German Denis takes on his former club as Rafa Benitez hopes to end the Napoli curse against Atalanta” data-scaytid=”2″>Atalanta.
It kicks off in Bergamo at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.
German Denis takes on his former club as Rafa Benitez hopes to end the Napoli curse against Atalanta.
It kicks off in Bergamo at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Last season Atalanta won this fixture 3-0 and Napoli haven’t conquered the Stadio Azzurri d’Italia since 2009-10, managing only one point from three visits.
Napoli have been nothing short of entertaining recently, twice fumbling a lead for their 2-2 draw with Inter and on Sunday fighting back for an epic 6-2 victory over Verona.
Benitez is without Walter Gargano, Juan Camilo Zuniga and Michu, but Gonzalo Higuain and Marek Hamsik finally got their first Serie A goals of the season at the weekend.
Atalanta have lost five of their last six games, interrupted only by a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Parma, and scored only three goals all season, conceding 10.
They are hoping that Denis can confirm his uncanny ability to score against former club Napoli, netting five times in the last seven meetings.
The Orobici must do without Marcelo Estigarribia, Vlada Avramov and Lorenzo Rosseti.
Atalanta: Sportiello; Benalouane, Stendardo, Cherubin, Del Grosso; Raimondi, Cigarini, Migliaccio; Baselli; Denis, Maxi Moralez
Atalanta bench: Frezzolini, Scaloni, Bellini, D’Alessandro, Bianchi, Carmona, Biava, Zappacosta, Spinazzola, Molina, Drame, Boakye
Napoli: Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Inler, David Lopez; Mertens, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain
Napoli bench: Colombo, Andujar, Henrique, Britos, De Guzman, Jorginho, Mesto, Radosevic, Insigne, Zapata