Napoli try to get back on track after their first defeat with Victor Osimhen and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, but Sampdoria are fired up and will have an emotional tribute to Gianluca Vialli before kick-off.

It begins at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, also known as Marassi, at 17.00 GMT.

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There will be a minute’s silence before every match this weekend for Vialli, but none more heartfelt than at Marassi, where he first really shot to fame, winning the Scudetto, Cup Winners’ Cup, Coppa Italia, Italian Supercup and reaching the European Cup Final.

The gates around this stadium have already become a makeshift shrine to the former striker and the fans are planning a special tribute in the stands.

Samp have plenty of other motivation too, fresh off a surprise 2-1 win away to Sassuolo, but still mired in the relegation zone.

Bruno Amione is suspended, with Fabio Quagliarella, Omar Colley, Andrea Conti, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Ignacio Pussetto and Manuel De Luca injured.

The good news is the return of Filip Djuricic from his ban, while Harry Winks gets a call-up for the first time.

Napoli suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season to Inter midweek and are really feeling the pressure as leaders.

Luciano Spalletti makes several changes in defence and midfield, but sticks with Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia upfront.

Bartosz Bereszynski is on the bench just 24 hours after completing his transfer on loan with option to buy from Sampdoria.

Sampdoria: Audero; Murru, Murillo, Nuytinck; Leris, Vieira, Rincon, Augello; Verre; Lammers, Gabbiadini

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Kim Min-jae, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Elmas; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

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