Luis Díaz begins his Premier dream at the legendary Craven Cottage – Up Jobs News

The dream of the Premier League begins for Luis Díaz, the same one that came close to reaching the previous campaign, in which Liverpool finished runner-up one point below Manchester City. This edition will start it away from home, visiting the promoted Fulham in a mythical setting like Craven Cottage this Saturday, August 6 at 6:30 am (Colombian hour).

The season for the Reds started off with a bang. 3-1 victory over Pep Guardiola’s team in Leicester to win the Community Shield, the third title for the Colombian since his arrival in English football at the beginning of this year, since he had already lifted the Carabao Cup and FA Cup trophies.

Díaz’s quick adaptation allowed him to become a key piece for the attack of Jürgen Klopp’s team, which is why he is emerging as a starter for this first matchday in the offensive trident along with Mohamed Salah. The doubt passes in the ‘9’, because the German will have to decide between Roberto Firmino and Darwin Núñez. In front will be the last champion of the Championship, that in that contest had a performance of 66.6% at home (added 46 of the 69 points at home).

Tenth English stadium visited by Luis Díaz

Craven Cottage will be the 10th English stadium Diaz has visited in his entire career. The first of them was the Etihad Stadium with a goal included, when he defended the colors of Porto in the 3-1 defeat of his team in the 2020/21 Champions group stage. His other visit to England with the Dragons was at Anfield, which is now his home.

Already with the Reds in the Premier League, he visited the Emirates Stadium, The American Express Stadium, once again the Etihad, Villa Park and St. James Park. For the FA Cup he went to The City Ground and Wembley, where he also played in the Carabao Cup final. Finally appears the Community Shield played at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.

Why is Craven Cottage a historical setting?

It is the oldest football venue in London and home to Fulham since 1896preserving the typical and traditional structure of an English stadium. The first game to be played at Craven Cottage was on October 10 of that year, when the local beat Minerva 4-0 for the Middlesex Senior Cup.

In 1907 he was chosen for the first time for an international match which ended level at one between England and Wales. “Craven Cottage regularly witnessed crowds of over 30,000 to 40,000 people before the start of World War II, and the attendance record for a match (49,335 spectators) was against Millwall in 1938″, points out the Fulham website.