Napoli are forced to do without four first choice stars, but Dries Mertens has recovered, while Ciro Immobile aims to end the Lazio taboo.

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

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

The Partenopei are still recovering from the defeat to Inter, as Kalidou Koulibaly and Lorenzo Insigne complete their two-match bans.

Napoli are forced to do without four first choice stars, but Dries Mertens has recovered, while Ciro Immobile aims to end the Lazio taboo.

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

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

The Partenopei are still recovering from the defeat to Inter, as Kalidou Koulibaly and Lorenzo Insigne complete their two-match bans.

An appeal to have the Senegal international’s suspension reduced due to the constant racist abuse he received from the stands before he sarcastically applauded the referee was rejected on Friday.

Allan is also suspended, with captain Marek Hamsik injured, but the good news for Carlo Ancelotti is that Raul Albiol and Mertens have shaken off knocks to start.

Kevin Malcuit and Mario Rui get the nod at full-back, leaving Elseid Hysaj and Faouzi Ghoulam on the bench.

Lazio are only missing Adam Marusic on a two-match ban, with Valon Behrami injured, so Senad Lulic takes over the right flank, introducing Jordan Lukaku on the left.

Lucas Leiva and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic provide support for native Neapolitan Immobile, who has never scored at the Stadio San Paolo.

Lazio have managed just one point in their last seven meetings with Napoli, since a dramatic 4-2 victory here in May 2015 that decided Champions League qualification, complete with missed Gonzalo Higuain penalty.

Be wary of a strong start, because the Aquile have taken the lead in each of their last three games against Napoli and gone on to lose all of them.

Napoli: Meret; Malcuit, Albiol, Maksimovic, Mario Rui; Callejon, Diawara, Zielinski, Fabian Ruiz; Mertens, Milik

Napoli bench: Ospina, Karnezis, Ghoulam, Luperto, Hysaj, Rog, Verdi, Ounas

Lazio: Strakosha; Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Radu; Lulic, Parolo, Lucas Leiva, Milinkovic-Savic, Lukaku; Luis Alberto; Immobile

Lazio bench: Guerrieri, Proto, Patric, Berisha, Correa, Wallace, Durmisi, Bastos, Caicedo, Badelj, Pedro Neto, Cataldi

Ref: Rocchi

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