Napoli go old school against Rodrigo De Paul’s Udinese, with the front three of Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon.

It kicks off at 18.30 UK time (17.30 GMT) at the Stadio San Paolo.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Napoli go old school against Rodrigo De Paul’s Udinese, with the front three of Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon.

It kicks off at 18.30 UK time (17.30 GMT) at the Stadio San Paolo.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

The Partenopei have stalled a little over the last week, held to draws by Milan and Bologna, so need a boost to stay in the hunt for fifth place.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo is suspended, so Elseid Hysaj steps in at right-back, but the squad rotation tends to be in the trident attack.

Despite suggestions Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano could start, Gattuso goes old school with Callejon-Mertens-Insigne.

Udinese have done just enough to break away from the relegation zone in recent weeks, able to beat Roma and hold Lazio to a draw.

Stefano Okaka is suspended, with Rolando Mandragora, Mato Jajalo, Lukasz Teodorczyk and Sebastian Prodl injured, so Ilija Nestorovski gets the nod to partner Kevin Lasagna.

The star man for the Friulani is undoubtedly Argentina international De Paul, who has among others been linked with a move to Napoli this summer.

Udinese have picked up just one point from their last eight Serie A visits to the Stadio San Paolo, since a victory in April 2011.

Napoli: Ospina; Hysaj, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Lobotka, Zielinski; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne

Napoli bench: Meret, Karnezis, Luperto, Ghoulam, Malcuit, Maksimovic, Allan, Demme, Elmas, Lozano, Milik, Politano

Udinese: Musso; Becao, De Maio, Nuytick; Stryger-Larsen, De Paul, Walace, Fofana, Zeegelar; Lasagna, Nestorovski

Udinese bench: Perisan, Nicolas, Samir, Troost-Ekong, Sema, Ter Avest, Ballarini, Mazzolo, Palumbo, Oviszach

Ref: Chiffi

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