On Wednesday evening, Rangers FC welcome Napoli at Ibrox to try and turn things around in the Champions League after Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side lost their opening game 4-0 to Ajax.
There is a slight boost to their chances with the absence of Victor Osimhen, whom many expect to be replaced by Giovanni Simeone, thus providing a different threat to the Scottish side.
Luciano Spalletti had two choices at his disposal when choosing a player to lead his attacking line in the Nigerian’s stead, with Giacomo Raspadori the alternative to face Rangers.
However, Corriere del Mezzogiorno reckon it’s the Argentina international who will get the go ahead, as the fixture at Ibrox will be very different to the weekend’s game against Spezia.
While they were looking for ‘total domination’ agains the Serie A side, they point out the game against Rangers ‘will inevitably be different’.
Described as a likely ‘physical battle’, the choice to put the bulky Simeone up top will allow to leave their mark, as there might be a ‘need to have a fight even inside the opponent’s area’.
After all, Napoli are facing Rangers at Ibrox, which Gazzetta dello Sport describe will provide a ‘warm atmosphere’, as the stadium’s ‘famous roar can make anyone uncomfortable’.
They point out ‘emotions will have to be managed’ to avoid any unwanted outbursts, and while they will want to disturb Van Bronckhorst’s backline as much as possible, they will also have to be wary of the threat posed by the Scottish club’s forwards.
Gazzetta go out of their way to highlight Ryan Kent as the player providing the biggest threat as he ‘skips past his man and has already scored three league goals’ this season.
