Without Anguissa and De Bruyne, the Azzurri start again from the symbol of the two championships. And we need more from the attackers
For a moment yesterday, a shiver will have run down the spines of all the Neapolitan fans. And perhaps also by Antonio Conte. Rasmus Hojlundgiven as a starter with his Denmark, was not even present on the bench once the list was delivered. And these days, in Naples, it’s better not to joke with bad luck. Nothing complicated, actually. Hojlund accused a mild flu and remained out of the match against Belarus. He will return on Tuesday in the special match against Scotland of his friend and fellow Italian Scott McTominay. Then the two will return to Naples together. And they will have to be the main offensive fireballs of the next very intense and complicated month for the Italian champions. Meanwhile, Conte’s return is expected tomorrow at Castel Volturno after his post-Bologna leave. The Italian national teams will also return with him. Together we must get out of this stormy moment. And go even beyond the emergency.
Lobo guide
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National teams take away – see Anguissa – and national teams give. This is the case of Stanislav Lobotkaa beacon of Slovakia who will attempt the big coup in Germany tomorrow for direct access to the World Cup. In a period of bad news, Lobo represents one of the few smiles for Napoli. He returned on November 1st against Como: 4′ after a month’s absence. Then 74′ with Eintracht and 90′ against Bologna and in the national team. Yes, Lobo is there. And it will be up to him, as senator of the group, to take charge of the team and restore order to the blue maneuver. Napoli have not scored in three consecutive games, seem to have lost their spark since De Bruyne’s injury and need new leadership. Lobotka is ready to turn the radar back onto lead Napoli towards a much needed restart after the difficult post-match in Bologna. Conte is waiting for answers from everyone, starting from veterans. Everything is still possible, as long as the team finds its soul and identity. For this reason, the presence of Lobotka in the center of the village appears indispensable. As always. More than ever.
Plug no
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The rest of the lineup appears obvious, although in Castel Volturno they hope to have good news from Spinazzola. His absence also weighed heavily on the Azzurri’s offensive collapse and Conte hopes to be able to count again on the push of the winger, who was among the best at the start of the season until the knockout. The pubic discomfort is improvingwhile Gilmour’s still seems too alive to think about risking it already on Saturday against Atalanta. A challenge that evokes bad memories for the new Napoli: last year came Maradona’s first defeat of the Conte era, a 0-3 which exposed the defects of that team, but which served as a springboard to relaunch themselves. Now, however, another knockout is unthinkable. Napoli is expected to have a strong response, to continue to aspire to top positions.
Fantasy
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With Gilmour still late, Anguissa’s place will be taken by Elmaswhich has climbed the ranks in recent weeks. With Como he took over as director, with Lecce, Eintracht and Bologna he started, with mixed performances. Napoli needs his talent to overcome Anguissa’s absence. He, with Politano and Neres wide and McTominay ready to enter and support Hojlund in the opponent’s area. Thus we will go in search of the lost goal. Then it will be the defense’s turn to shine again: Rrahmani and Buongiorno failed in Bologna, but they remain the best possible pairing. To restart. To attack a victory necessary to erase complicated days and avoid the start of a real crisis.
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