2 hours Ago By Alessandro Bai
Stanislav Lobotka made his return from injury for Napoli as a second-half substitute during their 1-1 draw away to Inter last weekend and now hopes to play a ‘full match’ for Slovakia, who are set to take on Sweden in the Nations League on Saturday. to get playing time for the first time since , which kept him sidelined for weeks, and he admitted he thought he would ‘feel worse’ than he did after returning to the pitch. While he admitted he needed to ‘be careful’, the response from his body was good, and he’s now eager to help his national team pick up a win that could see them leapfrog Sweden at the top spot in their Nations League group.
“I feel good; my muscles didn’t hurt upon returning, and that’s the most important thing,” he said at a pre-match press conference, as . I had to be careful, but I knew I could be back for the Inter match, and now there’s Sweden. I’d like to play the full match; we’ll see if I can do it.
“There’s a difference between running with or without the ball, but I thought I would feel worse. It wasn’t easy to get into the game. I didn’t feel any muscle pain, which is the most important thing.
” Slovakia are level on 10 points with Sweden, and the two sides have shared the spoils in their first head-to-head, which ended in a 2-2 draw. before getting injured in October, and he’s expected to take his place back after the international break..
