Liverpool supporters have been talking nonstop about Federico Chiesa’s reaction to Rio Ngumoha’s last-minute winner against Newcastle United.
On Monday night, 16-year-old Ngumoha stole the headlines when he scored deep into stoppage time, sealing a dramatic 3-2 victory for the Reds.
The game itself was full of twists. Anthony Gordon’s reckless red card on Virgil van Dijk left Newcastle undermanned, and Hugo Ekitike extended Liverpool’s lead early in the second half. However, defensive mistakes from the visitors allowed Bruno Guimaraes and William Osula to strike back, pulling Newcastle level by the 88th minute. Then, in the dying moments of the 11 minutes of added time, Ngumoha calmly finished off Liverpool’s only fluid attacking move to grab all three points.
Soon after, a fan-recorded video of the winning goal went viral. What caught attention was Chiesa’s hilarious reaction—while Ngumoha sprinted away in joy, the Italian forward initially ran in the wrong direction out of sheer excitement before quickly turning back to celebrate with his young teammate. Moments later, the 27-year-old, who had netted Liverpool’s opening-day winner against Bournemouth, was seen sharing a jubilant embrace with Mohamed Salah, the provider of the decisive assist.
