Napoli drops Noa Lang before Champions League match against Arsenal

Napoli faces Arsenal in a Champions League fixture at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona today. Ahead of the 20.00 UK time kickoff, sports director Giovanni Manna announced that forward Noa Lang was excluded from the squad for disciplinary reasons. Manna stated that Lang acted incorrectly on September 8 and will serve his internal sanction by watching the match from the stands. The club enters the contest dealing with several absences, as Scott McTominay, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Alessandro Buongiorno, Luca Marianucci, and Giovane remain sidelined due to injury. Kevin De Bruyne is also unavailable following an early injury. Manna urged supporters to remain calm despite recent Serie A losses to Como and Inter, citing the difficulty of the current Champions League opposition.

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