Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti could drop Hirving Lozano for Fernando Llorente in tonight’s crunch Champions League game against Liverpool.
It kicks off at Anfield at 20.00 GMT.
Sky Sport Italia are reporting that the former Milan boss hasn’t decided his starting XI as of yet, and he’s toying with the idea of starting Llorente upfront alongside Dries Mertens.
Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti could drop Hirving Lozano for Fernando Llorente in tonight’s crunch Champions League game against Liverpool.
It kicks off at Anfield at 20.00 GMT.
Sky Sport Italia are reporting that the former Milan boss hasn’t decided his starting XI as of yet, and he’s toying with the idea of starting Llorente upfront alongside Dries Mertens.
It was expected that Ancelotti would start Lozano and Mertens, but perhaps in the hopes of looking for another alternative, has tried out Llorente in training alongside the Belgium international.
Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Llorente scored the second goal in the 2-0 win against Liverpool on match day one of this season’s competition.
Sky also report that the midfield is still undecided by Ancelotti, the defence should be Nikola Maksimovic, Kostas Manolas, Koulidou Kolibaly and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
Captain Lorenzo Insigne has been ruled out through an injury picked up in the 1-1 draw against Milan, joining Arkadiusz Milik, Kevin Malcuit and Faouzi Ghoulam on the treatment table.
Mario Rui and Fabian Ruiz both require fitness tests.
A win would guarantee qualification to the Champions League Round of 16 for the Partenopei.
Napoli (probable): Meret; Maksimovic, Manolas, Koulibaly, Di Lorenzo; Callejon, Allan, Zielinski, Elmas; Mertens, Llorente