Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed that Federico Chiesa will miss Tuesday’s Champions League match at Galatasaray due to a minor injury picked up at the weekend.
Chiesa sustained a knock during Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace. Although he took part in training on Monday at the AXA Training Centre, he was unable to complete the session.
Arne Slot explained that the decision to leave him out of the 21-man travelling squad was made to protect the forward ahead of a busy schedule, with a Premier League clash against Chelsea coming up shortly after.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Slot said:
“He got a little niggle in the last game against Palace. He tried it today, he was on the pitch at the beginning but he couldn’t finish the session, so we decided not to take him because in a few days it’s Chelsea again.”
Liverpool’s Travelling Squad:
Alisson, Gomez, Endo, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Salah, Bradley, Jones, Gakpo, Ekitike, Mamardashvili, Robertson, Woodman, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Ngumoha.
