Napoli start Gonzalo Higuain despite fitness worries and Verona pull a midfield surprise in the early game.

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The Partenopei can push for the top of the table, especially after Roma were held 2-2 by Bologna on Saturday.

Napoli start Gonzalo Higuain despite fitness worries and Verona pull a midfield surprise in the early game.

It kicks off at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.

You can follow all the action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.

The Partenopei can push for the top of the table, especially after Roma were held 2-2 by Bologna on Saturday.

Maurizio Sarri warned Higuain returned “very tired” from international duty in Argentina, but is forced to start him anyway because Manolo Gabbiadini and Dries Mertens are both injured.

Kalidou Koulibaly also sits out a ban at the back, so Vlad Chiriches gets a rare start.

Verona are the only side still without a Serie A victory this season, yet the club backed Coach Andrea Mandorlini while others were sacked for much less.

Luca Toni returns after two months out with a knee ligament injury, but is not ready to be in the starting XI just yet.

That means Giampaolo Pazzini is partnered by Juanito Gomez Taleb.

Still on the injury list are Jacopo Sala, Artur Ionita, Francelino Matuzalem, Rafael Marquez, Federico Viviani and Romulo.

Mandorlini pulls a surprise by giving 18-year-old Luca Checchin his full debut in midfield, having previously played only a handful of minutes as a substitute.

Verona: Rafael; Pisano, Moras, Bianchetti, Albertazzi; Greco, Checchin, Halfredsson; Jankovic, Pazzini, Gomez Taleb

Verona bench: Gollini, Coppola, Helander, Souprayen, Winck, Wszolek, Zaccagni, Siligardi, Toni

Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Chiriches, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne

Napoli bench: Gabriel, Rafael Cabral, Henrique, Luperto, Maggio, Strinic, David Lopez, Valdifiori, Chalobah, Dezi, El Kaddouri

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