On Monday, Gazzetta dello Sport expressed doubts over Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret’s presence against Manchester City in their Champions League opener on Thursday.
The goalkeeper sat out of the Italian club’s Serie A clash against Fiorentina on Saturday and was facing a race against time to be fit in mid-week.
Updates have now emerged and another fitness concern is emerging for Napoli.
Gazzetta note the 28-year-old trained separately on Monday and is a big doubt for the clash against Manchester City.
Because of this, Napoli have called up youth goalkeeper Mathias Ferrante to the squad, even if Vanja Milinković-Savić should feature in Meret’s place.
Similar information is relayed by Corriere dello Sport, who are certain that there are no other fitness concerns going into the game, barring the absence of Amir Rrahmani.
La Repubblica, relayed by AreaNapoli, have a contrasting stance and reveal that Sam Beukema is a doubt.
The Dutchman, who is starting in place of Rrahmani, scored against Fiorentina on Saturday but he is now suffering from a bout of flu and there is no certainty about his availability against Manchester City.
This is said to be making Antonio Conte worried, even if there are no other injuries to report of.