The Scotsman tries, the Dane has a quadriceps problem and will at most be on the bench
For miracles, in some way, you will have to equip yourself: perhaps with a religious mini-tour in the area or perhaps by investigating within yourself, trying to understand if there is a reason or if these injuries – many – depend exclusively on football 3.0, the one that during a break (that’s what it’s called) still allows players of a certain level to play two matches in three days. Rasmus Hojlund falls into the category, unquestionably, and with Denmarkin 72 hours and in what is literally called a break (for the national teams), he accumulated 77′ minutes in Belarus and 70′ with Greece, he scored, he enjoyed himself and however when he returned to Naples and realized that his muscles, or rather his body, were intoxicated: impossible to risk it in Turin, just as it will become inevitable to avoid risking it, still having scattered fatigue, in Eindhoven, tomorrow evening, because then on Saturday the schedule includes the appointment with Inter, who at the moment represent the opponent in the “mother of all matches”. Scott McTominay he never thought he would emerge better from this continental tour, in which he exchanged opponents with Hojlund’s Denmark, with whom they are “arm wrestling” for the upcoming World Cup: 180 minutes played in totalalso like his centre-forward friend in a handful of hours – from Thursday to Sunday – to which he then added a painful contrast in training and six stitchesofficially communicated by Conte in Turin-Naples played. The absence of the two giants of the penalty area was felt a lot.
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But McTominay believes it, he hopes so, he thinks he can cover himself enough to be able to kick freely and be in the Champions League, in a match that has a weight: he doesn’t like giving up and will try until the end. Hojlund on the other hand has a quadriceps problemmust be observed with prudence, and therefore it is destined to watch it from the bench, perhaps from the standslike on Saturday evening: decisions are made, in cases like this, also with the help of the players, who are able to listen to the indications of their body and therefore offer decisive assists for the choice. But when the eve of Psv-Napoli is getting to the heart of things, McTominay can be imagined on the pitch and Hojlund out instead, watching the match with melancholy but thinking that everything will soon pass, because there is nothing serious: just the desire to get to Inter quickly.
the others unavailable
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It’s worth taking a look at the infirmary every other day, especially to see how he’s doing. Amir Rrahmanidisappeared from the radar – that is, from the field – before the penultimate stop, therefore absent in Napoli since 30 Augustnow fifty days and seven matches ago, including the Champions League ones: Rrahmani will not be there in Eindhoven and the hope is to have him against Inter. Lobotka instead he will watch the match from the stands, granted: he needs to about a month to return, just two weeks have passed since the accident that happened to him against Genoa, recovery times codified in approximately thirty days and therefore the appointment with Como. Meanwhile, these are important hours for two young players, Ambrosino and Vergara, who have both renewed with Napoli until 2030.
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