Il Napoli finds Giovanni Simeone, who trained regularly with his teammates today, definitively putting the injury behind him.
Simeone recovered, available for Salernitana
The Argentine striker has been sidelined since the beginning of April due to a problem with his hamstring and he made long therapies, but as of today he returned to training for the first time with the team.
Simeon, therefore, after a few weeks of stoppage he returns to the mister's disposal Spalletti already for the match on Saturday against Salernitana.
More therapies for Mario Rui and Politano
The other two injured players remain out Mario Rui e politan, who are also busy with therapies today.
Simeone: "Against Napoli, it was a whirlwind of emotions, but on the pitch I just want to win."
A night of emotions and pride for Giovanni Simeone, decisive in the success of the Turin against Napoli, his former team. "El Cholito" scored the goal that knocked out the reigning champions and, at the end of the match, he candidly spoke about the full impact of those ninety minutes: "It was a very special match for me, and taking home three points in such a tough game means a lot. I'm happy with the way I played and that I was able to manage so many emotions. We won against the stronger team."
No celebration after the goal, only respect, but in his heart the awareness of having given everything for the shirt he now wears: Scoring a goal for my team is never easy. Today I was happy because I felt incredible energy, from me and the entire stadium. The fans deserve a team that fights until the end, and today it showed: we were a unified unit, united to defend the result until the last second.
Napoli suffer a brutal defeat in Turin: former great Simeone decides the game, Lang's goal in injury time is disallowed.
Il Turin surprises the Napoli by Antonio Conte with a victory of character and concentration: it ends 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, with the decisive goal scored by Giovanni Simeone, the ex on duty, who out of respect does not celebrate but leaves the heaviest mark of the weekend.
The team of Marco Baroni he puts heart, discipline and an impenetrable defense on the field, with Israel protagonist between the posts. After a post of vlasic in the 15th minute, Napoli tries to react with two attempts at De Bruyne, but without luck. The match was unlocked in the 32nd minute by Simeone, who capitalized on a defensive mix-up by the Azzurri, skipping past Milinkovic-Savic (who was starting in place of Meret) and slotting home the former player's goal with a left-footed strike.
Simeone challenges Napoli as a former player: "I cried for four and a half hours on the train to Turin."
TURIN – Giovanni Simeone is preparing to face Napoli, the team that gave him unforgettable emotions. “My priority now is to focus on the match, but the saying 'in Naples you cry twice' is true.”, says the Torino striker on the eve of the match. Simeone recalls the day of his arrival at Napoli and the train journey to Turin: "When I left Naples to go to Turin, I asked myself, 'What message can I write?' The train ride lasted five hours, and I spent four and a half hours crying, thinking back to every moment."
Despite his nostalgia for the city and the friends he left behind, Cholito found harmony with Torino, appreciating the Granata spirit and the combative approach of the coach Marco Baroni. “Wherever he tells me to go, I go”, he says. His knowledge of the club's history, from the visit to Superga to the yet-to-be-explored Egyptian Museum, demonstrates Simeone's attention to the roots and culture of the Granata fans.
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