Napoli confirmed that Alisson Santos suffered a medium-grade hamstring injury at the end of the 1-0 defeat against Venezia. It came in his first appearance after recovering from the same problem.
Napoli statement confirms injury
According to a Napoli statement on the club website, Alisson Santos suffered a medium-grade hamstring injury. Football Italia said Napoli also confirmed in a statement on the club website that Alisson reported for medical tests on Monday after picking up an injury towards the end of the 1-0 defeat against Venezia.
First game back ends in setback
Football Italia said this was the 24-year-old Brazilian attacker's first game back after recovering from the exact same issue. Football Italia said it was the exact same hamstring injury Alisson suffered during a 1-0 Champions League defeat against Arsenal in September.
Previous absence
Football Italia said Alisson missed 4 matches across all competitions because of his previous hamstring injury. Football Italia said the lay-off from that earlier hamstring problem lasted for over 1 month because there was an extra-long international break at the end of September and beginning of October.