Allegri plays down De Bruyne injury fears after Napoli win

Napoli's coach says the Belgian's late withdrawal was nothing more than cramp.

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What happened. Kevin De Bruyne was withdrawn late in Napoli's 1-0 win over Bologna, but Massimiliano Allegri confirmed it was cramp rather than anything more serious. Stanislav Lobotka settled the match for Napoli's first home win of the campaign.

• Allegri said De Bruyne expended a lot of energy and it was only cramp.
• The coach believes De Bruyne belongs close to the striker, where he played at the Maradona.
• Allegri noted that at his age De Bruyne has to be managed.

“He expended a lot of energy, it was cramp.”

— Massimiliano Allegri

Napoli will hope De Bruyne recovers quickly as they build on their first home win of the season.

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