Naples: Fabian Ruiz positive for covid
"All the swabs carried out this morning on the members of the team group were negative for Covid-19 with the exception of Fabian Ruiz. The Spanish footballer tested positive and will observe the period of isolation at his home". The Azzurri club announced this on their official website.
Meanwhile, tomorrow Gattuso's team awaits Fiorentina to stay hooked to the Champions League train, Wednesday in Reggio Emilia Juventus to bring home the first trophy of the year. Napoli is at a crossroads, it has four days to get off the swing of this first part of the season and tell everyone clearly that it is a top team, that has found continuity, play, defensive security and goals.
This is the path that Rino Gattuso is looking for, overwhelmed by criticism even after the passage of the round of the Coppa Italia in a hard-fought match against Empoli, and aware that the team must give more, up front and back. In attack, the good news is the return of Mertens who is expected tomorrow for a large portion of the match to find his rhythm after a month of stoppage. The Belgian injured his ankle exactly a month ago, against Inter, and since then Napoli has been left orphaned up front with only Petagna as first striker and Osimhen long-term ill with his shoulder and now with covid.
Mertens' return gives hope to a Napoli that must find the concreteness up front: Dries remains the leader of the Azzurri all-time scorers, he is already at 130 goals and at the time of the injury he was coming off six consecutive goals between the league and the Europa League. But the Azzurri are also looking for greater solidity at the back given that they have conceded seven goals in the last five games between the league and the Coppa Italia.
Article published on 16 January 2021 - 19:50
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