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Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne remains major injury doubt for Barcelona clash

Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne will travel with his teammates to Catalonia but remains a major injury doubt for the Gli Azzurri ahead of Saturday’s Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Barcelona.

According to Italian media Insigne underwent an MRI that revealead some inflammation in his adductor muscle picked up in the Serie A finale against Lazio on Saturday. Insigne was substituted late in the second half and looked quite dejected, and there was significant fear he was done for the season and wouldn’t make the trip to Camp Nou.