Ancelotti repeats Montilivi’s XI, but with Rodrygo ahead of Joselu.
Real Madrid visits Napoli at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium for the second day of the 2023/24 Champions League, in a clash between the two Group C favorites and that could begin to mark the future of the area.
Both teams arrive as co-leaders after winning their respective debuts in the continental competition: the Italian team defeated Sporting Braga 2-1 at home, while the white team defeated Union Berlin 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu with a goal. in extremis by Jude Bellingham.
GOAL discusses the possible line-ups for the match that will be played next Tuesday, October 3 from 9 p.m.
Montilivi’s XI, with Rodrygo for Joselu
Just like on Saturday in Girona, Carlo Ancelotti cannot call on David Alaba, who has not yet recovered from the right adductor injury he sustained against Las Palmas last Wednesday and wants to get fit for the league match against Osasuna del weekend. Given the loss of the Austrian, the Italian coach included Álvaro Carrillo, a central defender from Castilla who was already on the bench at Montilivi, in the squad.
The one who is part of the Italian expedition is Dani Carvajal, who set off the alarm on Monday when he withdrew early from training due to muscle discomfort that ultimately did not worsen.
Looking ahead to the match, Ancelotti is considering returning Eduardo Camavinga to the left-back position, while Rodrygo takes Joselu’s place.
Napoli wants to forget the controversy with Osimhen
Last week’s 4-1 and 4-0 victories over Udinese and Lecce respectively brought peace of mind to Napoli, which had seen its peace shaken by the unexpected affair that was unleashed around Victor Osimhen due to a few posts mocking the Nigerian on the club’s official social networks. The forward scored a goal last Saturday and later used his Instagram account to make it clear that “Napoli is my home” and put the controversy aside once and for all.
Rudi García will therefore be able to count on his scorer, although he will have to suffer two important defeats in defense: the French coach still cannot count on two of his central defenders, Amir Rrahmani and Juan Jesús, who each have muscle injuries.
Called up and XI of Real Madrid
Below is Carlo Ancelotti’s call-up for the match against Napoli:
The Italian coach confirmed the line-up:
Called up and XI of Napoli
Below is Rudi García’s call for the match against Real Madrid:
The French coach has not yet confirmed the line-up.
Source: Goal