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Giovanni Leoni, one of the newest signings of Liverpool, made his debut in the Carabao Cup 3rd round against Southampton. No doubt the young Italian had been one of the impressive stars of the match, and the fans were already considering him one of the biggest possible names for the future.
But unfortunately, he picked up an injury at the end of the game, and ultimately, it was confirmed to be an ACL injury, which will keep him out of action for a number of months. The young Italian was added to the Champions League squad of Liverpool, but now the management has no option but to replace him.
Giovanni Leoni will be out of action for months with an ACL injury
After Giovanni Leoni had been ruled out of action with this ACL injury, his Italian teammate Federico Chiesa had been given the chance to play for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League this season. Despite being quite impressive from the very first day of this season, Chiesa was left out of the Liverpool squad in the Champions League.
Giovanni Leoni picked up the injury in the Carabao Cup round 3
Federico Chiesa has been extremely impressive lately for Liverpool, especially this season. In the very first match of the campaign against Bournemouth in the Premier League, Liverpool were struggling to earn all three points until Chiesa came off the bench to score the winner for his side.
Federico Chiesa will replace him in the UEFA Champions League squad of Liverpool
Even on the latest match against Southampton Football Club in the Carabao Cup round 3, Chiesa's performance was extremely brilliant as he registered two assists by his name, and he was also named the man of the match in this hard fought victory. Despite not being a favourite of Arne Slot, Chiesa had always been quite impressive for his side.
After Giovanni Leoni picked up the ACL injury, Arne Slot replaced him with Federico Chiesa in the UEFA Champions League squad. Slot is really impressed by his recent performances, and he has started to rely on him. But replacing a defender with a forward also showed the lack of depth in Liverpool defence.
