FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Napoli Goalkeeper Alex Meret will miss Italy games in September for injury

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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announce that goalkeeper Alex Meret, following investigations carried out after suffering an injury during last week Serie A Round 2, will not be available for the national team’s next matches.  The x-ray images, which have already been sent to the Napoli medical team, show a fracture of the 3rd and 4th lumbar vertebrae. Meret will return to Napoli after tomorrow’s match between Italy and Bulgaria.

Meret will miss all three qualification games  for the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Bulgaria (Florence, Stadio Artemio Franchi, 2 September at 20.45 CEST), Switzerland (Basel, St. Jacobs Park Stadium, 5 September at 20.45 CEST), and Lithuania (Reggio Emilia, Stadio Città del Tricolore, 8 September at 20.45 CEST).

Photo via twitter.com/azzurri

 

🇮🇹 👉 The Italian National Team Schedule (all times CEST)

Wednesday 1 September
17:30 – Italy press conference at the Coverciano CTF Auditorium
18:00 – Italy training at the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano
19:30 – Bulgaria press conference at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence
20:00 – Bulgaria training at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Thursday 2 September
20:45 – ITALY vs. Bulgaria (Stadio ‘Franchi’ in Florence). Press conference after the match and return to Coverciano

Friday 3 September
11:30 – Training at the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano

Saturday 4 September
10:00 – Switzerland press conference at St. Jacob Park in Basel
11:00 – Switzerland Training at St. Jacob Park in Basel (open to the press the first 15′)
11:00 – Transfer Florence-Basel
17:30 – Press conference ITALY at the St. Jacob Park in Basel
18:00 – ITALY training at the St. Jacob Park in Basel (open to the press the first 15′)

Sunday 5 September
20:45 – Switzerland vs. ITALY (St. Jacob’s Park stadium). Press conference after the match

Monday 6 September
11:30 – Training at the C.S. Basel (closed)
18:00 – Transfer Basel-Reggio Emilia

Tuesday 7 September
16:45 – ITALY press conference at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
17:15 – ITALY training at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open to the press the first 15′)
18:15 – Lithuania press conference at ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
18:45 – Lithuania training at ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open to the press the first 15′)

Wednesday 8 September

20:45 – ITALY vs. Lithuania (Città del Tricolore Stadium). At the end of the match, press conference