Hirving Lozano to miss first two matches

Hirving Lozano has returned to Napoli. After getting injured in a Gold Cup match between Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago and recovering in hospital, the winger arrived in Italy looking forward to starting the new season. However, he will be out for at least the first two matches, according to 'Marca'. 

The attacker received the all clear to begin training under Luciano Spalletti. Venezia and Genoa are the games which the former PSV man will miss as a precaution. He would make it for the third match which is against Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus. 

Dries Mertens, Napoli's main striker, also returned. Both Lozano and Mertens had the relevant medicals, according to the cited newspaper. 

Last season he played 43 matches for Napoli, starting 30 of them. In the 2642 minutes he played, he scored 15 goals and gave four assists. 

 

August 10, 2021