Vergara ruled out of Frosinone, Villarreal and Venezia with soleus injury
Scans at the Pineta Grande Hospital on Tuesday 6 October confirmed a medium-grade strain, a blow that also hands Kevin De Bruyne back his place in Allegri's midfield.
Antonio Vergara underwent scans at the Pineta Grande Hospital on Tuesday 6 October after the muscle problem he picked up on international duty with Italy. Napoli's statement left no doubt: "a medium-grade strain of the right soleus." The midfielder will be out for at least a couple of weeks, missing Napoli-Frosinone, Villarreal-Napoli and the trip to Venezia.
The timing is brutal for the midfield battle. Until Monday 5 October, Vergara — on the back of 162 minutes played this season — had been favourite over Kevin De Bruyne for Saturday's game at the Maradona. Now head coach Allegri has no choice: De Bruyne reclaims a starting shirt that had been contested minute by minute in recent weeks.
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Napoli already go into the Frosinone game without Buongiorno, McTominay, Marianucci, Spinazzola and Alisson Santos through injury, plus Favasuli sidelined for six weeks — another name added to the absence list four days out from the Maradona match.
Source: Il Mattino Napoli
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