Naples team doctor: Lukaku is seriously injured and decided not to undergo surgery considering the recovery time.

Naples striker Lukaku suffered a thigh muscle tear in the preseason against Olympiacos and is expected to return until December this year. The club's chief medical officer recently revealed that the Belgian star's injury was "very serious", and he also talked about the situation of Rahmani and Neres.

Lukaku flew back to Belgium to consult with the experts and finally decided not to undergo surgery. Dr. Kanoniko said: "We talked yesterday and Lukaku's recovery was in good condition and was in line with the expected timeline. Lukaku's rectus femoris suffered a severe tear and also injured an insertion tendon. We had two options: conservative treatment and surgical treatment. Considering the recovery time was similar, the player chose the first option."

"Lukaku is currently in Belgium, which is licensed by our medical team, and I am in contact with his physiotherapist and colleagues who work there. In the coming weeks, our physiotherapist will travel to Belgium to personally check the player's progress and treatment, and everything is under our control and supervision."

Because of frequent muscle injuries among players over the past few months, the Naples club and head coach Conte's team have been criticized. But Canonico said it was inevitable: "Zero injuries are still just a myth, and anyone who works in sports will have some problems. Some factors are hereditary, but there are many others that can cause injuries.

"We suffered 15 muscle injuries, but some teams reached 40." So from the statistics, we are actually below two-thirds of Serie A team in terms of these injuries. ” During the international match day, defender Rahmani left the court with an injury while playing for Kosovo. Kanoniko said: “He suffered a minor trauma and had a mild injury to the biceps femoris. He has begun rehabilitation treatment and the recovery time for muscle injury may range between two and twelve weeks, depending on a variety of factors. This time it was a minor injury and I think he would miss a few games. ”

David Nerez did not make the roster against Cagliari, and Kanoniko said: “He had a minor strain in the training day before and given that there were no games in the next two weeks, we don’t want to take risks against Cagliari. This is a small problem and it only takes a few days to solve. ”