Napoli boost for Lazio: Beukema, Olivera return, Meret doubtful | OneFootball

After the toast, it's back to sweating. Antonio Conte has reopened the gates of the Azzurri sports center: after the day off granted for New Year’s – a well-deserved reward following the tough double session on December 31st – Napoli resumes today its march towards the first challenge of 2026, the delicate away match at the Olimpico against Lazio.

Meret, the ordeal is over: returns to the group at Castel Volturno. The target is a comeback against Parma

From the infirmary, signals are coming that bring a smile to the Salento coach, as reported in today’s edition of the Corriere del Mezzogiorno. The defensive emergency is subsiding: Sam Beukema and Mathías Olivera have recovered from their respective injuries and are on the path to full recovery. But the most awaited news concerns the goalposts. Alex Meret finally sees the light at the end of the tunnel: the Friulian goalkeeper has returned to working regularly with his teammates, a clinical sign that the injury is behind him. Now only the final step remains, that of re-athletization. Conte does not want to rush things: the realistic goal for seeing him back among the squad (and probably as a starter) is set for the home match against Parma on January 14th. Therefore, against Lazio, still caution, but the return of the number one is now a matter of days.

Andrea Alati

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