Napoli worries as Allegri fears Alisson Santos injury

For Massimiliano Allegri, the 0-1 Champions League defeat at Arsenal wasn’t the biggest setback. The Nápoles manager said the real concern was the muscle injury suffered by Alisson Santos, who was forced off in the 58th minute.

Champions League: a tough test

The match swung for Arsenal with Martin Odegaard’s goal, scored from outside the box in the 75th minute. Allegri also framed the game as a “good test” against one of Europe’s strongest teams and argued that if Nápoles had defended in the same way as they did here, they wouldn’t have lost to Inter.

Injury concern at Napoli

There was another physical scare: Alex Meret also had to leave during the break due to a physical problem. Allegri is expecting it won’t be serious, but he sounded more worried about Alisson Santos.

Medical checks to define the timeline

Mundo Deportivo reports that the club is waiting on the results of further tests, and Allegri’s warning was clear: “I think we’ve lost him for quite a long time.”