Napoli are forced to do without Kalidou Koulibaly and Lorenzo Insigne after their controversial defeat to Inter and host desperate Bologna.

It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 19.30 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Napoli are forced to do without Kalidou Koulibaly and Lorenzo Insigne after their controversial defeat to Inter and host desperate Bologna.

It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 19.30 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

The Partenopei are still fuming after the last-gasp loss at San Siro, which saw Koulibaly lose his temper after repeated racist abuse from the stands and see red, quickly followed by teammate Insigne.

Both begin two-match bans, while Marek Hamsik is also out with a thigh strain, so Arkadiusz Milik partners Dries Mertens.

It is a special game for the Belgian, who has scored nine goals in his last four meetings with Bologna, making them his favourite Serie A victims.

Bologna are still without a single away victory in 2018 and have lost their last five Serie A encounters with Napoli.

Coach Pippo Inzaghi is hanging by a thread, although the club seems to be backing the tactician with the promise of a January transfer window revamp.

Erick Pulgar returns from injury to take over in midfield, with Rodrigo Palacio and Federico Santander upfront.

Napoli: Meret; Malcuit, Maksimovic, Albiol, Ghoulam; Callejon, Allan, Zielinski, Verdi; Milik, Mertens

Bologna: Skorupski; De Maio, Danilo, Helander, Mattiello; Dijks, Pulgar, Poli, Svanberg; Santander, Palacio

Ref: Calvarese

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