Serie A line-ups: Napoli vs. Venezia | OneFootball

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia returns to the starting XI with Romelu Lukaku as Napoli know a win against revitalised Venezia will put them joint top of the table.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 14.00 GMT.

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

Atalanta were held to a 1-1 draw by Lazio last night, so a victory here would put Napoli joint top on 41 points, albeit below them over the superior head-to-head record.

Kvaratskhelia has shaken off a knock to start with Lukaku in the trident attack, but Alessandro Buongiorno will be out for several weeks after a nasty back injury during training, so Juan Jesus steps in.

Matteo Politano has been struggling with flu symptoms over the last few days, so is replaced by David Neres.

VENICE, ITALY – DECEMBER 22: Francesco Zampano of Venezia scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Venezia and Cagliari at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on December 22, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Venezia dragged themselves off the foot of the table with last week’s win over Cagliari and are now unbeaten in three, having also held Como and Juventus to 2-2 thrillers.

That proved enough to salvage coach Eusebio Di Francesco’s job, but his injury list remains extensive with Michael Svoboda, Antonio Raimondo, Alfred Duncan and Richie Sagrado on the treatment table.

John Yeboah is preferred to Joel Pohjanpalo and has support from Gaetano Oristanio, Gianluca Busio and Hans Nicolussi Caviglia.

Napoli vs. Venezia line-ups

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; McTominay, Lobotka, Anguissa; Neres, Lukaku, Kvaratskhelia

Venezia: Stankovic; Altare, Idzes, Sverko; Zampano, Carboni, Nicolussi Caviglia, Ellertsson; Oristanio, Busio; Yeboah

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