Napoli, Europa League list: there is Tuanzebe, Ounas in the balance

A certain change, another possible one. Napoli will definitively dissolve their reserves only tomorrow, when they deliver the official list for the knockout phase of the Europa League to UEFA. Luciano Spalletti’s team will face Barcelona in two weeks: the first leg will be played at the Camp Nou on February 17 at 6.45pm, the return is scheduled for 24 at 9pm at the Maradona stadium.

TUANZEBE IN

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The certain news concerns the inclusion of Axel Tuanzebe, who will occupy the slot previously of Kostas Manolas, who moved to Olympiakos last December. The defender, on loan from Manchester United, arrived precisely to fill the gap left by the Greek. But there may be another change in the list. It remains to be seen whether the name of Adam Ounas will be kept. After the Covid positive, heart anomalies were found during the African Cup of Nations that are still under examination. The recovery times are not yet clear and this should induce Spalletti to insert his compatriot Ghoulam in his place. The latter had been excluded at the beginning of the season due to a delay in condition, but in the recent period he has proved to be reliable and his candidacy in this sense is strong.

THE LIST

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Below is the list of players who will be available to the coach for the next matches of the Europa League, assuming the inclusion of Ghoulam instead of Ounas. The players belonging to list B are marked with an asterisk.
Goalkeepers: Meret, Ospina, Idasiak *, Boffelli *.
Defenders: Malcuit, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Tuanzebe, Zanoli *, Costanzo *, Marchisano *, Barba *.
Midfielders: Anguissa, Demme, Elmas, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski, Lobotka, De Pasquale *, Di Dona *, Spavone *.
Forwards: Osimhen, Lozano, Mertens, Politano, Insigne, Ambrosino *, Pesce *, Cioffi *, D’Agostino *, Marranzino *, Vergara *.