Napoli have announced Dries Mertens will be out for at least three weeks with a sprained ankle.
The Partenopei forward was replaced by Andrea Petagna during the 1-0 defeat to Inter at San Siro yesterday and the club has confirmed the player underwent tests at the Pineta Grande Clinic today.
In a statement, Napoli confirmed the player will be ‘re-evaluated in three weeks’ and that Mertens has suffered a ‘first/second degree injury’ but didn’t damage the ligaments in his left ankle.
Napoli have announced Dries Mertens will be out for at least three weeks with a sprained ankle.
The Partenopei forward was replaced by Andrea Petagna during the 1-0 defeat to Inter at San Siro yesterday and the club has confirmed the player underwent tests at the Pineta Grande Clinic today.
In a statement, Napoli confirmed the player will be ‘re-evaluated in three weeks’ and that Mertens has suffered a ‘first/second degree injury’ but didn’t damage the ligaments in his left ankle.
The Azzurri striker has already ‘begun rehabilitation’ and the club confirmed he will continue the therapy during Christmas.
Mertens will miss the next four games, including the trip to Lazio and the home match against Torino before Christmas.
Napoli re-evaluating the injury in three weeks, means Mertens has been ruled out of the two first matches in 2021 too, with a trip to Cagliari on January 3 and a home match against Spezia three days later.