Napoli want to pick up where they left off in 2017, as Serie A leaders and Winter Champions, but host old foes Hellas Verona.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action from all eight Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei saw out the year on top of the table and clinched the title of Winter Champions, so the pressure is now on to turn that into a Scudetto come May.
Napoli want to pick up where they left off in 2017, as Serie A leaders and Winter Champions, but host old foes Hellas Verona.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action from all eight Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei saw out the year on top of the table and clinched the title of Winter Champions, so the pressure is now on to turn that into a Scudetto come May.
They really are putting all their eggs in one basket, having been knocked out of the Champions League and on Tuesday crashing out of the Coppa Italia Quarter-Finals with a 2-1 home defeat to Atalanta.
There are no new injury concerns for Maurizio Sarri, who is only missing long-term absentees Arkadiusz Milik and Faouzi Ghoulam.
That means the usual suspects are in the starting XI, with Marek Hamsik seemingly unable to stop scoring since he finally ended Diego Maradona’s club goals record.
Verona have a very familiar face, as Coach Fabio Pecchia represented Napoli both as a player and as assistant manager to Rafa Benitez.
However, there’s no love lost between the two sets of fans, who have long traded insults in their bitter rivalry.
Hellas seemed to have turned a corner with their 3-0 hammering of Milan on December 17, but it was followed by heavy defeats to Udinese and Juventus.
Alessio Cerci and Mattia Zaccagni are still on the treatment table, while Daniel Bessa and Moise Kean are preferred to Giampaolo Pazzini.
Romulo and Martin Caceres have shown impressive form lately, so could hurt Napoli on the wings.
The last time the Gialloblu were victorious at the San Paolo was 2-1 in January 1983, followed by five draws and 14 defeats in all competition.
Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Koulibaly, Albiol, Mario Rui; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne
Verona: Nicolas; Ferrari, Caracciolo, Heurtaux, Caceres; Romulo, Buchel; Bessa, Fares, Verde; Kean
Ref: Abisso