The extra long first international break allowed some players to recover from injury while others were sidelined. The most notable is Alexis Saelemakers, who injured his ankle during training. Although the problem may seem minor at first, the operated joint is no longer stable. He will refer to a specialist, but the probability of a new operation is high. If so, it will leave three or four months, Mediaset reports.
Pervis Estupinan suffered a minor knee sprain, Sky gives information. Napoli recovered Alex Meret, Leonardo Spinazzola and Luca Marianucci, but lost Mathias Olivera for several weeks with a hip strain and Costantino Favasuli for a month and a half with a serious thigh problem. Scott McTominay’s physical has been pushed back to Wednesday but there is great optimism that there will be no problems.
Moise Kean missed the last Italy match due to illness. After the break, he is in doubt against Roma. Bryan Cristante pulled out of international duty with a back injury, but then picked up knee pain that would sideline him for some time. Albert Gudmundsson sprained his shoulder and will be sidelined for about a month.
Bologna’s Emil Holm will be out for most of the season after undergoing surgery to tear a hamstring. Bologna are expected to sign free agent Matteo Darmia to replace him. “Udinese” player Idrissa Gueye will be out of action for 3 months due to a severe ankle injury. Frosinone will be short of two centre-forwards as Antonio Raimondo is nursing Achilles tendonitis and Daniel Birligea is out with a quad strain. “Cagliari” player Alessandro Deiola has torn his meniscus.
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