Napoli try to continue their perfect start to 2017 by hosting Palermo, who make their debut under new Coach Diego Lopez.

It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action while giving your views on the Liveblog.

The Partenopei have won every match so far in this calendar year and want to keep the momentum going ahead of the Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.

Napoli try to continue their perfect start to 2017 by hosting Palermo, who make their debut under new Coach Diego Lopez.

It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action while giving your views on the Liveblog.

The Partenopei have won every match so far in this calendar year and want to keep the momentum going ahead of the Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.

Kalidou Koulibaly is still at the Africa Cup of Nations, although his Senegal were eliminated last night, but Faouzi Ghoulam is back in the starting XI following Algeria’s group stage exit.

It’s good timing, as Ivan Strinic and Lorenzo Tonelli are out of action, so Nikola Maksimovic gets a rare start.

Lorenzo Insigne was expected to be rested in favour of January signing Leonardo Pavoletti, moving Dries Mertens back to his old wide left position, but instead the attacking trio remains untouched.

Palermo make their debut under Lopez, their fourth Coach of the campaign, as Eugenio Corini resigned this week after losing patience with being continually threatened with the sack.

Lopez’s only previous Serie A management experiences were a brief spell at Cagliari and one season with Bologna.

Alessandro Gazzi is suspended, with Roland Sallai, Slobodan Rajkovic and second choice goalkeeper Andrea Fulignati injured.

Alessandro Diamanti, Accursio Bentivegna and Roberto Vitiello are also not in the squad.

Lopez picks a 4-3-3 formation to match Napoli with Robin Quaison – reportedly on the verge of a transfer to Mainz 05 – Aleksandar Trajkovski and Ilija Nestorovski.

The Sicilians have lost their last three meetings with Napoli without finding the net, but did have an epic 3-3 draw here in September 2014.

Napoli have scored 24 goals in their last seven league games and are up against a team that has already conceded 41 this season. 

Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Maksimovic, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne

Napoli: Rafael, Sepe, Giaccherini, Maggio, Zielinski, Chiriches, Gabbiadini, Rog, Pavoletti, Diawara

Palermo: Posavec; Rispoli, Gonzalez, Goldaniga, Pezzella; Bruno Henrique, Jajalo, Chochev; Quaison, Nestorovski, Trajkovski

Palermo bench: Marson, Guddo, Andelkovic, Silva, Cionek, Aleesami, Balogh, Sunjic, Morganella, Lo Faso

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