Napoli v Leicester City: Confirmed team news
- Published
Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti makes three changes to the side that began their 3-2 Serie A defeat to Atalanta last weekend.
Diego Demme, Andrea Petagna and Adam Ounas all start as Dries Mertens and Kevin Malcuit drop to the bench.
Stanislav Lobotka is injured and joins the likes of Victor Osimhen, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kalidou Koulibaly, Fabian Ruiz and Lorenzo Insigne on the sidelines.
Napoli XI: Meret, Demme, Jesus, Rui, Elmas, Lozano, Rrahmani, Zielinski, Di Lorenzo, Ounas, Petagna.
Subs: Ospina, Boffelli, Malcuit, Mertens, Politano, Manolas, Costanzo, Vergara.
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers makes three changes to the side that started their 2-1 Premier League defeat to Aston Villa last Sunday.
Jamie Vardy, Youri Tielemans and Ryan Bertrand all start as Ademola Lookman misses out and Patson Daka and Luke Thomas drop to the bench.
Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Evans, Soyuncu, Bertrand, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.
Subs: Ward, Stolarczyk, Nelson, Thomas, Albrighton, Choudhury, Ewing, McAteer, Soumare, Daka.