The Belgian first converted the shot from 11 meters, then left injured due to a flexor problem that seems quite serious. And to think that Neres should have been on the spot, then Conte decided to make a sudden change
The emergency continues in Naples. The latest player to join the long list of injured players is Kevin De Bruyne, who came out in tears in the 33rd minute of Napoli-Inter after converting the penalty awarded by Mariani for a touch by Mkhitaryan on Di Lorenzo.
what happened
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De Bruyne suffered a flexor problem immediately after kicking from eleven meters, sending the ball past Sommer to make it 1-0 in favor of Napoli. Instead of rejoicing, however, the Belgian immediately stopped, visibly holding the flexor of his right thigh: a situation that immediately appeared serious even to his teammates who had come for the ritual celebrations. De Bruyne immediately asked for a substitution and left in tears, not even managing to rest his leg. An additional problem for Conte, already forced to do without Lukaku, Hojlund, Lobotka, Meret and Rrahmani.
he wasn’t the penalty taker
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And to think that De Bruyne, apparently, for once wasn’t even the penalty taker: according to the Azzurri’s pre-match plans, it would have been Neres’ turn to kick a possible penalty. So much so that the Brazilian had already picked up the ball and was preparing to kick: then a sudden indication from Conte, who chose Politano as ‘messenger’ for the two players, reversed the hierarchies. De Bruyne then appeared on the spot, converting the penalty and causing himself an injury which, judging by his reaction, seems quite serious.
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