Injury
Napoli injury crisis: Di Lorenzo and Olivera out for Porto
Allegri may switch to a 3-5-2 and give young players a chance for the trip to Porto on 4 November, with De Bruyne also doubtful.
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Napoli head into their match at Porto on 4 November with a badly depleted squad. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Mathías Olivera have both been ruled out.
Corriere dello Sport reports that captain Di Lorenzo and Kevin De Bruyne were both taken off during the Serie A match at Juventus, with Di Lorenzo suffering a muscular problem and De Bruyne an ankle problem. Football Italia quotes Di Lorenzo saying he was forced to come off at half-time.
FootVal's valuation of Di Lorenzo is €5.6m, below his market value of €7.5m on Transfermarkt. De Bruyne, who has scored four goals in ten appearances this season, has a FootVal's valuation of €4.9m against his market value of €8m. FootVal values the Napoli squad at €377m.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Allegri is considering a switch to a 3-5-2 and giving some players from the Primavera squad a chance in the games against Porto and Lazio.
Sources
This article is based on reports by:
- La Gazzetta dello Sport — Napoli, è un'ecatombe! Anche Di Lorenzo e Olivera infortunati, Allegri pensa a lanciare dei Primavera
- Corriere dello Sport — Il Napoli perde Di Lorenzo e De Bruyne: doppio infortunio
- Record — Mais duas ausências confirmadas na equipa do Nápoles para o jogo frente ao FC Porto... e De Bruyne em dúvida
- Football Italia — Di Lorenzo: ‘Napoli struggle with consistency, I was forced to go off’
- TuttoMercatoWeb — Napoli, problemi per De Bruyne e Di Lorenzo: le loro condizioni in vista del Porto
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