Napoli have the opportunity to at least temporarily go top of the table ahead of Juventus–Milan, but visit Sassuolo desperate for points.
It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).
Napoli have the opportunity to at least temporarily go top of the table ahead of Juventus-Milan, but visit Sassuolo desperate for points.
It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).
The Partenopei’s Scudetto hopes were revitalised before the international break when Juve stalled in a draw at relegation battlers SPAL.
There’s a big chance this Easter weekend, as the Bianconeri have a very tough match with on form Milan and have to prepare for Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final with Real Madrid.
Meanwhile, Maurizio Sarri is forced into one change, because Marek Hamsik picked up a muscular injury with Slovakia and had surgery to remove his tonsils after suffering several bouts of tonsillitis this season.
Piotr Zielinski steps in to the midfield role, with the rest of the usual Napoli XI unchanged.
Sassuolo are only three points clear of the relegation zone, but before the break managed to register their first win in nine rounds – the first of 2018 – by beating Udinese.
Matteo Politano had agreed a massive €29m transfer to Napoli in January, but the paperwork didn’t go through in time, as Sassuolo haggled over the price.
He’ll be very eager to prove a point, especially as he still hopes to make that move in the summer.
Domenico Berardi returns after his ban to complete the attack in a 3-5-2 formation.
Sassuolo have only beaten Napoli once in their nine meetings, a 2-1 win back in 2015, but this fixture did end in a 2-2 draw last season.
Sassuolo: Consigli; Goldaniga, Acerbi, Peluso; Lirola, Mazzitelli, Sensi, Missiroli, Rogerio; Berardi, Politano
Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Koulibaly, Albiol, Mario Rui, Allan, Jorginho, Zielinski; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne
Ref: Fabbri