🧙‍♂ Injuries, who to pick in Fantasy: Bremer, Dybala and more🤕 | OneFootball

The Serie A championship is about to start again, with engines revving up from Saturday, August 23. And with it, as every year, the Fantasy League will also kick off.

The most beloved game among fans at the starting line always presents a series of challenges. During the auction, there's a particular category of players to evaluate: the long-term injured. Often of very high level, recovering from serious or prolonged injuries and finally free from physical issues for the start of the new season.

Bets to win, certainties to rely on blindly, or traps to avoid? Not all cases are the same, and that's why we offer you an in-depth analysis case by case regarding the main players that are certainly on the minds of fantasy managers.

The Certainties

There are two central defenders ready to reclaim their status as the best in their role in Serie A: Gleison Bremer and Alessandro Buongiorno. The first is recovering from a cruciate ligament surgery, the second from a series of minor injuries that affected his first season at Napoli.

Both have left with the clear impression of being dominant, and having overcome all the problems they faced, there's no reason to doubt they will return to being such. This summer, Buongiorno also underwent a cleanup surgery to ensure he doesn't encounter physical problems again and, contrary to what was thought, should be ready for the debut against Sassuolo.

Moving to Atalanta, it must be noted that in a season of great changes on the bench and in the market, Ivan Juric will have a huge need for Giorgio Scalvini. The Goddess is betting heavily on him, and he is ready to return: the cruciate ligament rupture is healed, and the shoulder injury does not affect his physical condition.

The Bets

Paulo Dybala can no longer be considered a certainty. His injury history is telling, and time does not forgive: the years pass, and the hopes of seeing him shine for an entire year diminish. However, La Joya will be at the center of Roma's project, and Gian Piero Gasperini is a master at enhancing talent within the squad. He can do very well, but part-time.

The value of Gianluca Scamacca is undeniable and would be considered a "certainty," but the real "bet" is his physical condition. Despite an excellent pre-season, his long-term endurance needs testing: the cruciate ligament rupture and the immediate thigh injury are warning signs. Also, be cautious about the price, as Atalanta doesn't seem intent on replacing Retegui with another top starter.

Other interesting profiles include Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who after a year on the sidelines could revive at Milan, being very compatible with Allegri's ideas, just like Juan Cabal, who could become the perfect utility player for Tudor's defensive lineup.

Duvan Zapata deserves a separate discussion. Torino is buying heavily in attack and is thus preparing to do without him at certain times, but the captain of the Granata will return with the desire to conquer the world.

The Traps

Everything seems to be going wrong for Lorenzo Pellegrini. He is not yet ready to return, and Gasperini has already stripped him of the Roma captaincy. Despite his stay, he doesn't seem to be a player the Giallorossi coach intends to rely on. The risk of a perpetual no-show is quite high.

It's also futile to hope that Perr Schuurs and Arkadiusz Milik will make a comeback. The physical problems of both appear too severe to hope for a return within a few months. Even a single credit spent on them risks being a waste of a slot.

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