Napoli Calcio Latest – Neres’ injury led to Antonio Conte’s immediate reaction: name of replacement against Lazio also pops up
For Napoli soccer latest news comes on the injury front for David Neres. The Brazilian striker has suffered an injury, yet another muscle injury this season for the Azzurri. It is a problem that Antonio Conte’s staff will have to solve for the future, as it represents a major obstacle in the title race. Every month, in fact, the team has lost a player to a physical knockout.
With Neres, the Azzurri lose the unpredictability and flair of the starting left back after the departure of Kvaratskhelia. A moth-eaten flank, after the problems also encountered by Spinazzola and Olivera, already absent. The class of ’97 will not be there against Inter and his return seems scheduled between the game against Fiorentina and the one with Venezia, before the national team break.
Infortunio Neres, c’è un favorito per la Lazio: la scelta di Conte
According to reports in sports newspapers this morning, Antonio Conte was aware that Neres had left the field injured against Udinese. Never would he have thought, however, that he would lose him for so long. It was a real cold shower for the Lecce coach, who found himself with yet another missing pawn at a crucial stage of the season, where players are having more difficulty keeping up the pace.
And so now he will have to run for cover. Earlier in the day, we produced a focus dedicated to Neres’ possible substitutes, complete with tactical changes to be considered for the match against Lazio. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Giacomo Raspadori would be the number one favorite to take the Brazilian’s place from the first minute at the Olimpico.
His employment on the field does not rule out even a change of form to 3 defenders, with the same striker acting alongside Lukaku, supported by 5 midfielders. A return to the roots that should not be ruled out, but which we are unlikely to see from the start. The Raspadori hypothesis remains the most credited, although the former Sassuolo player has been preferred in other areas of the field by Conte this year and the return as an outside back would answer for an emergency from which the team suffers.
