Napoli in theory have a chance to break away at the top, but any game against Hellas Verona is not to be taken for granted.
With the Milan Derby on Sunday evening, it’s an opportunity for the Partenopei to go clear as sole leaders. However, Verona have been on spectacular form since Igor Tudor replaced Eusebio Di Francesco, beating Roma, Lazio and Juventus, while going close against Milan too. Giovanni Simeone can’t seem to stop scoring with six goals in his last two starts.
Kalidou Koulibaly sits out a ban, with Kostas Manolas and Kevin Malcuit injured, while there are still question marks over Lorenzo Insigne and Victor Osimhen after they missed the last two matches, including Thursday’s 4-1 Europa League win away to Legia Warsaw.
Napoli won’t forget it was a draw in this fixture on the last day of the season that saw them miss out on a top four finish.
Form Guide: Napoli (W W D W W) Verona (W D W L W)
Stat fact: Napoli could become only the third team in history to win 11 of the opening 12 Serie A rounds, after Juventus achieved it in 2005-06 and 2018-19.
Probable line-ups
Napoli (4-3-3): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Insigne
Suspended: Koulibaly
Injured: Malcuit, Manolas
On a yellow card: Anguissa, Mario Rui
Venezia (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Dawidowicz, Gunter, Casale; Faraoni, Tameze, Veloso, Lazovic; Barak, Caprari; Simeone
Suspended: None
Injured: Frabotta, Ilic
On a yellow card: None