Juventus bring back Weston McKennie and Arthur Melo for the midfield against Napoli, who have Kalidou Koulibaly returning from suspension.
The match kicks off at 17.45 UK time.
The match between Juventus and Napoli, initially scheduled for October last year, will finally be recovered at the Allianz Stadium today.
Six months after the initial date, the two teams fight for a place in the Champions League and this time it’s the home side who are suffering with absentees due to COVID-19.
Juventus bring back Weston McKennie and Arthur Melo for the midfield against Napoli, who have Kalidou Koulibaly returning from suspension.
The match kicks off at 17.45 UK time.
The match between Juventus and Napoli, initially scheduled for October last year, will finally be recovered at the Allianz Stadium today.
Six months after the initial date, the two teams fight for a place in the Champions League and this time it’s the home side who are suffering with absentees due to COVID-19.
Merih Demiral, Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Bernardeschi have tested positive after returning from their respective international duties and are ruled out of the tie.
Coach Andrea Pirlo seems set to make some changes from the 2-2 draw with Torino, with Alex Sandro and Dejan Kulusevski replaced by McKennie and Arthur.
Danilo should be back in defence, this time at left-back, when the former Barcelona midfielder Arthur takes place in the middle of the park.
Paulo Dybala is expected to start on the bench, when Alvaro Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo are given the nod up front.
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso is expected to make a host of changes after the 4-3 win over Crotone last time, but Alex Meret will start in goal.
David Ospina returned to training, but reports in Italy claim he’s still in pain from a finger injury and will not be in goal for the big game.
Koulibaly is back from suspension and should go straight back into the starting line-up, probably next to Amir Rrahmani.
Diego Demme is back and should start in the middle, with Fabian Ruiz and Piotr Zielinski. In attack, Hirving Lozano, Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne.
Juventus (probable): Szczesny; Cuadrado, De Ligt, Chiellini, Danilo; McKennie, Arthur, Bentancur, Chiesa; Morata, Ronaldo
Napoli (probable): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Hysaj; Fabian, Demme, Zielinski; Lozano, Mertens, Insigne
Referee: Mariani