Napoli aim to make history with a ninth straight Serie A win as they look to Dries Mertens in the Campania Derby with Benevento.
It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei have already equalled their all-time club record of eight consecutive top flight victories and can make a new one today.
Napoli aim to make history with a ninth straight Serie A win as they look to Dries Mertens in the Campania Derby with Benevento.
It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Partenopei have already equalled their all-time club record of eight consecutive top flight victories and can make a new one today.
They had won 10 competitive games on the trot before the surprise midweek 2-1 Champions League defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Mertens was initially rested in Ukraine, but he’s back in the starting XI with Jose Callejon and Lorenzo Insigne.
Marek Hamsik has not looked fully fit recently, but he starts again anyway with Christian Maggio, who became a father again this week, in defence.
Benevento are still without a point yet in their debut Serie A season and are decimated for this short trip to their local rivals.
Missing from the squad are injured Amato Ciciretti, Pietro Iemmello, Andrea Costa and Marco D’Alessandro.
Massimo Coda and summer signing from Heracles Samuel Armenteros therefore lead the line.
Coach Marco Baroni is well-loved at the Stadio San Paolo, because it was his goal against Lazio that gave Napoli their second Scudetto in April 1990.
Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne
Benevento: Belec: Venuti, Lucioni, Antei, Di Chiara; Lombardi, Viola, Chibsah, Lazaar; Coda, Armenteros