In a decidedly disappointing season finale for Napoli, there is a ray of sunshine in Sebastiano Luperto's reassuring smile. The 22-year-old from Salento is exploiting the opportunities that are being created, showing reliability in addition to a physical prowess that leads him to be compared to the Spanish Raul Albiol because of his beard. The central Iberian expert is now close to returning and it is possible that Frosinone will go on the bench, perhaps to play some spare change in the second half.

Still titled also because of the injuries of Chiriches and Maksimovic, it will be one more time for the boy from Lecce to play as a starter alongside the giant Kalidou Koulibaly, whose wisdom is helping to grow the youngest companion. Last Monday he attacked Atalanta a few minutes later to replace Chiriches and his test was convincing despite the collapse of his median and the progress of the various Ilicic and Zapata from his side. Indeed, when the team collapsed in the final and the Bergamo raged, the youngest with a save foiled the safe 3-1, anticipating Ilicic in front of goal.

Smiles of biagio and so Luperto has accumulated 11 presences, of which three also in the Europa League (owner in Salzburg), this means maturing at high levels, also because there are no particular smudges. The coach of the Under 21 national team Gigi Di Biagio is following him carefully, as he is preparing the team for the next European that will take place between Italy and San Marino. Luperto already has 8 appearances and could be among the protagonists. Ancelotti, who already held him back in the summer from possible loan starts, is following him carefully and considers him a fixed point for the future. The former d.s. Riccardo Bigon who had the intuition to follow him to Lecce and wrest him from a fierce competition in the summer of 2013.