Napoli crisis: Spinazzola and Gilmour out, Conte down to bare bones | OneFootball

Napoli approaches the Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt in full emergency mode. Antonio Conte will in fact have to do without a considerable number of players, due to suspensions and injuries that significantly complicate squad management. In addition to the already known absences of Lukaku, De Bruyne, Meret, and the suspended Lucca, Leonardo Spinazzola and Billy Gilmour have also been ruled out, both sidelined by physical problems suffered in the last league match against Como.

Napoli, emergency for Conte: Azzurri with a short bench

This situation forces the Salento coach to once again rethink his lineup. Spinazzola and Gilmour have been excluded from the list of available players after the latest medical checks. Both will be kept out as a precaution ahead of upcoming fixtures. Conte, therefore, will have to rely on a bare-bones bench: only seven outfield players and two goalkeepers. This condition highlights the difficulties of the moment, but also the need to come together and react as a group.

The starting lineup will be a 4-3-3 with Milinkovic-Savic in goal, Di Lorenzo and Gutierrez on the flanks, Rrahmani and Buongiorno in central defense. In midfield, space for the trio Anguissa-Lobotka-McTominay, while the attacking trident will consist of Politano, Hojlund, and Elmas. On the bench, in addition to goalkeepers Contini and Ferrante, there will be Juan Jesus, Neres, Olivera, Vergara, Beukema, Ambrosino, and Lang. A reduced group, but determined to honor the European competition despite the emergency.

Andrea Alati

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