Empoli-Napoli, Rui and Rrahmani out: Calzona launches Mazzocchi from the 1st minute

Defense remodeled for the Italian coach

While Napoli prepares for the summer revolution, Calzona tries to put together the pieces of a puzzle that crashed again against Frosinone at the Maradona and sees the Cup zone move away dangerously. Rui and Rrahmani disqualified, the coach relies on Ostigard and Mazzocchi.

Napoli is preparing for the match against Empoli

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He’s talking about it today Corriere dello Sporthere is what our editorial staff highlighted: “The remaining hopes of reaching Europe in the next six days now pass through Empoli, Saturday the scene of a very delicate match considering that Nicola’s team is in full fight for salvation. Calzona, in the meantime, evaluates the condition of his players and also the alternatives to be deployed in defense in place of the absent players: Rrahmani and Mario Rui will miss the trip due to disqualification, while Olivera, stopped in Monza by a problem with the adductor of his right thigh, yesterday dedicated himself again to an individual work session in the gym. In short, the leading candidate is on the left Mazzocchi, zero minutes in the last 8 games in a row, 7 in the league and the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. The last time he played dates back to February 25th against Cagliari: then, not even a minute. Juan Jesusin the meantime, accelerates to return from the 1st minute paired with Ostigard: yesterday, for him, a personalized work session on the pitch“.