Federico Chiesa is constant to etch his identify into the Liverpool document books – regardless of nonetheless ready for his Anfield profession to ignite.
The 27-year-old was the one new arrival beneath Reds boss Arne Slot final summer time however has barely featured in his first half-season.
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Since arriving from Juventus, a combination of health and kind has restricted the winger’s alternatives on Merseyside.
Nevertheless, his solely Anfield purpose, which got here within the 4-0 FA Cup third-round win over League Two Accrington Stanley noticed him emulate his father in scoring at Liverpool’s residence floor.
Simply two weeks later, Chiesa’s newest look has seen him replicate a document not managed by one other Liverpool participant since 1906.
The Italian got here off the bench for the ultimate 4 minutes of Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Ipswich City on Saturday.
It was his solely his eighth look in all competitions since becoming a member of the membership however continued his streak of tasting victory each time he has pulled on the Crimson shirt.
In doing so, as per Opta, he turned the primary participant to win his first eight aggressive video games for Liverpool since George Latham in 1906.
Having waited 118-years for a participant to take pleasure in such a distinct segment feat, Jayden Danns additionally immediately joined Chiesa in reaching the distinctive accolade.
The 19-year-old, who made his senior debut beneath Jurgen Klopp final marketing campaign, additionally got here off the bench towards Ipswich for his eighth look.
Chiesa and Danns have performed simply 35 minutes between them this season within the Premier League.
Their mixed record-breaking outings have included wins within the Champions League and even the 2024 Carabao Cup ultimate at Wembley.
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Federico Chiesa’s record-breaking video games
3-1 win vs AC Milan (UCL A) – 1′ minute
3-0 win vs Bournemouth (PL H) – 18′ minutes
5-1 win vs West Ham (EFL H) – 59′ minutes
2-1 win vs Southampton (EFL A) – 45′ minutes
4-0 win vs Accrington (FA H) – 45′ minutes
2-0 win vs Brentford (PL A) – 3′ minutes
2-1 win vs LOSC Lille (UCL H) – 15′ minutes
4-1 win vs Ipswich (PL H) – 4′ minutes
Chiesa, who was linked with a mortgage return again to Serie A this month has seen his sport time regularly improve in latest weeks.
The Italy worldwide has now come off the bench in 4 of the final 5 video games as he pushes to make solely his second-ever Liverpool begin.
Chiesa moved to Anfield on deadline day on a cut-price deal having been frozen out by his former membership Juventus.
His lack of pre-season, and wretched damage document, meant he struggled to hit the bottom operating beneath Slot’s high-flying Reds.
Becoming a member of for £10million rising to £12.5m, Chiesa’s switch was labelled as opportunistic for a participant as soon as been valued at £86m.
The attacker was rated as one in every of Europe’s most-highly rated prospects earlier than struggling a devastating ACL damage in 2022.
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Liverpool have cautiously tried to construct Chiesa again on top of things, which has proved tough by the star’s damage points.
He didn’t play in any respect between September 25 and December 18 and was then placed on a specialised coaching programme.
The previous Fiorentina man lastly made his comeback look throughout the 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Southampton earlier than Christmas.
He has since loved substitute outings towards Brentford, Lille and now Ipswich – along with scoring his first purpose within the FA Cup.