Dries Mertens seems set to start up front against Real Sociedad, as Napoli aim to confirm their place in the last 32 of the Europa League.

The match starts at 17.55 UK time.

Coach Gennaro Gattuso prepares for an important clash with Real Sociedad, who are second in La Liga, tonight.

David Ospina should start in goal and Nikola Maksimovic seems set to replace Kostas Manolas in the heart of the defence. He will be paried with Kalidou Koulibaly.

Dries Mertens seems set to start up front against Real Sociedad, as Napoli aim to confirm their place in the last 32 of the Europa League.

The match starts at 17.55 UK time.

Coach Gennaro Gattuso prepares for an important clash with Real Sociedad, who are second in La Liga, tonight.

David Ospina should start in goal and Nikola Maksimovic seems set to replace Kostas Manolas in the heart of the defence. He will be paried with Kalidou Koulibaly.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Mario Rui should start out wide for the Partenopei, as Fabian Ruiz returns to the midfield.

Tiemoue Bakayoko and Diego Demme are fighting for a place in the middle too, but Mertens seems to keep Andrea Petagna out of the side.

Hirving Lozano should start on the bench, with Matteo Politano preferred at right and Lorenzo Insigne at left, with Piotr Zielinski to complete the attacking trident of the 4-2-3-1.

La Real arrive after four consecutive draws, a result that would be enough to see Napoli through to the knockout stages of the competition.

Coach Imanol Alguacil must cope without Mikel Oyarzabal and David Silva for the match at the San Paolo and Alexander Isak should spearhead the Spanish side.

 With Adnan Januzat at left, Portu in the middle and Ander Barrenetxea at right in an attacking trident of a similar 4-2-3-1.

Napoli (probable): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Bakayoko, Fabian; Politano, Zielinski, Insigne, Mertens

Real Sociedad (probable): Remiro; Zaldua, Sagnan, Le Normand, Monreal; Zubimendi, Merino; Barrenetxea, Portu, Januzaj; Isak

Referee: Grinfeld (ISR)

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