Without proclaiming, with sober style, Alex Meret pursues all the blue of the world. Thursday in Salzburg will be called to defend that 3-0 of the first leg, also the result of a couple of his amazing saves in the final that have avoided suffering from the Austrians one or more goals that would have complicated not a little the passage to the quarter finals of Europe League. Now the "hot" Red Bull Arena becomes a new fundamental test for Napoli and Meret's ambitions, which is finally demonstrating all the (remarkable) potential of which has been credited for at least three years.
NO FEAR OF COMPARISONS - When you talk about young goalkeepers, it's logical to immediately take the comparison with Gigio Donnarumma, number 1 of Milan and Nazionale. Meret has entered into the circle of the convocations of Roberto Mancini and of the "rival" says with serenity: "He has more experience than me, but I have nothing to envy him on a technical level. I don't feel inferior ”. For Alex therefore a weekend of great concentration because if a good performance will arrive against the Salzburg and a confirmation Sunday against Udinese, the club that launched it, here is that the call in the National would be facilitated, with the blue always more blue .
CALLED UP - Meanwhile Ancelotti concluded the last session at the venue, before leaving Wednesday morning for Austria. Here are the squad for Salzburg, missing the injured Albiol and the suspended Koulibaly and Maksimovic, all central defensives: Meret, Ospina, Karnezis, Chiriches, Malcuit, Ghoulam, Luperto, Mario Rui, Hysaj, Allan, Diawara, Zielinski, Fabian Ruiz, Verdi, Callejon, Ounas, Mertens, Insigne, Milik, Younes.