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Seven injuries hit Napoli as Allegri weighs a back three for Frosinone
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๐ฐ Napoli face an injury crisis as Serie A returns, with seven players unavailable.
๐ Key points
๐ According to Goal Italia, Napoli have seven players injured.
๐ฆต Antonio Vergara is out for several weeks with a calf muscle injury.
๐บ๐พ Mathรญas Olivera returned from Uruguay duty with a muscle injury.
๐งฉ Massimiliano Allegri has reportedly considered switching to a 3-4-2-1.
๐๏ธ Napoli host Frosinone on 10 October.
๐ What happened
๐ Goal Italia lists seven players in the treatment room: Vergara, Alisson Santos, Buongiorno, Favasuli, Anguissa, Olivera and McTominay. Italy debutant Vergara has a calf muscle injury and, according to Football Italia, faces three to four weeks out.
๐บ๐พ Olivera returned from Uruguay with a low-grade muscle injury in the groin area. TuttoNapoli reports that right-sided option Favasuli will not be back before November.
๐งฉ Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Allegri has been considering a switch from a back four to a 3-4-2-1, with Rasmus Hรธjlund up front and Kevin De Bruyne and David Neres behind him.
๐ But with wide players Olivera and Favasuli missing, local reports suggest the usual 4-3-3 is more likely this weekend. Scott McTominay is back in training after his heart procedure but is not expected to start straight away.
๐ By the numbers
โข Players injured: 7 (Goal Italia)
โข Vergara's expected absence: 3-4 weeks
โข Favasuli's return: not before November
โข Frosinone at home: 10 October, 20:45 local time
๐ญ Why it matters
Allegri's Napoli have made a poor start, so the first game after the break matters. Short of bodies to the point of rethinking his system, Allegri will look for a response at home to Frosinone on 10 October.
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