Tegola Napoli: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia stops

Muscle injury for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Napoli is approaching the away match in Udine with a very different mood than the same match played about twelve months ago: then the partenopei won precisely in Friuli the third Scudetto in their history, this year they will instead play crucial points in order not to miss the train of Europe. And they will have to do it, in all likelihood, without Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

As explained by the club in a note released on Saturday, Kvaratskhelia sustained a muscle soreness in his left thigh during Friday’s training session and therefore underwent, on Saturday, a personalized work session in the gym. The presence of the Georgian è therefore in strong doubt for Monday evening’s match, in his place è ready Raspadori.

Kvaratskhelia isn&#egrave; moreover, not the only one of the players under the orders of coach Francesco Calzona struggling with physical problems: Juan Jesus and Politano in fact did personalized work on the field, Gollini did half of the training session with the group and half personalized training on the field, while Zielinski è simply underwent therapy to recover from the latest difficulties at the physical level.

For Napoli, the season with the Scudetto on its chest è really to be forgotten: not only has the team è never been at the top of the standings but it is in danger of ending up outside the qualification zone for the European cups. After 34 games (and three coaches, Rudi Garcia, Walter Mazzarri and Calzona), the partenopei have scored 50 points, a full 33 less than last season’s triumphant season with Luciano Spalletti at the helm.