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Lecce’s Lameck Banda Discharged After On-Field Collapse at Napoli

Conte’s quick alert brought medics on within seconds.

Overview

  • Banda went down in the final minutes at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona after a reported knock to the chest left him struggling to breathe.
  • Medical staff treated him on the pitch before he was stretchered off, taken by buggy to an ambulance and transported to Cardarelli Hospital.
  • Lecce said hospital tests returned negative results, and the 25-year-old was discharged on Sunday morning.
  • He did not appear to lose consciousness, with Conte describing the scene as frightening and Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco calling it a nasty blow to the right chest.
  • Napoli won 2-1 after play resumed, and Lecce have not confirmed Banda’s availability for next weekend’s trip to Roma.