Napoli make minimal changes for this tricky trip to Parma, as Dries Mertens steps in for suspended Lorenzo Insigne against Roberto Inglese and Gervinho.
It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 17.00 GMT.
You can follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Napoli make minimal changes for this tricky trip to Parma, as Dries Mertens steps in for suspended Lorenzo Insigne against Roberto Inglese and Gervinho.
It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 17.00 GMT.
You can follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei are fresh from a comfortable Europa League victory over FC Zurich, but their Serie A form recently has been disappointing with two consecutive 0-0 draws.
If they get a third in a row, it’ll be their longest run of stalemates since December 2014.
Insigne is suspended, with Mario Rui, Raul Albiol and Amin Younes injured, but Ancelotti keeps squad rotation to a minimum.
Despite reports Adam Ounas would start in attack and Simone Verdi on the left wing, Mertens partners Arkadiusz Milik and Piotr Zielinski retains his place.
Faouzi Ghoulam is rested in favour of Elseid Hysaj on the left.
Parma have lost their last three Serie A home games and have numerous injury woes, ruling out Alessandro Bastoni, Leo Stulac, Fabio Ceravolo, Francisco Sierralta and Alberto Grassi.
January signing Jose Machin of Equatorial Guinea gets his Serie A debut following the move from Pescara, completing the midfield with Juraj Kucka.
Simone Iacoponi steps in to right-back, moving Riccardo Gagliolo to the centre of defence.
Luigi Sepe and Roberto Inglese are both on loan from Napoli, while Gervinho relishes facing the Partenopei.
Parma’s first ever Serie A victory was against reigning champions Napoli at the Stadio Tardini on September 23, 1990. It ended 1-0 thanks to Marco Osio’s diving header.
Luigi Apolloni performed a goal-line clearance on Diego Maradona after Claudio Taffarel had been beaten.
Parma: Sepe; Iacoponi, Bruno Alves, Gagliolo, Gobbi; Rigoni, Kucka, Machin; Gervinho, Inglese, Biabiany
Parma bench: Frattali, Brazao, Dimarco, Diakhate, Schiappacasse, Barilla’, Gazzola, Dezi, Davordzie, Sprocati
Napoli: Meret; Malcuit, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Hysaj; Callejon, Allan, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski; Mertens, Milik
Napoli bench: Ospina, Karnezis, Ghoulam, Luperto, Chiriches, Diawara, Verdi, Ounas