Corriere dello Sport: Napoli have Serie A's oldest squad

Corriere dello Sport leads on the number causing most debate today: Napoli have the oldest squad in Serie A. The average age is 29 years and 14 days, higher than any other side in the league, and the paper ties the title race to the need to keep working on making the squad younger.

The same paper reports that the double pivot in midfield will be kept, with rotation put off until October.

Two papers converge on Kevin De Bruyne. Il Mattino calls him "a quiet leader" who "doesn't need a pirouette to take the scene". Corriere dello Sport confirms he is on course for a third straight start, adding that no Napoli player has created more chances than him, and reports that Allegri is working to push his zone of operation further up the pitch.

On contracts, Il Mattino says the talks over Anguissa's renewal have hit a dead end: "it's wall against wall", with an agreement described as very distant and the same paper judging a January sale possible.

On McTominay, Sky Sport reports "encouraging news" on his recovery from surgery for a heart arrhythmia, with updates on the timing of a possible return.

Our view

Corriere's headline is the one that matters most, because it isn't about one match — it's about how this squad was built. That, not the Favasuli-Marín call, is where Napoli's tenth place is explained.

On Sky's encouraging news about McTominay, we're keeping our feet on the ground: the known timeline points to a return no earlier than October, so the updates are welcome without getting carried away.

And if Anguissa's renewal really is wall against wall, as Il Mattino writes, it's a question the club will have to address openly at some point, rather than let it slide by on the eve of another matchday.