Napoli injury update: Meret eyes Cremonese, four out in Riyadh | OneFootball

As the team packs their bags for the trip to Saudi Arabia, Napoli's medical room is finally starting to return some valuable players, though it remains crowded in key areas. With the crucial returns of Gutierrez, Lobotka, and especially Romelu Lukaku (ready to depart with the group), the list of unavailable players shortens to four significant names: Meret, Gilmour, Anguissa, and De Bruyne.

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The Corriere dello Sport on newsstands today outlines the timeline of returns, offering a mixed picture. The good news concerns Alex Meret: the goalkeeper has finally removed the cast after his foot fracture. The critical phase is behind him, but caution prevails; the staff will try to recover him at the last minute for the trip to Cremona on December 28, but without guarantees. Longer recovery times for the midfield: Anguissa is treating a high-grade lesion that will make him miss the African Cup of Nations, with a return expected in mid-January, while Gilmour will only be seen again in February after surgery for pubalgia. Even more complex is the path of star Kevin De Bruyne: the Belgian has abandoned crutches and started rehabilitation, but to see him back on the field, we will have to wait until between February and March.

Andrea Alati

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