Napoli confirm Lobotka and Natan injuries

Napoli are going to be short-staffed for Friday’s sport in opposition to Monza, as Stanislav Lobotka cracked a rib and Natan wants specialist remedy for a dislocated shoulder.

The two-0 defeat to Roma final night time goes to depart repercussions going ahead for the Partenopei, maybe into 2024.

Lobotka went off throughout the second half and gave the impression to be struggling to maneuver round, with an ice pack strapped to his aspect as soon as on the bench.

It’s now confirmed it’s because the midfielder suffered a cracked rib and his situation will likely be evaluated over the following few days.

Much more critical is Natan, because the centre-back fell awkwardly throughout the ultimate minutes and visibly couldn’t transfer, leaving Napoli successfully right down to eight males when Romelu Lukaku scored on the counter-attack.

He has been recognized with a dislocated proper shoulder and requires specialist session subsequent week.

It stays to be seen if the Brazilian requires surgical procedure, so his absence may very well be anyplace between two to eight weeks.

Victor Osimhen was despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards and subsequently will obtain a normal one-match ban, however Matteo Politano may probably face two video games out for his response foul straight purple card on Nicola Zalewski, even when the contact itself was very slight.