Napoli's Milik available to play just 4 months after ACL surgery
Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik continues to defy the odds during his rapid recovery from a torn ACL.
Less than four months after undergoing surgery to repair the ligaments in his knee, Milik is available to play Saturday after being named to Napoli's 23-man squad ahead of Saturday's encounter with Bologna.
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Milik suffered the injury while on international duty with Poland in October and was initially expected to miss seven months.
Yet, from the the start, the 27-year-old defied conventional wisdom during his recovery effort. The first major hurdle was cleared a month after undergoing the operation when Milik was told he could begin running.
He was then given the green light to return to first-team shortly after the New Year.
Manager Maurizio Sarri took a cautious approach before finally including him in the team set to face Bologna.
Before suffering the injury, Milik, who signed with the Serie A outfit from Ajax last summer, found the back of the net seven times in all competitions during his opening nine matches in a Napoli strip.