Napoli, De Bruyne blow: serious hamstring injury to his right thigh | OneFootball

Season over (?) for the Belgian midfielder: Napoli considers changes to the Champions League list

Napoli, blow for De Bruyne: high-grade lesion of the right thigh's hamstring

Bad news for Napoli and Kevin De Bruyne. The instrumental tests conducted this morning at the Pineta Grande Hospital revealed a high-grade lesion of the right thigh's hamstring.

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The Neapolitan club has announced that the player has already started the rehabilitation process.

“The Azzurri player has already begun the recovery path,” reads the official statement released by Napoli.

The injury during Napoli-Inter

The former Manchester City player stopped immediately after scoring the penalty against Inter. After touching his right thigh, the Belgian was forced to leave the field, then returned to the sidelines on crutches to watch the rest of the match.

According to initial medical estimates, his 2025 is already over: full recovery will take several months.

Napoli considers changes to the Champions League list

The prolonged absence of De Bruyne forces Napoli to consider possible changes to the Champions League list. The club might bring back either Marianucci or Mazzocchi to complete the group available to Antonio Conte.

What a high-grade lesion means

A high-grade lesion of the hamstring involves almost complete rupture of the muscle and requires several weeks of rest, followed by a long period of reconditioning. For De Bruyne, who has previously suffered from muscle problems, this is a significant injury that prematurely ends his season or, at least, his calendar year.

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