Overview

• Danilo Cataldi is the only confirmed central midfielder available for Monday’s trip to Genoa after injuries and suspensions thinned the squad.
• The sporting judge banned Matteo Guendouzi for two matches and Belahyane for one, while the medical update cited a hamstring lesion for Dele-Bashiru and a recto-adductor issue for Rovella with Lazzari and Vecino on re-athletization programs.
• Maurizio Sarri is preparing an emergency switch to a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 with defender Mario Gila considered as a makeshift holding midfielder.
• Sarri and sporting director Angelo Fabiani discussed the possible reintegration of Basic into the usable list, a move that would require cutting another registered player until January under league rules.
• Rovella will seek further consults before deciding on surgery, Dele-Bashiru is expected out until mid-October targeting Atalanta away on October 19, and a team meeting addressed tensions involving Nuno Tavares after the derby.