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CorSport – Napoli, Rrahmani will not be there against Fiorentina! The latest on the conditions of Neres and Gutierrez…

Amir Rrahmani left the Kosovo camp yesterday after feeling discomfort in his right thigh during the second half of Friday's match against Switzerland, the first of two World Cup qualifying games: he is the first injured player that Napoli has inherited from the whirlwind of national team commitments. First break, first problem: it's part of the game, of course, and the Italian champions are not the only ones to face situations of this kind, but it goes without saying that on the eve of the delicate trip to Florence, and especially the first round of Champions in Manchester against City, this is a real problem. Directly proportional to the importance of Rrahmani in Conte's game system. Before making a final assessment, and therefore quantifying the recovery times and the games he will have to miss, it is good to wait for the checks scheduled for today at the resumption of operations at the Castel Volturno sports center.

Rrahmani, captain of his national team, tried to grit his teeth ahead of the challenge that Kosovo will play today against Sweden at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, but the first checks ruled out his availability. And so he said goodbye to friends and teammates and set off on his journey home: today, almost three days after the injury, he will be thoroughly checked to understand what will be the necessary procedure to speed up his recovery, given that his absence at Franchi is a given. We will see.

Olivera, on the other hand, should anticipate his return from Uruguay: he was warned and against Peru he was booked, earning a suspension for Wednesday's match against Chile. The last of the qualifying tour and especially irrelevant: the Celeste, in fact, secured their World Cup qualification against the Peruvians and this means that Olivera can fly to Italy knowing he has fulfilled his football duties to his country in the best possible way. If he had played on Wednesday at the Estadio Nacional de Chile, in the province of Santiago, he would not have been able to reach Napoli before Friday, just before the departure for Florence and the match. A classic situation, it has already happened, but obviously having a not exhausted (but just tired) Olivera is always an advantage.

Then, the recoveries of Gutierrez and Neres need to be assessed. In order: the one causing a bit more concern is David the Brazilian, out since the eve of the second match against Cagliari due to muscle fatigue officially communicated by the club just before the start whistle, but obviously also out of the joint training with Avellino. Neres' conditions, however, will be analyzed day by day starting from today: if there is no risk, the goal is to integrate him into the group in time to allow Conte to call him up for Florence. The same goes for Gutierrez, the Spanish left-footer who continues his recovery schedule after the operation on his right ankle on July 10, when he was still a player for Girona. With Avellino he showed encouraging signs: his chances of getting his first call-up are increasing.

Carlo Gioia

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