Napoli face Sporting CP at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Matchday 2 of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. After falling to Manchester City in their group-stage opener, Antonio Conte’s side will look to bounce back, though they will be without star striker Romelu Lukaku.

Lukaku remains sidelined after suffering a left rectus femoris thigh injury in a preseason friendly against Olympiacos. According to team reports, the Belgian forward is expected to miss three to four months, ruling him out of Napoli’s key fixtures in both Europe and Serie A.

“Following the injury against Olympiacos, Romelu Lukaku underwent tests at Pineta Grande Hospital, which revealed a serious injury to the rectus femoris muscle in his left thigh,” Napoli confirmed in a medical statement released in late Augus

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