Allegri counts on the few available: De Bruyne stays, Melnyk for Porto

Latest news: Massimiliano Allegri and SSC Napoli have to cope with the absence of Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Mathias Olivera for the Champions League clash against Porto, while Kevin De Bruyne remains with the squad and Primavera’s Mykyta Melnyk is being considered for the match, according to Sky.

Francesco Modugno, Sky Sport journalist, outlined the situation live:

We need to count the men available to Allegri, with the risk of being really short and having to intervene tactically with Napoli. The injury list is growing. The most serious cases are Olivera’s and Di Lorenzo’s: muscle problems for both. De Bruyne stays with the group and that is a signal. The return to Napoli of the two wingers opens a hole, because Favasuli and Spinazzola are also absent. There are six Primavera youngsters added, one of them is the 2008‑born Mykyta Melnyk added, he could be the solution, but it is really premature. Napoli is evidently in a bad spot

His intervention highlighted the seriousness of the absences.

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