatest health after a summer time switch from Juventus.
The previous Bianconeri star was not a part of Thiago Motta’s plans at Juventus, so he educated individually from the primary crew earlier than becoming a member of Liverpool on the finish of August.
Chiesa performed 45 minutes in Liverpool’s win over Southampton within the EFL Cup quarter-finals final evening.
Slot offers Chiesa verdict as Italy star returns to motion for Liverpool
“I believe what I noticed is what you possibly can anticipate. If a participant is out for 5 or 6 months, you can not anticipate [too much]. I noticed ups and downs,” Slot stated at a post-match press convention, as quoted by Liverpool’s official web site.
“I noticed some actually good moments and I noticed some moments the place I felt like, ‘OK, you are able to do higher than this.’ For me, that’s fully regular if a participant has been out for therefore lengthy and performs his first sport in 5 or 6 months.”
Chiesa had supplied one help in three Liverpool appearances earlier than final evening’s show.
The Italian winger has signed a contract till 2028 at Anfield.
A Euro 2020 winner with Italy nationwide crew, Chiesa has seven objectives in 51 worldwide appearances.
Liverpool’s subsequent aggressive match is on December 22 in opposition to Future Udogie and Guglielmo Vicario’s Tottenham within the Premier League.
