Napoli: Three hopes, one fear
By Sean Maslin
No Higuain no problem for Napoli?
Thirty-eight goals is an awful lot of goals to replace. That is the situation that Napoli find themselves in this season, attempting to move on from the Gonzalo Higuain era and competing in Serie A and the UEFA Champions League. It is not an easy place to be in considering that all of their rivals in Italy have significantly improved their sides.
Yet here we are two months into the season and the Partenopei are holding their own not just in Italy (4-2-2, 14 points) but also in the Champions League (2-0-1, 6 points).
The addition of forward Arkadiusz Milik (seven goals across all competitions) and a stalwart defense led by Kalidou Koulilbaly have Napoli supporters believing that this side can come together and deliver silverware this season. To do so manager Maurizio Sarri will need to put in another wonder effort and the fear is that he might not be up to the task.
So without further adieu let’s look at the three hopes and one fear of Napoli!