Napoli lost Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the last round, as the fullback suffered a significant knee injury and then decided to undergo surgery to address a lingering left foot issue. He’ll be sidelined for six to eight weeks.

On the other hand, the Partenopei are set to welcome a few pieces back shortly, Radio Marte reports. The first ones to return will be Amir Rrahmani and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who have missed a few matches because of thigh problems. The former’s absence has been particularly hurtful. They have allowed eight goals in four matches without him. In the season, they have conceded 26 times in 15 tilts, with six losses, while he was on the mend. Instead, when he’s been on the pitch, they have given up 11 goals in 19 fixtures, securing 8 clean sheets.

Matteo Politano, who’s dealing with a hamstring problem as well, and Pasquale Mazzocchi will be late calls for the upcoming bout between Napoli and Genoa. Frank Anguissa has seemingly recuperated from a major thigh injury he sustained in early November. However, he has been dealing with back spasms, which haven’t allowed him to train fully and improve his conditioning.

Instead, David Neres and Kevin Bruyne aren’t close. The former recently underwent ankle surgery and will be out for at least a couple of months. The Belgian star has been absent since late October. He’ll report back in about 20 days to begin ramping up, but the process will take a while.

Our Take on Napoli

They took some massive hits that justify not keeping up with teams that are humming, Inter and Milan, but not the early UEFA Champions League elimination. Making some signings early in January would have helped a lot.