Dries Mertens has been left out of the Napoli squad list to face Parma with Gennaro Gattuso who has called-up the young striker Antonio Cioffi.
Mertens has returned to Belgium for treatment as his ankle injury has still not fully healed.
Therefore, Gattuso can’t rely on the 33-year-old for the upcoming Serie A clash against Parma.
The game kicks off at 17.00 GMT at the Stadio Maradona.
Dries Mertens has been left out of the Napoli squad list to face Parma with Gennaro Gattuso who has called-up the young striker Antonio Cioffi.
Mertens has returned to Belgium for treatment as his ankle injury has still not fully healed.
Therefore, Gattuso can’t rely on the 33-year-old for the upcoming Serie A clash against Parma.
The game kicks off at 17.00 GMT at the Stadio Maradona.
Andrea Petagna is expected to replace Mertens in the Napoli attack with the 18-year-old Antonio Cioffi who will start on the bench for the Partenopei.
Napoli squad list for Parma clash:
Goalkeepers: Meret, Ospina, Contini
Defenders: Di Lorenzo, Ghoulam, Hysaj, Koulibaly, Maksimovic, Manolas, Rrahmani, Mario Rui
Midfielders: Demme, Elmas, Lobotka, Zielinski, Bakayoko
Attackers: Lozano, Osimhen, Petagna, Politano, Insigne, Cioffi