Following their historic victory over Liverpool, Newcastle United is going to present a Carabao Cup winners’ medal to a player who is no longer a member of the team’s roster.
At Wembley, the Magpies defeated Liverpool by a score of 2-1, with goals scored by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak in each half of the match. The Reds’ Federico Chiesa scored a late goal to set up a tense finish, but Eddie Howe’s team managed to hold on and win their first major trophy in seven decades. This victory also ensures that the Reds will participate in European football in some capacity during the upcoming season.
After leading the Newcastle players up the famous Wembley steps, an emotional Bruno Guimaraes hoisted the trophy into the air alongside the captains of the team, Kieran Trippier and Jamaal Lascelles.
Following that, the ecstatic supporters of Newcastle cheered loudly for each and every player and member of the coaching staff. This included Anthony Gordon, who was wearing his Newcastle shirt despite being disqualified from the final due to the red card he received against Brighton.
Nevertheless, it has come to light that a former player for Newcastle is also in the running to be awarded a medal.
Based on the information provided by Roberto Rojas, the association editor of ESPN, Miguel Almiron is in a position to be awarded a medal. Despite the fact that the Paraguayan player had spent the previous six years with Newcastle, he made his return to Atlanta United in the Major League Soccer in January.
He played 178 minutes across four games in the Carabao Cup before leaving, including a cameo in the semi-final first leg win over Arsenal. As a result, he was awarded a medal in English football after his departure from the team.
Despite the fact that Miguel Almiron left Newcastle United for Atlanta United during the winter transfer window, Rojas wrote on X that Almiron will receive an EFL Cup medal as a result of Newcastle United’s victory over Liverpool.
“Because the Paraguayan played four matches this season, Miggy will get his first & only medal in English football.”
In football, it is not unusual for clubs to be given a predetermined quantity of medals to distribute in any manner they see fit, and it is also common for players to receive medals after leaving the team. In a similar vein, Lloyd Kelly participated in three Carabao Cup matches during the current season before making a loan move back to Juventus.
A total of 30 goals were scored across all competitions by the 31-year-old player who appeared in 223 matches for Newcastle.
The actions that Liverpool supporters took prior to the receipt of medals by Newcastle players
When the trophy was being lifted, every single supporter of Newcastle remained seated throughout the entire event, whereas Liverpool supporters did not do the same. At the time that Arne Slot and his team were being presented with their medals for finishing in second place, the vast majority of Liverpool supporters had already begun to leave their end, which was almost completely empty by the time Newcastle’s presentation took place.
