Napoli give Vlad Chiriches and Elseid Hysaj their first starts with Marek Hamsik back in a friendly against FC Porto.

It kicks off at the Dragao in Oporto at 20.30 UK time (19.30 GMT) with over 50,000 fans expected in the stands.

This is Porto’s presentation to the home support going into the new season, so is preceded by a ceremony on the field and players waving to the crowd.

Those include Iker Casillas, who left Real Madrid after a lifetime of service to join Porto this summer.

Napoli give Vlad Chiriches and Elseid Hysaj their first starts with Marek Hamsik back in a friendly against FC Porto.

It kicks off at the Dragao in Oporto at 20.30 UK time (19.30 GMT) with over 50,000 fans expected in the stands.

This is Porto’s presentation to the home support going into the new season, so is preceded by a ceremony on the field and players waving to the crowd.

Those include Iker Casillas, who left Real Madrid after a lifetime of service to join Porto this summer.

Napoli unveil some new faces too, as Chiriches and Hysaj get their first starts, along with Pepe Reina, Allan and Mirko Valdifiori.

Hamsik returns from injury to take over the midfield, while Lorenzo Insigne takes a trequartista role behind Manolo Gabbiadini and Dries Mertens.

Porto: Casillas; Maxi Pereira, Maicon, Marcano, Cissokho; Ruben Neves, Herrera, Imbula; Varela, Aboubakar, Brahimi

Napoli: Reina; Maggio, Chiriches, Albiol, Hysaj; Allan, Valdifiori, Hamsik; Insigne; Gabbiadini, Mertens

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