Napoli, Alex Meret’s return is an unknown.

Muscle injury for Alex Meret

The injury suffered against Monza (among other things, a few minutes before he still managed to parry a penalty kick to Matteo Pessina) will keep Alex Meret away from the playing fields for a period not yet definable: the results of the examinations on which he è underwent the goalkeeper of Naples have in fact shown a muscle injury, which will have to be further re-evaluated to estimate precisely the recovery time.

"Alex Meret è underwent instrumental examinations, at the Pineta Grande Hospital, which showed a second-degree injury of the left semimembranosus muscle" read on the official channels of the partenopean club, whose technical staff will now have to decide whether to entrust the defense of the posts to the returning Gollini or to the other reserve extreme defender, Nikita Contini, employed in the final phase of the match against the brianzoli.

Every single evaluation will be important in view of the next match that will see Walter Mazzarri’s team engaged, which will face Torino away on Sunday, January 7, with kickoff at 3 p.m.: an important match first and foremost for the coach from San Vincenzo and then for the whole environment, frustrated by the disappointing results of December.

In the seven matches played in the last month of 2023, in fact, the partenopei have achieved just two successes (against Braga in the Champions League and Cagliari in the league), compared with four defeats (Inter, Juventus and Roma in Serie A, Frosinone in the Coppa Italia) and a draw, the one against Monza to close the calendar year.