Leaders Napoli have a very tricky test at Antonio Cassano’s Sampdoria, as top scorers Gonzalo Higuain and Eder face off.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the action from all eight Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei suffered a setback on Tuesday with their Coppa Italia quarter-final defeat to Inter, which also saw the next few days dominated by controversy over Coach Maurizio Sarri’s alleged homophobic comments in a touchline row with Roberto Mancini.
Leaders Napoli have a very tricky test at Antonio Cassano’s Sampdoria, as top scorers Gonzalo Higuain and Eder face off.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the action from all eight Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei suffered a setback on Tuesday with their Coppa Italia quarter-final defeat to Inter, which also saw the next few days dominated by controversy over Coach Maurizio Sarri’s alleged homophobic comments in a touchline row with Roberto Mancini.
That was only their third defeat of the entire campaign, so confidence should not be hard hit at Marassi, especially as they rested several top stars.
Higuain, Lorenzo Insigne and Marek Hamsik all return to the starting XI, as there is a full squad to choose from.
Sampdoria, on the other hand, have Roberto Soriano suspended in midfield and he therefore won’t be able to face the side he nearly joined on transfer deadline day.
Djamel Mesbah is also unavailable, but native Neapolitan Vincenzo Montella looks to Cassano for inspiration.
He’s joined by Eder, second in the Capocannoniere charts only to Higuain, and Carlos Carbonero.
You can expect goals, as the last five meetings between these teams, home and away, provided 21!
Napoli are unbeaten in this fixture since a 1-0 in May 2010, picking up three wins and a draw.
Sampdoria: Viviano; Cassani, Moisander, Zukanovic, Regini; Fernando, Barreto; Carbonero, Correa, Eder; Cassano
Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne