After new accidents to Matteo Politano and Amir Rrahmani, Antonio Conte’s assistant Cristian Stellini begged Napoli. ‘We want extra gamers. If some aren’t used, there’s a purpose…’
The Partenopei have been feeling the stress after three consecutive stalemates towards Verona, Inter and Parma, which noticed them slide down the desk and additional away from the leaders.
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, the midfielder’s first objective in over three years, however it got here at a price.
Stellini rings alarm bell over Napoli damage disaster
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 17: Cristian Stellini SSC Napoli vice coach in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 17, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photos)
Eljif Elmas went off feeling dizzy, adopted extra worryingly by each Rrahmani and Politano with muscular issues, the latter needing to remain on throughout stoppages because the substitution slots had been used up.
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“Elmas felt dizzy, it was in all probability right down to flu signs, so it wasn’t an damage, however we’ll have evaluations for Politano and Rrahmani over the following few days,”
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 17: Matteo Politano of SSC Napoli injured in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 17, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photos)
“We really feel each blissful on the victory, due to a workforce that continues to play in a tough state of affairs, but in addition we don’t know the way for much longer we are able to preserve this going. We don’t have many gamers left and the fixture checklist is packed.
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“I believe Napoli are the one workforce with 9 video games to be performed in January. The fixture checklist was drawn up badly, it’s not potential that with the Supercoppa Italiana it grew to become 9 video games in 28 days.”
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 14: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach disqualified for this match in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Parma Calcio 1913 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 14, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photos)
Coach Conte was once more pressured to look at from the stands, as he completes the two-game touchline ban for dissent in the course of the 2-2 draw with Inter.
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“The gamers are mentally on their toes, they undergo, battle and put in good performances. Simply on a purely bodily stage, it’s robust to play with simply 72 hours between video games.”
Napoli have seen squad rotation choices decreased to a minimal by the damage disaster, which dominated out David Neres, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour and Alex Meret.
There was a uncommon change to the beginning XI this night, as youth academy product Antonio Vergara bought his first begin, the day after his twenty third birthday.
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 17: Antonio Vergara of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Tarik Muharemovic of US Sassuolo Calcio in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 17, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photos)
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“We don’t have many gamers, so we have to focus on this with the membership, actually,” added Stellini, who gave the impression to be channelling Conte’s ideas.
“We in all probability want new gamers immediately.”
Does that imply they may promote a few of the gamers who don’t get any time even throughout this disaster?
“In all probability, sure, if some gamers aren’t used, then there’s a purpose for that… We want extra to bolster the numbers, in any other case we’ve to dip into the youth academy.
“We’ve bought sufficient in defence, however in midfield and assault, we simply aren’t rotating in any respect. We’re ready for the return of David Neres quickly, however we’re unsure when the others will likely be again.
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“We want gamers, the coach and the membership will consider it. There’s nervousness as a result of there are such a lot of matches. It’s a matter purely of numbers, not of decisions to be made. One thing must be finished, it’s deliberate.
“We all know the January switch window isn’t simple to work in, however there are some interventions that must be made.”
There are some very huge video games developing subsequent week, as they danger Champions League elimination and not using a win away to FC Copenhagen, then go head-to-head with Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus in Serie A.