Serie A Week 3 starts with three games on Saturday, check out the probable line-ups for Empoli vs. Venezia, Napoli vs. Juventus and Atalanta vs. Fiorentina.
The third round of 2021-22 starts at 14.00 UK time on Saturday with the game between the two newly promoted sides Empoli and Venezia at the Castellani Stadium.
But the big game of the day is played at the Stadio Diego Maradona, when Napoli host Juventus at 17.00, before Atalanta take on Fiorentina at the Gewiss Stadium.
Empoli vs. Venezia (14.00 UK time)
Aurelio Andreazzoli seems set to give continuity to the team that beat Juventus ahead of the international break, as Leonardo Mancuso seems set to continue up front with Patrick Cutrone.
Venezia are set to give Ethan Ampadu a chance next to Mattia Caldara at the back, while Mattia Aramu returns in attack.
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajli, Luperto, Marchizza; Bandinelli, Ricci, Haas; Bajrami; Cutrone, Mancuso
Venezia (4-3-3): Lezzerini; Mazzocchi, Caldara, Ampadu, Haps; Heymans, Crnigoj, Busio; Aramy, Henry, Johnson
Napoli vs. Juventus (17.00)
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti might still be without Piotr Zielinski, while Nigerian attacker Victor Osimhen returns to the line-up after his suspension was reduced to one game.
Massimiliano Allegri said the South Americans will not be ready to play for Juventus at the Stadio Diego Maradona. Federico Chiesa is also absent for the Bianconeri.
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Fabian; Politano, Elmas, Insigne; Osimhen
Juventus (3-5-2): Szczesny; De Ligt, Bonucci, Chiellini; De Sciglio, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Pellegrini; Morata, Kulusevski
Atalanta vs. Fiorentina (19.45)
Gian Piero Gasperini has injury problems in attack, coping without Colombian duo Luis Muriel, but Duvan Zapata might be available. Josip Ilicic is, however, expected to start up front.
Fiorentina could give Lucas Torreira his debut in the middle, with Dusan Vlahovic set to start in the middle of an attacking trident in Vincenzo Italiano’s 4-3-3 formation.
Atlanta (3-4-1-2): Musso; Toloi, Demiral, Palomino; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Freuler, Maehle; Pessina; Malinovskyi, Ilicic
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Dragowski; Venuti, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Torreira, Castrovilli; Callejon, Vlahovic, Sottil