"@ kkoulibaly26, engaged with his national team for the Africa Cup, tested positive for Covid-19. The player, regularly vaccinated, is asymptomatic and will observe the period of isolation as per protocol".
It is the tweet with which Napoli, on its official account, formalizes the positivity to Covid of its defender, the Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly.
The draw with Juventus has warmed the spirits, but we remain in full emergency. Tomorrow at Maradona against Sampdoria there will be no Spalletti, blocked by Covid, and there will still be nine players from the squad (Meret, Malcuit, Mario Rui, Osimhen and Lozano struggling with the virus, Koulibaly positive and engaged in the Africa Cup with Anguissa and Ounas and Ruiz injured). The same eleven who took to the field in Turin will have to go on the pitch, unless Spalletti decides to immediately use the newcomer Tuanzebe who today met the teammates with whom he trained for the first time ('' Hello to all Napoli fans - he said in a video posted on the Club's Twitter channel - are Axel Tuanzebe. I am very happy to be here and I can't wait to see you at the stadium '').Therefore, Ospina, Di Lorenzo, Rrhamani, Juan Jesus and Ghoulam in defense, Demme and Lobotka in midfield will play, with Politano, Zielinski and Insigne supporting the only striker, Mertens. Available on the bench will be the goalkeepers Marfella and Idasiak, the defenders Zanoli, Tuanzebe, Spedalieri and Costanzo, the midfielders Vergara and Elmas and Punta Petagna.
Kalidou Koulibaly is in Cameroon in retirement with the Senegal national team to participate in the Africa Cup scheduled for tomorrow.
The footballer who is asymptomatic has started the period of isolation.
At the end of the quarantine, the medical staff of the Senegal national team will have to decide whether the player can take part in the matches that 'his' national team will still have to play or if he can return to Italy.
Senegal will make their debut in the African continental event on Monday, at 2 pm, against Zimbabwe.
In addition to Koulibaly, the Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy and Alanyaspor striker Diedhiou also tested positive for the swab among the Senegalese national teams.
A member of the technical staff was also positive.
Probable formations
Naples (4-2-3-1): 25 Ospina, 22 Di Lorenzo, 5 Juan Jesus, 33 Rrahmani, 31 Ghoulam, 4 Demme, 68 Lobotka, 21 Politano, 20 Zielinski, 24 Insigne, 14 Mertens. (12 Marfella, 16 Idiasak, 59 Zanoli, 7 Elmas, 74 Costanzo, 27 Spedalieri, 37 Petagna, 82 Vergara). Herds Spalletti. Disqualified: none. Beware: Anguissa. Unavailable: Koulibaly, Osimhen, Anguissa, Elmas, Lozano, Ounas, Malcuit, Meret, Fabian Ruiz.
Sampdoria (4-4-2): 1 Audero, 19 Dragusin, 4 Chabot, 25 A.Ferrari, 29 Murru, 24 Bereszynski, 6 Ekdal, 2 Thorsby, 17 Askildsen, 23 Gabbiadini, 27 Quagliarella.
(32 Saio, 36 Zorzi, 11 Ciervo, 70 Trimboli, 28 Yepes, 9 Torregrossa, 26 Viera, 10 Caputo).
Coach: D'Aversa.
Suspended: Candreva.
Beware: Bereszynski, Chabot.
Unavailable: Colley, Damsgaard, Augello, Falcone, Verre, Ravaglia, Yoshida.
Referee: Di Bello from Brindisi.
Snai odds: 1.45;
4.00;
6.50.
