Giovane back training at Castel Volturno after surgery

Another player is back for Massimiliano Allegri: Giovane was seen again at Castel Volturno in the last few hours. The forward, recovering from an operation carried out last month, did personalised gym work but has not yet joined the group.

The physical return does not change the harder fact: Giovane, who joined last season, is still stuck on zero minutes after five league games. Napoli have a forward on the books who has yet to see the pitch, at a time when the team is struggling to score consistently.

Every player who becomes available matters to Allegri, who is regaining pieces of his squad during the break at a moment when the coach is under pressure from the fanbase and Napoli sit ninth in the table with 7 points after five games. But a return to the gym alone does not settle the open questions: the formation still under discussion, an attack that is not making an impact, and the game awaiting Napoli on Saturday 10 October at the Maradona against Frosinone, sixth in the table.