Alessandro Buongiorno stopped due to injury during Napoli-Torino, anxiety grows over instrumental exams: what’s seeping out about returning to the field
Tension rises around the physical condition of Alessandro Buongiorno, who ended his match against Torino early last Sunday. The defender felt pain in his usual adductors and immediately left the field after a stretch that may have cost him dearly. It has been a cursed season for the Parthenopean center back, who missed as many as 10 games due to injury.
Most recently, in April, specifically because of an adductor problem. A relapse, in short, that risks putting him out of action for even longer. The central player has missed 3 matches due to the same injury this month and the risk that he could repeat the same is high. At this stage of the season, not playing 3 matches means having closed the league early.
Buongiorno, l’infortunio preoccupa: atteso l’esito degli esami
Today will be the key day to know the extent of the injury affecting Buongiorno. A possible injury would end the defender’s season prematurely. This is a huge headstone for Conte, who has already lost Juan Jesus until the end of the year and, albeit in another role, probably David Neres as well.
Buongiorno, l’infortunio preoccupa: atteso l’esito degli esami (LaPresse) – SpazioNapoli.it
A conspiracy that of injuries in the Azzurri’s house this year, as Napoli has failed to have the full squad even once since November. Crazy to think so, but so it is and it is a fact that makes a possible Scudetto victory even more incredible .
Today instrumental examinations are scheduled for Buongiorno and the precise extent of the injury he sustained against his former team will be understood. Conte is hopeful that it could only be a severe pain after the previous injury. In that case, the Lecce trip would be in doubt, but the defender could return with Genoa. If a more serious injury is confirmed instead, the year could be over.
In this second hypothesis, Conte will have to revise his tactical plans, being able to count on Rafa Marin yes, but also assuming a more drastic change with Olivera called upon to work as a central defender, which would represent a complete novelty for Napoli, but not for the player, already accustomed to this role with Uruguay.
