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Injury-hit Napoli face Porto with a severely reduced squad
Napoli travel to Portugal to play Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday, 4 November.
Injuries have left Allegri with only 13 players, and Matteo Politano said the team may have to make do with 11 for the match.
Several players have been ruled out, while others are doubtful after the 2-0 defeat by Juventus.
The shortage limits Allegri’s options as Napoli try to improve a run of inconsistent results in Serie A and Europe.
Napoli have lost to Arsenal and Villarreal and beaten Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League, so their playoff hopes remain open.
Allegri says 10 points could be enough for the playoffs, and the team’s fate will also depend on its remaining results.
After facing Porto, Napoli are due to play Lazio before the international break, when they hope to recover players.
Napoli are facing Porto with a severely reduced squad because of a series of injuries.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri said 13 players were available, while Matteo Politano said the team would have to make do with 11.
Defenders Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Mathías Olivera returned to Naples for tests after reporting muscle problems.
Kevin De Bruyne travelled with the team but was a major doubt with an ankle sprain.
Napoli were due to play Porto in Portugal on 4 November in the Champions League.
- Who
- Napoli, coached by Massimiliano Allegri, face Porto.
- What
- Napoli are preparing for the match with a heavily depleted squad because of injuries.
- When
- 4 November 2026 at 21:00.
- Where
- In Portugal, at Porto’s home ground; the venue is not named.
- Why
- Injuries have left Napoli with few available players. The sources do not state the cause of the individual injuries.
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Di Lorenzo and Olivera reported muscle problems, while De Bruyne sustained an ankle sprain.
Allegri described Napoli’s injury crisis ahead of the trip to Porto.
Napoli were scheduled to play Porto in the Champions League at 21:00.
- Available players
- Allegri said 13
- Politano’s estimate
- 11 players would have to suffice
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Ankle sprain; major doubt
- Stanislav Lobotka
- Expected to be out for about a month and a half
- Porto match
- 4 November 2026, 21:00
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