FEDERICO CHIESA’S Liverpool career has not quite gone to plan since he joined Liverpool from Juventus last summer.
But the Italian does now have a Wembley goal to his name after netting in stoppage time to halve Newcastle’s League Cup Final lead.
However, he was unable to prevent Newcastle lifting the trophy with a 2-1 win.
Chiesa was put through a nervous wait before the goal was confirmed, though, as the VAR team took their time pondering an offside call.
The goal would ultimately stand, prompting a panicked period of injury time as Liverpool desperatey pushed for an equaliser, to no avail.
As the referee announced the decision over the Wembley Stadium tannoy, the camera panned to Chiesa, who wore a blank expression.
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The referee announced to the crowd that Chiesa was onside when the ball was played, meaning the linesman’s flag in-game was overruled by VAR.
But Chiesa appeared shocked and almost ready to protest.
The Italian is a confident English speaker, regularly giving interviews in English before and since moving to Merseyside.
Despite that, fans were quick in taking to social media to react to his confusion.
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Several pointed out the gaffe, with one writing: “Funny how Chiesa reacted after VAR overturned the offside and confirmed he scores.
“Man don’t understand English.”
Despite that, supporters were very complimentary of his performance, producing an impressive cameo after coming off the substitute’s bench in the 74th minute.
His incisiveness was a refreshing change from the contributions of Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota, who managed just one shot between them.
One fan wrote on X: “Start Chiesa the rest of the season. Left wing, right wing, at the nine, I don’t care. Start him.”
Others questioned why he has struggled for minutes as the 27-year-old has made just three Premier League appearances since signing thanks to a series of niggling injuries.
The League Cup final loss caps a miserable week for Liverpool, who on Tuesday were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain after a penalty shootout.
