Napoli Depleted Due to Wave of Injuries and Suspensions | OneFootball

Napoli were hit by two late absences just before the Bologna game, and things won’t get better for them in that sense against Empoli next week. The Partenopei failed to take advantage of Inter’s faux pas and were held to a draw. The Rossoblù came back after going down in the score and almost won it at the buzzer.

Alex Meret fell in on game day and was removed from the XI after a try-out. Alessandro Buongiorno was unable to play due to a small thigh problem. The coaching and medical staff played it safe rather than risk losing him for multiple fixtures, assistant coach Christian Stellini stated in his presser (via SOSFanta).

Scott McTominay subbed in the second half due to a hip and a thigh contusion. He’ll look to recuperate during the week. Otherwise, Napoli will be very short-handed in the midfield. Frank Anguissa was cautioned late in the tilt, triggering a one-game suspension due to yellow-card accumulation.

The same goes for Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who was part of the select group of Serie A players who had yet to miss a single minute. Pasquale Mazzocchi will likely take his place at right-back. The Azzurri will try to recuperate Leonardo Spinazzola. He has skipped the last two contests due to muscle fatigue in his quad.

Our Take on Napoli

The draw with Bologna stings given Inter’s surprise stumble, but they were facing one of the hottest teams in the league. The previous slip-ups were more costly and unforgivable. They’ll have more opportunities to overtake the Nerazzurri, but they need to recapture their early-season form and hunger.