Elia Caprile will have the chance to prove his worth in the coming matches as Alex Meret will be sidelined for a while due to a thigh injury. The Napoli starter picked up a grade two muscular distraction of the left adductor longus, Tuttomercatoweb informs.
He’ll be out for a month or so. The former Empoli loanee was surehanded in the few shots the Bianconeri sent his way during the recent clash. The Partenopei elected to refuse the offers for him last summer to have a strong pair between the sticks. In addition, the starter isn’t locked up long-term, even though things are trending in such a direction following his good early showings.
Caprile will man the sticks against Palermo in Coppa Italia, Monza, and Como before the next international break while Meret recovers. He probably would have started in the domestic cup anyway.
Their sister team Bari signed him for nearly €2M from Leeds United after a sound season at Pro Patria in 2022. Napoli scooped him up for €7M after he confirmed himself in Serie B. He’s coming off a quality campaign with Empoli in his maiden one in the top flight.
Our Take on Caprile and Meret
It was overkill to keep two starting-caliber goalies in the squad, but it helps in rare instances like this one. Still, if they finally commit to the veteran, whose contract expires in 2025, they should cash in on his younger teammate, who’s too talented to rot on the bench. The other way around is more difficult to orchestrate given the short-term deal.
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