Papers predict Chiesa will be included in Gattuso’s next Italy national team squad

The new CT has had two international breaks in charge of the Italy national team, playing Israel and Estonia in both September and October, and has maintained a 100% winning record across those matches. 

Now, according to reports from Tuttosport, Gattuso will also have Chiesa at his disposal from November onwards. 

Chiesa preparing for Italy return despite Liverpool snubs

Chiesa is still struggling to break into the Liverpool starting line-up under Slot, but has impressed with his recent cameo appearances . His most recent outing included an assist for Cody Gakpo just six minutes after being brought on in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Sunday. 

As things stand, only Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike have more goal involvements (6) than Chiesa (5) for Liverpool in 2025-26, despite his limited chances in the starting XI. 

Tuttosport claims that Chiesa’s relationship is much better with Gattuso, that the pair have been in constant contact, and that the CT has explained his reasons and prepared a plan of action for Chiesa both times he left him out of the Italy squad. 

It is believed that Gattuso is planning on deploying Chiesa alongside either Mateo Retegui or Moise Kean in a 3-5-2 if the Liverpool forward does earn minutes with the national team in November.