Napoli to make two Champions League changes, Meret and De Bruyne out | OneFootball

Napoli's season is continuously marked by injuries, some of which are quite serious. The latest to be added to the list of unavailable players are Alex Meret and Kevin De Bruyne. The former has suffered a fracture of the second metatarsal in his foot, while the Belgian has a high-grade injury that will keep him out for the next 4 months. Antonio Conte has decided to reintegrate Nikita Contini and Romelu Lukaku in their place, with Lukaku pushing to return as soon as possible.

Napoli's Champions League list changes: Lukaku returns

It's not exactly the start of the season that was expected from Napoli. The summer transfer market had sparked enthusiasm after many significant signings and millions spent. Except for De Bruyne, Milinkovic-Savic, and Hojlund, however, the new arrivals are currently playing sparingly. A factor that is greatly complicating the season for the Neapolitans is the injuries. Since the second season, Rrahmani has been absent. In fact, since the Kosovar has been sidelined, Napoli has always conceded goals. For a month now, Stanislav Lobotka has also been absent. Not to mention that since the start of the season, Romelu Lukaku, Conte's favorite and one of the architects of last year's championship, has been missing, replaced by Rasmus Holund, who has also been sidelined for the last four games.

In the last week, Alex Meret and Kevin De Bruyne have also been added. Certainly not good news, particularly regarding the Belgian, who has suffered a high-grade injury that will keep him out for the next 4 months. For the Italian goalkeeper, the recovery time is between 4 and 8 weeks. As reported by Il Mattino, Napoli is ready to make changes to the Champions League list, excluding these two and reintegrating Contini and Romelu Lukaku, who could return towards the end of November.

Francesco Landi

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