Napoli make changes for this difficult opening Serie A trip to Hellas Verona, starting Arkadiusz Milik and Piotr Zielinski.

It kicks off at the Bentegodi at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

Follow the build-up and action while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

Maurizio Sarri’s men have already played their first competitive match of the season, beating Nice 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League play-off.

Napoli make changes for this difficult opening Serie A trip to Hellas Verona, starting Arkadiusz Milik and Piotr Zielinski.

It kicks off at the Bentegodi at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

Follow the build-up and action while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

Maurizio Sarri’s men have already played their first competitive match of the season, beating Nice 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League play-off.

The decider in France is on Tuesday night, so fitness levels have to be considered ahead of that absolutely crucial game.

Vlad Chiriches, Amadou Diawara and Piotr Zielinski are brought into the side, while Milik is chosen to give Dries Mertens a rest, flanked by Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon.

Marek Hamsik also starts, although expect him to be substituted early into the second half.

Verona are back in Serie A after just one year in the wilderness, led by Coach Fabio Pecchia, who was not only a Napoli midfielder, but also assistant manager of the Azzurri under Rafa Benitez.

Franco Zuculini, Riccardo Brosco and Matteo Bianchetti are on the sidelines, while Antonio Cassano has already been and gone. The volcanic veteran signed for the club, threatened to retire, changed his mind and then did hang up his boots within a matter of weeks.

Giampaolo Pazzini was Capocannoniere in Serie B last term, but he’s not fit enough to start, so ex-Inter man Daniel Bessa is moved forward as a False 9.

Daniele Verde and ex-Torino and Atletico Madrid winger Alessio Cerci lead the attack.

Verona have found Napoli a tough nut to crack in recent times, losing eight of the last nine meetings in all competition. The lone triumph was a 2-0 Serie A home win in March 2015.

Verona: Nicolas; Ferrari, Caceres, Heurtaux, Souprayen; Romulo, Buchel, Zaccagni; Cerci, Bessa, Verde

Verona bench: Silvestri, Coppola, Laner, B Zuculini, Fossati, Pazzini, Caracciolo, Valoti, Bearzotti, Fares, Felicioli

Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Chiriches, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zielinski, Diawara, Hamsik; Callejon, Milik, Insigne

Napoli bench: Rafael, Sepe, Albiol, Maggio, Maksimovic, Mario Rui, Jorginho, Allan, Rog, Giaccherini, Ounas, Mertens

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