Serie A: Napoli vs. Juventus: Probable line-ups and where to watch on TV
Antonio Conte and Luciano Spalletti both have to contend with major injury issues when they go head-to-head for the first time ever as Napoli host Juventus at the Stadio Maradona in Sunday’s headline Serie A fixture.
Napoli are in a crisis of midfield injuries as things stand, with no Kevin De Bruyne, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka or Billy Gilmour available against Juventus.
That means an opportunity for Eljif Elmas to start alongside the reigning Serie A MVP, Scott McTominay in the middle of the park. The lesser-seen Antonio Vergara is the only real replacement available among the substitutes.
The Partenopei scraped through the Coppa Italia round of 16 on penalties against Cagliari on Wednesday evening, a game in which COnte decided to rest the vast majority of his first-team options. They are all expected to return against Juve, with an expected front three of David Neres, Rasmus Hojlund and Noa Lang.
Juventus’s injury concerns are at the back, following the injury to Federico Gatti during the 2-0 Coppa Italia victory against Udinese on Tuesday evening. He joins Bremer and Daniele Rugani on the list of unavailable centre-backs.
That means that Pierre Kalulu and Lloyd Kelly are expected to start again. Pre-match reports suggest that Teun Koopmeiners will return to the back three at the Maradona.
With no Dusan Vlahovic, this could be an opportunity for Jonathan David and Kenan Yildiz to lead the Bianconeri attack.
Kick-off is due at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).
Napoli vs. Juventus: Probable line-ups
Napoli (3-4-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo, Elmas, McTominay, Olivera; Neres, Hojlund, Lang.
Juventus (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Kelly, Koopmeiners; McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; David.
Where to watch Napoli vs. Juventus
Today’s match will be available to watch live in the UK on TNT SPorts 1 and TNT Sport 4, and online through Discovery+. Supporters in the USA are able to tune in via Paramount+.
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