Napoli give Manolo Gabbiadini his full debut in tonight’s Coppa Italia clash against Udinese.
It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 20.00 GMT and the winners go on to face Inter in the quarter-final on February 4.
Rafa Benitez’s men are the holders of this trophy, having beaten Fiorentina 3-1 in the Final in May 2014.
Gokhan Inler is suspended, while the injury list includes Lorenzo Insigne, Juan Camilo Zuniga and Michu.
Napoli give Manolo Gabbiadini his full debut in tonight’s Coppa Italia clash against Udinese.
It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 20.00 GMT and the winners go on to face Inter in the quarter-final on February 4.
Rafa Benitez’s men are the holders of this trophy, having beaten Fiorentina 3-1 in the Final in May 2014.
Gokhan Inler is suspended, while the injury list includes Lorenzo Insigne, Juan Camilo Zuniga and Michu.
Benitez rotates his squad for this knockout round, giving January signing Gabbiadini his first start since the transfer from Sampdoria.
Marek Hamsik, Dries Mertens and Duvan Zapata complete the attacking quartet.
Ivan Strinic starts again in defence after his impressive debut against Lazio.
Udinese are in the midst of an injury crisis that has ruled out Giampiero Pinzi, Alexandre Geijo and Maurizio Domizzi.
Emmanuel Badu, Molla Wague and Lucas Evangelista are on international duty.
It’s a special game for Antonio Di Natale, as he is a native of Naples, though he never got to play for his home-town club.
He is only on the bench, though teenage goalkeeper Simone Scuffet is finally given a chance to shine after turning down a move to Atletico Madrid over the summer.
Napoli: Andujar; Mesto, Henrique, Britos, Strinic; Gargano, Jorginho; Gabbiadini, Hamsik, Mertens; Duvan Zapata
Napoli bench: Rafael, Colombo, Maggio, Koulibaly, David Lopez, Callejon, De Guzman, Higuain
Udinese: Scuffet; Widmer, Heurtaux, Danilo, Pasquale; Jaadi, Allan, Hallberg, Gabriel Silva; Bruno Fernandes; Thereau
Udinese bench: Karnezis, Bochniewicz, Faraoni, Piris, Jadson, Pontisso, Jankto, Kone, Guilherme, Vutov, Aguirre, Di Natale