The draw with Juventus has warmed the spirits, but we remain in a full emergency. Tomorrow at the Maradona against Sampdoria Spalletti will not be there, blocked by Covid, and nine players from the squad will still be missing (Meret, Malcuit, Mario Rui, Osimhen and Lozano struggling with the virus, Koulibaly, Anguissa and Ounas, busy in the Africa Cup of Nations and Ruiz injured).
The same eleven players who took to the field in Turin will have to take to the field, unless Spalletti decides to immediately use the new arrival Tuanzebe, who today met his teammates with whom he trained for the first time (“Hello to all Napoli fans – he said in a video published on the club’s Twitter channel – I’m Axel Tuanzebe. I’m very happy to be here and I can’t wait to see you at the stadium”).
Ospina, Di Lorenzo, Rrhamani, Juan Jesus and Ghoulam will play in defense, Demme and Lobotka in midfield, with Politano, Zielinski and Insigne supporting the lone striker, Mertens. Available on the bench will be the goalkeepers Marfella and Idasiak, the defenders Zanoli, Tuanzebe, Spedalieri and Costanzo, the midfielders Vergara and Elmas and the striker Petagna.
There will be few fans at the stadium, estimated at no more than six thousand, presumably due to the conditioning that the risk of contagion exerts. There is still waiting to see how Lorenzo Insigne will be welcomed, after the official announcement of his signing by Toronto. After the official announcement of the signing of the Congolese defender, naturalized Englishman, Axel Tuanzebe, who arrived on loan until June 30 from Manchester United, formalized yesterday with the usual tweet from Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis ('Welcome Axel'), the footballer trained today for the first time at the Castel Volturno Technical Center.
The defender, who has chosen the number 3 shirt, will be able to take to the field tomorrow afternoon in the match that Napoli will play at the Maradona against Sampdoria. In a video released via the club's Twitter channel, Tuanzebe greeted his new fans. "Hello to all Napoli fans," the player said in English, "I'm Axel Tuanzebe. I'm very happy to be here and I can't wait to see you at the stadium."
And he concluded in Italian: "Forza Napoli Sempre". Tuanzebe, who grew up in the Manchester United youth system, made his Premier League debut in the 2016/2017 season. In the summer of 2018 he was loaned to Aston Villa, then returned to Manchester for two seasons, until a new loan with Aston Villa in 2021. Tuanzebe has also been called up to the England Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 national teams.
Article published on 8 January 2022 - 21:15
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