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Soccer-Napoli midfielder Allan ruled out for three weeks

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Napoli midfielder Allan is expected to be out for three weeks after picking up an adductor muscle injury during Sunday's 3-1 win at Chievo Verona, the Serie A club said on Monday (www.sscnapoli.it). Brazilian Allan, 26, will miss the Champions League last 16 second-leg match against Real Madrid on March 7, and games against AS Roma in Serie A and Juventus in the Italian Cup semi-finals. Napoli, third in the standings and two points behind second-placed Roma, host Atalanta on Saturday. (Reporting by Silvia Recchimuzzi in Gdynia, editing by Ed Osmond)