"He is not in a good place, of course, because he tore his ACL and it means he will be out for around a year, said Slot on Friday. Being so young, coming to a new country and playing so well in your first game it's very hard to take the positive side. There's never a positive side but he is still so young so he has many years to go after he recovers from a terrible injury like that."
"Slot confirmed that Liverpool intended to add Federico Chiesa to their squad list for the Champions League's league phase after Leoni's injury. New Uefa rules allow an outfield player unavailable for 60 days or more to be replaced."
Giovanni Leoni, an 18-year-old central defender signed from Parma for £26m, tore his anterior cruciate ligament on his Liverpool debut against Southampton in the Carabao Cup. The injury occurred towards the end of an assured performance and requires surgery and extensive rehabilitation, with an expected layoff of around a year. Leoni had recently received a first Italy squad call-up. Liverpool intend to add Federico Chiesa to their Champions League squad under UEFA rules that allow replacing an outfield player unavailable for 60 days or more. Hugo Ekitike was not fined for his red card and will miss the trip to Palace.
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