"Antonio Conte could be without Stanislav Lobotka for Napoli's Serie A match against Juventus this weekend after the midfielder suffered a muscle injury on Wednesday. Lobotka was set to be on the bench for Napoli's Coppa Italia tie against Cagliari, but he picked up a leg injury during the warm-up and was forced to miss the game. Conte's side won 9-8 on penalties after the match finished 1-1 in normal time, with Lorenzo Lucca on target for Napoli."
"Conte previously bemoaned Napoli's growing injury list, with Lobotka the latest midfielder to be sidelined for the reigning Italian champions. Frank Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne and Billy Gilmour are all out of action, while Romelu Lukaku and Miguel Gutierrez are also injured for Napoli. Scott McTominay, Eljif Elmas and Antonio Vergara are the only senior midfielders currently available for Conte, though the club did not rule Lobotka out of the Juventus game."
""Stanislav Lobotka sustained a muscle strain in the posterior tibial muscle of his left leg during Wednesday's pre-match warm-up," Napoli said in a statement. "The Napoli player has already started the rehabilitation process.""
Stanislav Lobotka suffered a muscle injury during the pre-match warm-up and missed Napoli's Coppa Italia tie with Cagliari. Napoli won the tie on penalties after a 1-1 draw, with Lorenzo Lucca scoring. Lobotka has played in 10 of 13 Serie A matches this season and has one assist, having earlier recovered from a thigh problem. Napoli confirmed a muscle strain in the posterior tibial muscle of his left leg and said rehabilitation has begun. Several senior players are injured, leaving Scott McTominay, Eljif Elmas and Antonio Vergara as the only senior midfield options available for Conte.
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