An electric Napoli host European challengers Fiorentina this afternoon before Scudetto hopefuls Milan travel to Torino in a bid to tighten their grip at the top.
The match between the Partenopei and the Viola kicks off at 14.00 UK time, with the game between the Granata and the Rossoneri kicking off later at 19.45.
Luciano Spalletti has to deal with a number of absences ahead of Napoli’s match this afternoon, with André-Frank Zambo Anguissa suspended and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kevin Malcuit, Adam Ounas and Andrea Petagna all sidelined with injury.
Things are a little simpler for Vincenzo Italiano, although he won’t be able to count on the suspended Lucas Torreira. Giacomo Bonaventura and Álvaro Odriozola are also unavailable due to physical issues.
Torino have six players unavailable for their clash against Milan this afternoon. Antonio Sanabria, Simone Zaza, Mohamed Fares, Koffi Djidji, Rolando Mandragora and Dennis Praet are all out injured.
Stefano Pioli only has to juggle three absences, with Alessandro Florenzi, Simon Kjaer and Alessio Romagnoli all unavailable.
Probable line-ups:
Napoli vs. Fiorentina
Napoli (4-3-3): Ospina; Zanoli, Rrahmani (Juan Jesus), Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Insigne.
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Terracciano; Venuti, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi; Castrovilli, Amrabat, Duncan; Gonzalez, Cabral, Saponara.
Torino vs. Milan
Torino (3-4-2-1): Berisha; Zima, Bremer, Rodriguez; Singo, Lukic, Pobega, Vojvoda; Pjaca, Brekalo; Belotti.
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Tonali, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Kessie, Leao; Giroud.
I do not think that Napoli would be able to win against this Fiorentina side, and a resilient Torino would surely cause Milan troubles
As much as I prefer Kessié to sit on the bench in these final few weeks of his Milan career, he’s still a better option than Diaz. We somehow barely win our matches when he starts there, but with Diaz we have no chance against these sides who defend with numbers. He’s just too weak. Maybe he can come in for the final minutes to run at tired legs.