JAKARTA – Napoli lost striker Romelu Lukaku when they faced AS Roma in the big match in the Italian Serie A after the competition break. Lukaku suffered a knee injury while playing for Belgium against Italy in the UEFA Nations League match.
In the Group 2 League A match at the Roi Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Friday, 15 November 2024 early morning WIB, Belgium lost 1-0 through Sandro Tonali’s single goal. In that match, Lukaku suffered a knee injury. However, he continued to play the full game until the match was over.
Only coach Domenico Tedesco stated that Lukaku had to receive a painkilling injection to be able to play fully in the match. He also couldn’t appear in the final Nations League group stage match against Israel.
“He (Lukaku) couldn’t participate in training for four or five days. He had an injury to his knee and had to receive an injection (to relieve pain),” Tedesco was quoted as saying. Football Italia.
Due to his injury, Lukaku will be absent from strengthening Napoli during the important match against Roma at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Monday, November 25 2024 early morning WIB.
Lukaku’s absence is a big loss for Napoli after dropping points in a 1-1 draw against Inter Milan. These results make competition for the top of the Serie A standings even tighter.
Napoli, who occupies the top position, has 26 points. However, Antonio Conte’s team is only one point ahead of its three competitors, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter and Lazio.
Previously, Napoli was surprisingly beaten by Atalanta 3-0 which made their competitors able to close the gap on points.
Roma itself hopes to recover after sacking coach Ivan Juric. His position was replaced by Claudio Ranieri who signed a contract until the end of the season. Ranieri, for the third time, returned to Roma to boost the team’s slumping position.
Currently, Roma is ranked 12th after having 13 points. Roma is unable to compete with city rivals, Lazio, who are able to penetrate the top five.
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