Serie A official Week 21 line-ups: Napoli vs. Sassuolo
Napoli try to get back on track after three consecutive stalemates, as Antonio Vergara, Rasmus Hojlund and Scott McTominay take on Sassuolo’s Andrea Pinamonti and Armand Laurienté.
It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).
The Partenopei have slipped four points off leaders Inter after back-to-back draws against Verona, Inter and in the midweek rescheduled Week 16 fixture Parma.
The injury crisis is beginning to take its toll, as the same players are getting tired by the lack of squad rotation.
Antonio Conte continues his two-match touchline ban and watches on from the box in the stands, with Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour and Alex Meret injured.
David Neres made his comeback against Parma, but was visibly not fit after that ankle sprain and is not even on the bench today.
Youth academy product Antonio Vergara gets his first Serie A start in the Napoli jersey the day after his 23rd birthday, preferred to Noa Lang with Eljif Elmas supporting Hojlund.
Juan Jesus returns from suspension, preferred to Alessandro Buongiorno.
Sassuolo remain mid-table after winning the Serie B title last season, but have been struggling lately with three draws from the last six rounds.
They held Milan to a 2-2 draw, though there were back-to-back losses against Juventus and Roma without scoring a goal.
Icon Domenico Berardi is still much missed after his serious injury, with Ismael Konè, Kristian Thorstvedt, Fali Candè, Cristian Volpato, Daniel Boloca and Edoardo Pieragnolo also out of action.
Woyo Coulibaly is available again after Africa Cup of Nations duty and Filippo Romagna returns to the bench after three months.
Pinamonti is flanked by Alieu Fadera and Laurienté, with Nemanja Matic and Aster Vranckx in midfield.
Napoli vs. Sassuolo line-ups
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Vergara, Hojlund, Elmas
Sassuolo: Muric; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig; Lipani, Matic, Vranckx; Fadera, Pinamonti, Laurienté