Napoli: Conte welcomes back Spinazzola and Olivera, likely XI v Sporting | OneFootball

Towards Napoli-Sporting: Spinazzola on the right, Hojlund forward on Lucca

A sigh of relief in the midst of an emergency: Spinazzola and Olivera, both absent on Sunday at San Siro against Milan due to muscle issues, have recovered. Good news amidst a sea of

absences, a wide and varied collection: Napoli, who will face Sporting Lisbon today in the second round of Champions, in fact, already has to do without the injured Contini, Buongiorno, Rrahmani and Lukaku; the disqualified Di Lorenzo; Mazzocchi and Marianucci, excluded from the UEFA list.

However, Conte will be able to launch from the first minute at least Spinazzola, diverted to the right due to the absence of the captain, with Gutierrez ahead in the ballot with Olivera on the left wing of the four-line. More than ever new, with Beukema-Juan Jesus as the central pair. Obligatory or thereabouts: they are the only two interpreters of the role available. To complete the defensive issue, Milinkovic-Savic should return to goal from the start, starting with City in Manchester and then twice in a row watching Meret in the league with Pisa and Milan. For him, so far only a starter at Franchi with Fiorentina and at Etihad, it will be his debut at Maradona.

For the rest, all confirmations compared to Milan: starting from the module, 4-1-4-1, with Lobotka in control, Politano on the right and Anguissa, De Bruyne and McTominay to complete the central package. As a center forward, Hojlund again from the 1′. Lucca, on the other hand, is pursuing his debut in the competition: so far, for him, only benches between Ajax and Napoli.

Carlo Gioia

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