Atalanta: Pierluigi Gollini subbed off after hurting his surgically repaired left knee last week, but the tests ruled out structural damage and confirmed a hyperextension. He might not be available in this round but the problem is not significant. Sam Lammers is questionable with an ankle sprain, Mario Pasalic with a groin problem that cost him time recently. Ruslan Malinovskyi has shaken off COVID, while Aleksey Miranchuk tested positive late last week. Fabio Depaoli has recovered from his thigh problem.
Benevento: Pasquale Schiattarella is suspended. Luca Caldirola underwent surgery for a meniscus tear and his 2020 is over. Christian Maggio will miss three-to-four weeks with a calf strain. Daam Foulon is rumoured to be returning after missing two weeks, while Iago Falque and Nicolas Viola are again iffy.
Bologna: Riccardo Orsolini suffered a biceps femoris strain in the right thigh and will be out for about a month. Andreas Skov Olsen has resumed practicing partially after a back fracture and should be back soon, while Mitchell Dijks will need a little longer. Andrea Poli and Stefano Denswil are missing from the squad list.
Cagliari: Adam Ounas contracted COVID, joining Diego Godin, Gaston Pereiro, Nahitan Nandez and Giovanni Simeone on the list. Charalampos Lykogiannis (calf) has ramped up his activity in practice and has a chance to be called up, Luca Ceppitelli and Zito Luvumbo (thigh) will likely need more time. Ragnar Klavan is fatigued.
Crotone: few players had to deal with fatigue and dings and bruises, but most seem on track to be available this week. The list comprises Ahmad Benali (calf), Koffi Djidji (back), Junior Messias, Lisandro Magallan and Luca Marrone, while Emmanuel Riviere (quad) and Luca Siligardi (thigh) are dealing with more serious stuff. Luca Cigarini (calf) and Andrea Rispoli (knee) are out.
Fiorentina: José Callejon and Franck Ribery returned last week so there are no absentees for Cesare Prandelli.
Genoa: Davide Biraschi will miss two or three months after undergoing capsule reconstructive surgery on the right shoulder. Davide Zappacosta and Filippo Melegoni are trying to shake off the thigh problems that sidelined them recently. Domenico Criscito (knee) is improving but is probably a week away. Mattia Perin is nursing a thigh strain, Federico Marchetti suffered a neck trauma last week.
Inter: Nicolò Barella and Radja Nainggolan have sore calves. Andrea Pinamonti is dealing with a bothersome knee. Daniele Padelli and Aleksandar Kolarov turned negative.
Juventus: Alvaro Morata was hit with a two-game suspension for insulting the referee. Giorgio Chiellini and Merih Demiral both suffered thigh problems midweek. Gianluigi Buffon has been on the mend with calf muscle fatigue.
Lazio: Vedat Muriqi is nursing a thigh injury. Senad Lulic (ankle) and Silvio Proto (wrist) are out long-term.
Milan: Simon Kjaer subbed off with a thigh problem in Europa League and will miss two-to-three weeks with a rectus femoris strain, while Samu Castillejo (knee) and Ismael Bennacer (thigh) returned there after skipping the previous Serie A match.
Napoli: Elseid Hysaj and Amir Rrahmani have both cleared the Coronavirus protocol but might need to work on their fitness. Victor Osimhen is again unlikely to play due to his shoulder sprain.
Parma: Alberto Grassi suffered a shoulder sprain and will undertake a conservative therapy and be re-evaluated in three weeks. Riccardo Gagliolo sustained a thigh (biceps femoris) strain, Vincent Laurini a calf one, joining Wylan Cyprien (thigh), Giuseppe Pezzella (thigh) and Simon Sohm (ankle) that were previously on the mend.
Roma: Marash Kumbulla and Federico Fazio returned midweek after COVID. Jordan Veretout is questionable with a minor thigh issue, while Gianluca Mancini is out with a similar problem that has been bugging him recently. Chris Smalling continues to deal with knee soreness. Davide Santon is recuperating from a significant thigh strain.
Sampdoria: Omar Colley has recovered from a stomach bug. Balde Keita will stay out with a thigh strain.
Sassuolo: Francesco Caputo is once again questionable to play with an adductor ailment, but he is reportedly improving and will be back next week at the latest. Vlad Chiriches and Gregoire Defrel are in a similar spot. They could have back Lukas Haraslin and Federico Ricci after one more week of practice post-COVID.
Spezia: Paolo Bartolomei (foot) and Luca Mora are back, while Tommaso Pobega (thigh) and Daniele Verde (thigh) are progressing but did not make the squad list. They are on the mend like Juan Ramos (thigh), Federico Mattiello (thigh), Cristian Dell’Orco (quad). Mattiello and Dell’Orco were found to have suffered strains in the last few days. Lucien Agoume is a late-scratch.
Torino: Nicola Murru and Simone Verdi both pulled a thigh muscle. Mergim Vojvoda, Samir Ujkani and Amer Gojak are out with COVID, while Sasa returned to practice.
Udinese: Tolgay Arslan was suspended. They confirmed some Coronavirus cases but without announcing the names: Sebastien De Maio, Stefano Okaka, Thomas Ouwejan, Ilija Nestorovski and Rolando Mandragora were surprisingly ruled out last week. Jean-Victor Makengo and Kevin Lasagna (knee) instead missed the match for different reasons.
Verona: the once again have few banged up defenders as Lovato (contracture), Mert Cetin and Giangiacomo Magnani have thigh issues and Koray Gunter. Lovato and Magnani should be good to go, per the coach, while the other are likely to remain out. Darko Lazovic shook off COVID but will probably need some more time. Nikola Kalinic (thigh), Ronaldo Vieira (thigh) and Kevin Ruegg will not be back this week.
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