Napoli must beat Verona to keep the Scudetto race alive, but miss Gonzalo Higuain, Dries Mertens and Kalidou Koulibaly.
It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action to all today’s games on our LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei fell apart in a 3-1 defeat to Udinese last week, falling six points adrift of Serie A leaders Juventus.
Napoli must beat Verona to keep the Scudetto race alive, but miss Gonzalo Higuain, Dries Mertens and Kalidou Koulibaly.
It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action to all today’s games on our LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei fell apart in a 3-1 defeat to Udinese last week, falling six points adrift of Serie A leaders Juventus.
As the Bianconeri beat Milan 2-1 last night, that gap has been stretched to nine points – 10 including the fact Juve have a superior head-to-head record.
As if that pressure wasn’t enough, top scorer Higuain begins a four-match ban after losing his head and needing to be dragged off the pitch by teammates in Friuli.
Koulibaly and Mertens are also suspended, while Coach Maurizio Sarri is in the stands due to a touchline ban.
Fans will stage a peaceful protests today by wearing Higuain masks in the stands.
Pepe Reina at least returns from a calf injury, having seen replacement Gabriel commit a howler against Udinese last week, though the Spaniard is still not 100 per cent fit.
This is the big opportunity Manolo Gabbiadini has been waiting for to prove he can fill in for Higuain, while David Lopez is surprisingly picked instead of Allan.
Verona are a curious side indeed, as they are rock bottom of the table and yet shocked Bologna last week with a 1-0 victory at the Stadio Dall’Ara.
Luca Toni has been frozen out by Coach Gigi Del Neri, who also misses injured Michelangelo Albertazzi (stomach bug), Mohamed Fares and Filip Helander.
Defender Samir gets the nod again after scoring on his Serie A debut, but Juanito Gomez Taleb is an unusual choice for centre-forward.
Hellas conquered the San Paolo only twice in 24 top flight visits, losing 17, and the most recent was 2-1 in January 1983.
Last season Verona were demolished 6-2 in this fixture and 5-1 the year before that.
Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Chiriches, Ghoulam; David Lopez, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Gabbiadini, Insigne
Verona: Gollini; Pisano, Bianchetti, Samir, Souprayen; Viviani, Ionita; Wszolek, Rebic, Emanuelson; Gomez Taleb