Napoli will be without full-back Faouzi Ghoulam for 20 days, after tests confirmed he has suffered a fractured arm.

The defender was substituted during the second half of the Vesuviani’s eventual defeat to Athletic Bilbao last night after falling awkwardly on his left arm.

Napoli will be without full-back Faouzi Ghoulam for 20 days, after tests confirmed he has suffered a fractured arm.

The defender was substituted during the second half of the Vesuviani’s eventual defeat to Athletic Bilbao last night after falling awkwardly on his left arm.

Napoli have today confirmed speculation that he has fractured it and have outlined that on from a corrective minor surgical procedure on the fracture, he faces a recovery period of 20 days.

It means Faouzi misses Napoli’s League opener at Genoa this weekend, as well as his next two commitments with the Algeria national team, against Ethiopia and Mali.

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