'Exceptional' Liverpool player confirmed to have suffered injury setback after playing against Brighton

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Federico Chiesa has been dropped from the Italy squad ahead of their World Cup play-off. Chiesa jetted off to Italy after the weekend’s action, but was deemed unfit to play a part in their pivotal upcoming fixtures.

Why Federico Chiesa has been left out of Italy squad for World Cup play-offsChiesa has struggled with fitness for pretty much his entire career. There’s an argument to be made that he would have a larger role under Arne Slot if not for the recurring injury problems that have prevented him from fully finding his feet at Liverpool.

He would have wanted to contribute to Italy’s World Cup qualification efforts. If this issue stretches out for a couple of weeks, it’s reasonable to think Chiesa’s best times in a Liverpool shirt are behind him.