Napoli revamp again with Manolo Gabbiadini as Maurizio Sarri and Mirko Valdifiori visit their old haunts in Empoli.
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Napoli revamp again with Manolo Gabbiadini as Maurizio Sarri and Mirko Valdifiori visit their old haunts in Empoli.
It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
You can follow all the action as it happens from this, Sassuolo-Atalanta and Palermo-Carpi on our LIVEBLOG.
Coach Sarri shot to fame at the Stadio Castellani, taking Empoli to promotion and keeping them in the top flight with such impressive football that it earned him the Napoli job.
Only a few months ago, Empoli crushed Rafa Benitez’s side 4-2 here and Napoli have never conquered the Castellani in Serie A.
Gabbiadini is given a rare starting spot after Sarri said he must do more to “convince” in training.
The Italy international partners Gonzalo Higuain with Lorenzo Insigne in the trequartista role.
Empoli miss Levan Mchedlidze, so Manuel Pucciarelli again starts in attack with veteran Massimo Maccarone.
Sarri said the player he most wanted at Napoli was Riccardo Saponara, but the young Italian remained at Empoli and could hurt his former Coach.
Empoli: Skorupski; Zambelli, Tonelli, Barba, Mario Rui; Zielinski, Diousse, Croce; Saponara; Pucciarelli, Maccarone
Napoli: Reina; Maggio, Albiol, Chiriches, Hysaj; Allan, Valdifiori, Hamsik; Insigne; Gabbiadini, Higuain