Italy internationals Federico Chiesa and Riccardo Calafiori both found the back of the net in the opening round of 2025-26 Premier League fixtures, Guglielmo Vicario picked up his first clean sheet

A move is yet to materialise, however, and manager Arne Slot turned to Chiesa off the bench in Friday’s meeting with Bournemouth. The 27-year-old netted late on to put Liverpool ahead, before Mohamed Salah’s injury-time strike sealed a nervy 4–2 victory.

"We can hear 'em crying in Turin... Federico, he came to win..." Federico Chiesa has played a total of 479 minutes of football for Liverpool - less than some players deliver in a month. And yet, the smiling Italian can proudly claim to be the subject of what is becoming an iconic football chant that Liverpool fans seemingly adore.

Italy international Riccardo Calafiori reveals that he didn’t text his compatriot Federico Chiesa after seeing him score his first Liverpool goal in the Premier League: ‘I didn’t want to jump

The post Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori explains Federico Chiesa snub appeared first on DaveOCKOP. Federico Chiesa scored a dramatic goal for Liverpool in their 4-2 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League opener.

Goals from Hugo Ekitike, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah, alongside Chiesa, helped Liverpool claim all three points as they began their Premier League title defence. The Reds were all-square at 2-2 heading into the 88th minute before Chiesa scored, cueing wild celebrations at Anfield.

Federico Chiesa came off the bench to fire home at the Kop end as the reigning champions rallied to secure a 4-2 win over Bournemouth on the opening night of the season