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Dries Mertens Set to Be Available for Genoa Clash as Napoli Play Down Shoulder Injury Fears

Napoli forward Dries Mertens looks set to be available for the weekend trip to face Genoa in Serie A, after recovering from the shoulder injury he sustained in the midweek Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

In that game, which ended all square at the Stadio San Paolo thanks to goals from Lorenzo Insigne and Juan Bernat, the Belgian went off in the 83rd minute with what appeared to be a somewhat serious shoulder issue.

However, Napoli's official website (via Football Italia), played down fears over the injury, claiming the 31-year-old has merely sustained a 'slight sprain'.