Professor Enrico Castellacci, former national team doctor, spoke to ‘Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli’ about the injury that occurred to Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, a forward who stopped today due to a low-grade lesion of the medial collateral ligament: “Given that he had a sprained knee, he was lucky because the problem could have been more serious. I believe that Conte will lose the player for at least three or four weeks. If the injury is first degree, it lasts three or four weeks, if, however, the lesion is not there and there is only a minimal distraction then the times can be reduced”.
At this point, however, it will be up to David Neres to replace the Georgian champion without making him regret it: born in ’97, the Brazilian footballer arrived in the summer from Benfica on a permanent basis for 28 million euros plus two bonuses.
Neres’ numbers
David began his Italian adventure as a right winger and then, when Conte began to insert Ngonge from that side, he was diverted purely to the left. His numbers in the league: 228 minutes, one goal (against Como), 3 assists, 7 chances created, 12 crosses, 9 successful dribbles. Kvara, just to make a comparison in proportion with the man he replaces most often, scored 5 goals, provided the same assists, created 25 chances, hit 18 dribbles and 19 crosses in 1095 minutes; 867 more.