Napoli ring the changes again as Marek Hamsik visits his old club Slovan Bratislava in the Europa League.
It kicks off at 18.00 UK time (17.00 GMT).
Napoli ring the changes again as Marek Hamsik visits his old club Slovan Bratislava in the Europa League.
It kicks off at 18.00 UK time (17.00 GMT).
Rafa Benitez ended the rot of one point from two Serie A rounds with a 1-0 victory away to Sassuolo at the weekend, but the performance was again far from convincing.
Napoli are forced to do without Jorginho, Raul Albiol and Juan Camilo Zuniga for this trip to Slovakia.
Faouzi Ghoulam, Miguel Angel Britos and Gokhan Inler step in.
Duvan Zapata and Jonathan de Guzman start, giving Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon a rest, but Michu isn’t even on the bench.
Not only is Hamsik playing against the club he left aged 17, but this is also his 40th European match in a Napoli jersey, a new club record.
Slovan Bratislava’s first Europa League game saw them thrashed 5-0 by Swiss side Young Boys, so they will be desperate to wipe out the memory of that defeat.
Robert Vittek is out injured, but Slovan are unbeaten in five European games on home soil.
Napoli fought back from a goal down to beat Sparta Prague 3-1.
Slovan Bratislava: Pernis; Cikos, Ninaj,Gorosito, Jablonsky; Kubik, Grendel, Lasik, Peltier; Halenar; Soumah
Slovan bench: Polacek, Kolcak, Hudak, Zofcak, Milinkovic, Stefanik, Fort
Napoli: Rafael; Maggio, Koulibaly, Britos, Ghoulam; Inler, David Lopez; De Guzman, Hamsik, Mertens; Duvan Zapata
Napoli bench: Andujar, Henrique, Mesto, Gargano, Callejon, Insigne, Higuain