Injured when taking a penalty kick? De Bruyne suffered a serious injury to his biceps femoris in his right thigh and will be out for at least 3 months.

For football players, playing in professional leagues is like youth. For veterans, it is too easy to get injured, because many times the body can no longer keep up with the consciousness. But it is unheard of for someone to miss three months due to an injury while taking a penalty kick, and that happened to De Bruyne.

In Naples' 3-1 victory over Inter Milan to reach the top of the Serie A standings, the 34-year-old Belgian midfielder De Bruyne, who started the game, took a penalty kick in the 33rd minute and scored. However, he strained his hamstring while taking the penalty kick and was subsequently helped off the field by his teammates.

Naples officially announced that De Bruyne suffered a serious injury to the biceps femoris on his right thigh. It is reported that De Bruyne will be absent for at least 3 months, or even longer. According to the Italian media "Morning Post", De Bruyne's MRI showed very bad results. It was not an ordinary strain. The severity required surgical treatment and the player would not be able to return to the game for at least 3 months.

De Bruyne left Manchester City this summer and joined Naples without a visa. Nowadays, Serie A has become a nursing home for Premier League veterans, such as former Arsenal midfielder Mkhitaryan, who played for Inter Milan for many years. The 36-year-old Armenian midfielder was injured on the same field as De Bruyne. Naples 3-1 Inter Milan, Mkhitaryan retired from injury in the 32nd minute of his first start. It is reported that he strained the semitendinosus of his left thigh and is expected to be out for a month.

After De Bruyne joined Naples this season, he played all 8 rounds of Serie A, including 7 starts, playing a total of 569 minutes and scoring 4 goals. However, as the former strongest pie maker in the Premier League, it is a bit strange to have 0 assists in the league; he also played in all 3 rounds of the Champions League, without scoring, but giving 2 assists.