Depaoli trains with the squad. Ranieri news conference on Thursday

The team were back at the training ground on Wednesday morning for their second session of the week in the build-up to Saturday’s Derby della Lanterna.

The lads spent the first half an hour warming up and doing technical drills, then moved onto tactical work. Primavera youngsters Mohamed Bahlouli, Andreas Chrysostomou, Felice D’Amico and Marco Pompetti joined in with the senior squad.

Fabio Depaoli trained with the team for part of the workout while Manolo Gabbiadini and Jakub Jankto followed personalised routines on the pitch. Gaston Ramirez did some light work in the gym having recovered from flu.

Meanwhile Edgar Barreto, Federico Bonazzoli and Bartosz Bereszynski are continuing with their rehabilitation programmes. Bereszynski is due back in Bogliasco this week after carrying out the first stage of his post-op rehab in Poland.

The team will train once more on Thursday morning before Claudio Ranieri sits down with the media around 13:00.