Napoli thrash Monza 4-1 but lose Lobotka for up to eight weeks

📰 Napoli beat Monza 4-1, but midfield leader Stanislav Lobotka could be out for up to two months with an ankle injury. 📌 Key points ⚽ Napoli won 4-1 away at Monza on 28 October. 🎯 Rasmus Hojlund ended his goal drought after eight games. 🌟 Substitute Kevin De Bruyne also got on the scoresheet. 🚑 Lobotka was stretchered off with an ankle injury. 🗓️ Napoli visit Juventus, level on points, on 1 November. 📝 What happened ⚽ Hojlund opened the scoring on ten minutes from Giovanni Di Lorenzo's assist, ending an eight-game drought in all competitions. Monza levelled on 43 minutes through Gustavo Varela, his ninth goal in eight competitive games this season. 🔥 Napoli took over after the break. Matteo Politano intercepted a Mangas pass to score on 48 minutes, Rafa Marin headed in Politano's corner on 62, and substitute De Bruyne made it four on 67 from Noa Lang's pass. 🚑 Around the 17th minute Mangas fell on Lobotka, who turned his left ankle. He was stretchered off in pain and replaced by Billy Gilmour. On 29 October the club confirmed an injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis without instability, plus a low-grade injury to the ATFL ligament. 🪑 Max Allegri was serving a touchline ban, so assistant Marco Landucci was on the bench. 📊 By the numbers • Monza 1-4 Napoli; 14 points from nine games (seventh) • Hojlund ends an eight-game drought in all competitions • Lobotka expected out for four to eight weeks (Italian reports) 🔭 Why it matters Corriere dello Sport say Lobotka will be out for at least a month, while TMW suggest up to two months for full fitness. Napoli face Juventus at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday 1 November, with both sides on 14 points, and must now do so without their midfield leader.