Napoli winger David Neres is expected to be unavailable for about three weeks with a low-grade lesion of the semimembranosus muscle in his right thigh, ruling him out of the upcoming Venezia-Napoli match.
How the injury emerged
Neres felt muscular discomfort during Napoli's Champions League match against Villarreal. He subsequently underwent tests at Pineta Grande Hospital, which identified the low-grade semimembranosus injury in his right thigh.
He has begun a rehabilitation programme.
Recovery timeline
The initial expected recovery period reported is approximately three weeks.
A return for the Lazio match on 8 November has been mentioned as a possibility. That date is not presented as certain and remains subject to how his rehabilitation progresses.
Towards Venezia-Napoli
With the three-week estimate, Neres is expected to miss Venezia-Napoli.
The exact number of matches he will miss beyond that fixture will depend on his rehabilitation progress and subsequent fitness assessments.
What remains uncertain
No definitive return date has been established in the Napoli medical update reported by the sources. The sources also differ in emphasis on whether the likely return is against Lazio or only after the subsequent international break, so the 8 November indication should be treated as provisional rather than confirmed.