Napoli continue their experiments with Kevin Malcuit, Fabian Ruiz and Arkadiusz Milik stepping in against a Parma filled with familiar faces.
It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
Napoli continue their experiments with Kevin Malcuit, Fabian Ruiz and Arkadiusz Milik stepping in against a Parma filled with familiar faces.
It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
Carlo Ancelotti has really embraced squad rotation, a complete transformation from the approach predecessor Maurizio Sarri had.
He has even more reason than usual to chop and change tonight, because the Partenopei are gearing up for this weekend’s Scudetto showdown with leaders Juventus.
That means Marek Hamsik is among those rested, with full-back Malcuit getting his debut and Nikola Maksimovic stepping in for Raul Albiol.
Orestis Karnezis is chosen rather than David Ospina in goal too.
Milik returns to partner Lorenzo Insigne, sending Dries Mertens to the bench, with usual absentees Alex Meret, Faouzi Ghoulam, Vlad Chiriches and Amin Younes in the stands.
Parma are packed with familiar faces, as Roberto Inglese, Amato Ciciretti and goalkeeper Luigi Sepe are all on loan from Napoli.
The star man at the moment is Gervinho, who scored an extraordinary coast-to-coast goal against Cagliari, running from his own half and dodging several defenders.
However, the veteran Ivorian is rested in favour of Ciciretti and Antonio Di Gaudio.
Jonathan Biabiany, Alberto Grassi (another Napoli-owned player), Gianni Munari, Jacopo Dezi and Matteo Scozzarella miss out with Emanuele Calaiò suspended until December 31 in a match-fixing trial.
The 2-2 draw at the Tardini in May 2015 wrecked Napoli’s Scudetto hopes and came when Parma had already been relegated. That is the only draw in the last 11 meetings between these clubs, home and away.
Napoli: Karnezis; Malcuit, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian, Allan, Diawara, Zielinski; Milik, Insigne
Parma: Sepe; Iacoponi, Alves, Gagliolo, Gobbi; Deiola, Stulac, Barillà; Ciciretti, Inglese, Di Gaudio
Ref: Doveri