APPIANO GENTILE - After a week away, Philippe Coutinho returned to the group
this morning at the Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti in La Pinetina to train with
his team-mates on the main pitch. The second training session lasted
approximately 45 minutes ahead of Napoli v Inter, the quarter-finals of the
2011/12 Coppa Italia, scheduled for tomorrow evening at the Stadio San Paolo in
Fuorigrotta. There was a warm-up, then athletic work for speed, technique and
tactical departments. Individual sessions were held for Diego Forlan (aerobic
workout in the gym, strengthening exercises, swimming pool), Yuto Nagatomo
(treatment and work in the gym) and Dejan Stankovic (specific exercises in the gym).
Lorenzo Crisetig was added to the Andrea Stramaccioni's Primavera team. Paolo
Tornaghi was away on an excused absence. Sulley Muntari is with the Ghana
national team in the Africa Cup of Nations.
At 13:00 on inter.it the squad list for Napoli v Inter will be given, followed
by statements from Claudio Ranieri in his interviews with Inter Channel and Rai
Sport (which will broadcast the interview tomorrow at 20:45 on Rai Uno).
The team have the afternoon off and then tomorrow morning will meet at the Centro
Sportivo Angelo Moratti before the departure for Naples.