Delicate eve for the Naples who will face the tomorrow evening Turin with the aim of defending the Champions League zone and, perhaps, taking advantage of the direct clash between Milan e Inter to further shorten the ranking in the upper areas of the Serie A.
For the match against the Granata the coach Antonio Conte however, it will have to do without Stanislav Lobotka, a pillar of the Azzurri midfield who hasn't missed a match since mid-December. The Slovakian midfielder suffered a niggle during training and will be unavailable. He is expected to start in his place. Billy gilmour, called to take over the control room.
Next to the Scotsman is still ready Eljif Diamond, while both players could start on the bench Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa is Kevin de bruyne, with the latter not yet in top condition. The return of Scott McTominay, who continues to feel pain and is unlikely to be able to play.
They seem to have the advantage in the midfield Matteo Politano e Leonardo Spinazzola, ready to start from the first minute in front of competition from Mazzocchi and Gutierrez, even if the final decisions will be made only shortly before kick-off. In attack, the central reference should still be Rasmus Hojlund, with Romelu Lukaku who is gradually recovering his form and could find space during the match. Behind the Danish centre forward will operate Vergara e Alisson.
Some doubts also between the posts, but Alex Meret remains the favorite to defend the Azzurri goal. A three-man defense composed of Sam Beukema, Juan Jesus e Alessandro Good morningFor Napoli, this is a game that could weigh heavily on their European run. Conte knows this and is demanding a show of maturity from his team to continue chasing the top spots in the table.




It seems like a matchday that could be relevant for the standings, but I don't know if Lobotka's substitution for Gilmour will be enough. Conte is asking for maturity, but the players seem confused at times, and the three-man defense doesn't give me full comfort. Meret is perhaps not confident enough. We hoped that Höjlund and Lukaku would recover slowly and bring the right result.