Despite the forward seeing limited playing time since his arrival from Juventus, Liverpool fans wasted no time conjuring a catchy Federico Chiesa chant to belt out at Anfield.
The 28-year-old made the switch for £12.5m in the summer of 2024, and helped the Reds on their way to lifting the Premier League title in his debut campaign. However, while the Chiesa chant was created in 2024-25, the mainstream breakthrough moment for the song did not come until the start of the following season.
Arne Slot's Merseysiders looked set for a disappointing draw with Bournemouth on the opening day of the 2025-26 campaign, only for Chiesa to come off the bench late on and put his team in front, before the Reds eventually ran out 4-2 winners.
This led to a rapturous rendition of the Italian forward's chant bursting forth from the Anfield crowd, whose singing went viral on social media and has since led to other clubs copying one of the most popular Liverpool chants of recent years.
Read on as Football Ground Guide covers all you need to know about the Federico Chiesa chant, including the song's origin, tune and full lyrics, as well as taking a look at why it has caused consternation amongst some supporters.
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Federico Chiesa chant lyrics and tune
Chiesa's catchy chant is sung to the tune of ‘Sway' by Dean Martin, with the following lyrics:
“We can hear them crying in Turin,
Federico, he’s here to win,
One chat with Arne Slot and he said ciao,
F**k off Juve, I’m a Kopite now!”
Liverpool fans singing Federico Chiesa chant
Federico Chiesa chant controversy
Most chants do not cause much controversy – certainly within different sections of the team's fan base – but some Liverpool supporters have raised concerns about the lyrics of the Chiesa chant due to the history between the Reds and Juventus, following the Heysel disaster.
Thirty-nine people – the vast majority of whom were Juventus fans – died during the 1985 European Cup final between the two sides, after Liverpool supporters charged at the Italian club's end and a wall collapsed.
While there were a string of safety failings in the build-up to the match – including the decision to play the game at the dilapidated Heysel Stadium in the first place – it was the hooliganism of Liverpool supporters that ultimately led to one of the darkest days in the histories of both clubs.
All English clubs were subsequently banned from European competition for the next five years – six years for Liverpool – and the occasion stands out as one of the nadirs of English football's notorious hooliganism problem of the 1980s.
While there are no suggestions that the lyrics “We can hear them crying in Turin” or “F**k off Juve, I'm a Kopite now” are direct and purposeful references to Heysel, some fans have insisted that Liverpool should be extra sensitive to how such words could be interpreted by Juventus supporters.
FGG says
No-one who has sung the Chiesa chant has done so with the intent to offend, mock or belittle the terrible events of May 29, 1985, but the argument that Juventus are the one club that Liverpool fans should be most sensitive towards is a fair and understandable one.
Liverpool, more than most clubs, know the impact such tragedies can have on a team, city and fan base, and hypervigilance over how the lyrics are construed in Turin is the least the supporters can do.
That said, the catchiness and popularity of the chant is such that the genie is probably now out of the bottle, and even a tweak to the lyrics may not be enough.
Those singing the song should not be frowned upon or scalded, but Heysel was such a dark day for Liverpool and Juventus that it should never be forgotten.