Kevin de Bruyne is about to overlook no less than three months of motion after the Napoli midfielder sustained a “high-grade lesion of the precise biceps femoris” throughout the match his facet received 3-1 towards Inter. The previous Manchester Metropolis participant picked up an harm whereas taking the much-debated penalty that led to Antonio Conte’s facet’s opening aim on Saturday and was instantly substituted by the Italian supervisor.
On Monday, Napoli introduced, “Following the harm sustained throughout the match towards Inter, Kevin De Bruyne underwent instrumental assessments on the Pineta Grande Hospital, which revealed a high-grade lesion of the precise biceps femoris. The Napoli midfielder has already begun his rehabilitation program.” The previous Manchester Metropolis midfielder will miss no less than three months of motion and he is set to return in 2026, in response to a number of stories.
How will this have an effect on Napoli?
The harm may have a major affect on Antonio Conte’s tactical plans, particularly given the participant’s significance within the attacking setup and his latest type. Conte needed to make large tactical modifications after Napoli signed De Bruyne in the summertime 2025, and opted to shift to a 4-1-4-1 from the 4-3-3 that carried Napoli to the 2024-25 Serie A title. Particularly, Conte’s largest problem was the coexistence of each Scott McTominay and de Bruyne on the pitch. The change paid off instantly, however there’s nonetheless a way that each gamers will want extra time to completely adapt to the Italian supervisor’s tactical concepts.
Within the meantime, it is prone to think about Conte might be again enjoying with the 4-3-3 as he did final season as he must face no less than the subsequent three months with out the previous Manchester Metropolis star. That is why Napoli can nonetheless be anticipated to carry out and ship outcomes regardless of the absence of one among their key gamers. They will return to a system they know effectively, one which already led them to a Serie A title. For certain, they may miss out on expertise and imaginative and prescient on the pitch however this isn’t essentially one thing that may affect on their performances and outcomes.
Accidents are at present affecting the roster coached by Conte as midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, goalkeeper Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku all injured and unavailable. The most recent setback, De Bruyne’s harm, additional complicates Conte’s rotations forward of a demanding stretch of home and European fixtures. Napoli are at present main the Serie A standings with 18 factors after eight matches, but additionally struggled within the league part of the Champions League up to now with just one win within the opening three video games, together with the 6-2 defeat towards PSV that came about final week.
