Napoli completely revamp their defence ahead of Monday’s Italian Super Cup with Juventus and Duvan Zapata starts against Parma tonight.
It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Rafa Benitez is under pressure following a series of stalemates and last week’s 2-0 defeat to Milan, which left them joint seventh in the Serie A table.
Christian Maggio returns from suspension, but now Raul Albiol is banned in that back four.
Napoli completely revamp their defence ahead of Monday’s Italian Super Cup with Juventus and Duvan Zapata starts against Parma tonight.
It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Rafa Benitez is under pressure following a series of stalemates and last week’s 2-0 defeat to Milan, which left them joint seventh in the Serie A table.
Christian Maggio returns from suspension, but now Raul Albiol is banned in that back four.
Duvan Zapata starts in place of Gonzalo Higuain, who is rested ahead of the Super Cup in Doha, as are Kalidou Koulibaly and Gokhan Inler.
Juan Camilo Zuniga, Michu and Lorenzo Insigne remain long-term absentees for the Partenopei.
If anyone can talk about a genuine injury crisis this season, then it’s Parma, who are still missing Jonathan Biabiany, Cristobal Jorquera, Massimo Coda, Nicola Pozzi and Mattia Cassani.
Antonio Cassano is their only remaining genuine quality player and is partnered by Raffaele Palladino this evening.
Francesco Lodi was hoping to make an impact from his set plays, but is left on the bench, while Gabriel Paletta returns to the starting XI after four months.
Napoli: Rafael; Maggio, Henrique, Britos, Ghoulam; Gargano, David Lopez; Mertens, Hamsik, Callejon; Duvan Zapata
Parma: Mirante; Lucarelli, Santacroce, Paletta; Gobbi, Mauri, Acquah, Galloppa, De Ceglie; Cassano, Palladino