After resting all his starters in Napoli’s Coppa Italia tie mid-week, Antonio Conte is going to bring his best players back to the starting XI as his side face Lazio for a second time in four days.
It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 GMT) at the Stadio Diego Maradona in Naples.
The Partenopei need a win to take the Serie A top spot, and their coach is set to change all eleven men from Thursday’s 3-1 defeat against the Biancocelesti, relying on the same team who beat Torino last week in Serie A.
Stars Alessandro Buongiorno, Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku will all be back for the top-of-the-table clash, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia also supporting the Belgium international in the trident and hoping to end his four-game goal drought.
Stanislav Lobotka will be the hosts’ midfield director, while captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Mathias Olivera will also return to the team as full-backs to provide solidity at the back against Lazio’s lively offensive players.
Coach Marco Baroni will be happy to have Nuno Tavares back in the left-back position, with Gustav Isaksen, Boulaye Dia and Mattia Zaccagni asked to ignite a creative spark and pose a threat as they start in support of lone striker Valentin Castellanos.
Biancocelesti’s Coppa Italia hero Tijjani Noslin, who bagged a brace against Napoli in Coppa Italia, is expected to start on the bench.
Napoli vs Lazio – Probable line-ups
Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Kvaratskhelia
Lazio (4-2-3-1): Provedel; Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Nuno Tavares; Guendouzi, Dele-Bashiru; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Castellanos
Napoli vs Lazio – Where to watch on TV
The Stadio Diego Maradona fixture is available to watch live on TNT Sports 1 and can also be streamed on One Football in the UK. Fans in the USA can watch the match through Paramount+.
Did Conte field his B Team against Lazio in Coppa because he wants to play less games ??