Juventus have all defenders available against Napoli, who are struggling with several absentees and could start with Andrea Petagna up front on Saturday.

This time, three points are at stake, as Napoli host Juventus only 13 days after the Supercoppa Italiana Final in January.

Gennaro Gattuso is looking for revenge over his old friend Andrea Pirlo, who picked up his first trophy as a coach in their last clash.

Juventus have all defenders available against Napoli, who are struggling with several absentees and could start with Andrea Petagna up front on Saturday.

This time, three points are at stake, as Napoli host Juventus only 13 days after the Supercoppa Italiana Final in January.

Gennaro Gattuso is looking for revenge over his old friend Andrea Pirlo, who picked up his first trophy as a coach in their last clash.

And Juventus arrive in Naples with good news regarding the defensive department, as Matthijs de Ligt, Merih Demiral, Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci are all included in the squad to face the Azzurri.

The return leg will be played before the first leg, as we are still waiting for the showdown at the Allianz Stadium to be rescheduled.

The Bianconeri and the Partenopei are on opposite paths, as Pirlo’s men arrive after having reached the Coppa Italia Final, whilst Gattuso saw his side exit the competition against Atalanta.

And the latter has some injury problems ahead of the big game at the Stadio Diego Maradona tomorrow.

He will not be able to call upon midfielder Diego Demme or attacker Dries Mertens, whilst Victor Osimhen has only recently returned to action after injury and disease.

Faouzi Ghoulam and Kalidou Koulibaly are unavailable due to coronavirus, whilst Elseid Hysaj is out injured.

Stanislav Lobotka seems set to start next to Tiemoue Bakayoko, ahead of Elmas and Fabian Ruiz, whilst Andrea Petagna could get the nod up front.

Juventus, on the other hand, continue to cope without Arthur Melo, Aaron Ramsey and Paulo Dybala.

The Argentine has now missed half of the season due to injuries and with Bonucci struggling with muscle fatigue, he seems set for a place on the bench.

Danilo is, according to Sky Sport Italia, expected to start at left-back, to give Alex Sandro a breather, as Juan Cuadrado starts at right.

Dejan Kulusevski replaced an ill Alvaro Morata in the Coppa Italia, but the Spanish forward seems set for a return to the starting line-up against the Partenopei tomorrow.

Napoli (probable): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Maksimovic, Mario Rui; Lobotka, Bakayoko; Lozano, Zielinski, Insigne; Petagna

Juventus (probable): Szczesny; Cuadrado, De Ligt, Chiellini, Danilo; McKennie, Bentancur, Rabiot, Chiesa; Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo

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