Serie A official Week 20 line-ups: Inter vs. Napoli
Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram lead the way for Inter in the Scudetto showdown with Napoli’s Rasmus Hojlund, Matteo Politano and Scott McTominay.
It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.
This was the battle for the title up until the final minute of last season, and it looks like that will be repeated this term, especially after Milan played back-to-back draws with Genoa and Fiorentina.
Having struggled at the start, the Nerazzurri are now on sparkling form in first place, winning six in a row in Serie A.
The main problem is their record in the ‘big’ games, losing to Juventus, Milan and Napoli this term, falling 3-1 at the Stadio Maradona on October 25.
Denzel Dumfries and Matteo Darmian are joined on the treatment table by both Josep Martinez and Raffaele Di Gennaro.
It’s the best starting XI available from Cristian Chivu, with Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram upfront, Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolò Barella joined by Piotr Zielinski in midfield.
Napoli have had little option for squad rotation considering the massive injury crisis and some of the fatigue showed in a midweek 2-2 draw with relegation-threatened Hellas Verona.
The Partenopei had been trailing 2-0 before the comeback, with goals from McTominay and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
It was hoped that David Neres might be available after an ankle sprain, but he has not made the trip, with long-term absentees Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku still out of action.
Leonardo Spinazzola and Juan Jesus return to the starting XI, with Politano, Hojlund and versatile Eljif Elmas upfront.
Napoli have not won a Serie A match away to Inter since April 2017, but the last two editions both ended 1-1.
Inter vs. Napoli line-ups
Inter: Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Politano, Hojlund, Elmas