Cavani: Napoli’s striker Edinson Cavani will miss the Serie A high-flyers’ trip to Atalanta today with an injured right thigh. The 25-year-old Uruguayan, who played no part in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Chievo, was left out of the squad “as a precaution”, according to the club’s website.

Richards: England defender Micah Richards yesterday underwent an operation on his right knee after picking up an injury for Manchester City against Swansea last weekend, the Premier League champions said. City said that the 24-year-old would be out for between six to eight weeks. He damaged his cartilage while changing direction in Saturday’s match, which City won 1-0, and no other player was involved.

Incident: Southampton yesterday said that they are investigating the behaviour of Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc, after claims that he insulted Tottenham fans behind his goal. The 32-year-old is also alleged to have thrown a bottle of water on a number of visiting fans after the north London club scored their second goal in a 2-1 win at St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday.

Bender: Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender has been ruled out for at least a week with a hamstring injury and will miss his team’s next two matches. Bender, who was injured in last week’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League, missed their German Cup second round game against VfR Aalen yesterday and is out of the league game against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.

Sacked: Uruguay club Juventud have sacked a player for starting a mass brawl during last weekend’s domestic league game with Wanderers that led to 16 players being sent off at the final whistle. Club president Yamandu Costa told reporters that Cristian Latorre had his contract terminated, while other players involved in the fight would be fined, depending on their level of involvement.