Naples, Comuzzo idea for defense

Naples, 29 January 2025 - The hunt for the heir of Khvisha Kvaratskhelia, with Alexander Garnacho always at the forefront of the thoughts of the headquarters of Castel Volturno despite the proliferation of other more or less welcome and more or less attainable options, it has somewhat overshadowed, at least in the media, what is perhaps the real priority of the Napoli and above all of Antonio Conte: a new central defender who can be something more than just an alternative even now that the recovery of Alessandro Good morning, now back in the group for days, is almost finished. The first track, actually up since the summer, led to Danilo, the prop of experience to be torn from the Juventus leveraging a contract that was now at the end of its tether. The right date to open the dance seemed to be the immediate post-direct clash, the one in the last round that sanctioned the seventh consecutive success for the Azzurri and the contemporary definitive surrender of the black and whites for the dreams of glory linked to the first place in the standings. Instead, surprisingly, after the termination of the contract that tied him to Old lady the Brazilian seems destined to return to his homeland to end his career. A twist that, moving on to domestic events Napoli, seemed to be the harbinger of the end of the hunt for a new defender, made less urgent by the almost complete recovery of Good morning and the excellent performance of the rear department during the absence of the former Toro. Instead, just to stay within the scope of unexpected upsets, the Neapolitan club immediately identifies the new objective.  

The starting price for Comuzzo

  It is Pietro Comuzzo, far from being put on the market by a Fiorentina who wants to aim big in this championship, finding themselves against the Lazio that victory that had been missing for a long time, in addition to seeing himself in the near future as a permanent fixture fighting for the top positions in the championship. In this context and with these ambitions, it is automatic to think that the 2005 class has not been included on the market, but we know that in today's football this is not a guarantee of an unsellability that perhaps no longer exists, as the same Napoli he has demonstrated this by selling his best pieces over time for a lot of money: not least his own kvaratskhelia direction Paris Saint-Germain. Same Fiorentina in fact for 40 million as a minimum offer could falter after having said no, in recent days, to the loan of Marin pongracic. The Napoli has received both inputs and in the next few days, the last of the transfer session in which the loan transfer of could also be unfrozen Rafa Marin al Villarreal, blocked after what happened on the front Danilo. The watchword in fact is always the same: without departures there are no new arrivals and vice versa, for that numerical mantra on which Tale was clear. A diktat that is even more valid for a delicate department like the back line that occupies the first place in the hierarchy of values ​​of the Salento coach. Just rewind the tape to the presentation press conference last June. The first accent, in an era in which we talked about the Napoli as of the great fall from grace immediately after the championship and to be rebuilt almost from the foundations, was placed right on the defense, mercilessly pointing out the disastrous numbers of the last championship, the one finished in tenth place: numbers that would then return to the fore during the season, as a warning.

The Return of Buongiorno

The strength of Napoli the leader, as it happens, is the estate behind, as can be seen from the just 15 goals conceded in total. Almost as if to try to spoil the party, the injury of Good morning to play the role of a difficult test to pass for the Azzurri and for the same Tale, who had to make a virtue of necessity with a range of choice of reserves that a short time before, in Coppa Italia, had not provided him with the desired feedback. And instead, in the period of time under examination (6 games) the Napoli has collected as many victories, suffering the misery of just 4 goal: fantastic numbers that have in a certain sense 'rehabilitated' Juan Jesus, another who seemed to have virtually ended his adventure in blue for a long time due to lack of space but also environmental problems. Instead the Brazilian, when thrown into the fray, responded present in the best way he could, (re)composing with Amir Rrahmani that defensive hinge that had already provided excellent guarantees in the recent past. Even this already tested feeling had been swept away by the recent tumultuous past of that post-scudetto that left so much rubble, in turn unknowingly a prelude to rebirth. Then there are those like Good morning arrived from scratch this summer, with the advantage of not having any waste to dispose of. Everything seemed to be working great for the '99 player, who thanks to his great performances in blue (and the simultaneous injury of Richard Calafiori) had also gained a more prominent role in National. The fracture of two lumbar vertebrae interrupted his march for over a month, as initially predicted, and just as expected, his return to the field is now very close. In agreement with the boy, Tale he has taken a cautious line, but the impression is that the call-up for the match against Roma it's a done deal now. In that case, Good morning he will start only from the bench and just to enjoy the match atmosphere again: for the actual return to the green rectangle there is still a little while to go, as suggested by Tale and by the defender himself, who apparently has lost muscle mass in these forty days. Instead, the Napoli he came out strengthened, in body and spirit, from this exam that came almost out of nowhere, just like the tumultuous farewell of kvaratskhelia.

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