Giovanni Di Lorenzo will miss Napoli's Sunday clash with Serie A leaders Lazio after tests revealed a thigh injury. Napoli are 14 points behind Lazio ahead of the game.
Medical findings
Napoli's medical report confirmed that Di Lorenzo has a strain of the long adductor muscle in his left thigh. Scans at Pineta Grande Hospital found the problem, and Di Lorenzo has already started his rehabilitation.
Napoli have not given a recovery time for Di Lorenzo.
Napoli's injury list
Di Lorenzo joins an injury list that already includes Stanislav Lobotka, who is out for around six weeks, Alessandro Buongiorno, Benoit Badiashile, Leonardo Spinazzola, David Neres, Costantino Favasuli and Alisson Santos.
Mathías Olivera is back in full training.
Sunday's match details
Napoli lost in Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday and sit 10th in Serie A on 14 points. The game against Lazio will be played at the Diego Armando Maradona, kicking off at 12:30 CET, or 11:30 GMT.
Gennaro Gattuso's side moved three points clear at the top after a 2-1 win over Cagliari, while Napoli are 14 points behind. The international break follows.
