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

Napoli have the opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table with Romelu Lukaku, David Neres and Scott McTominay against Lorenzo Lucca’s Udinese.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 GMT.

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

The Partenopei are now three points clear thanks to Inter losing their rescheduled fixture with Fiorentina on Thursday evening.

Curiously, those two teams also face off again on Monday, so the gap could even increase further.

Mathias Olivera and Leonardo Spinazzola are both out of action, the latter picking up a gluteal strain in training yesterday, so Pasquale Mazzocchi is the only remaining left-back.

Alessandro Buongiorno is on the Napoli bench after two months out with a back injury.

David Neres has definitively taken over from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia upfront, as Noah Okafor is on the bench.

epa11608575 Udinese’s Lorenzo Lucca (C) celebrates a goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match Parma Calcio vs Udinese Calcio at Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma, Italy, 16 September 2024. EPA-EFE/SERENA CAMPANINI

Udinese had a rough run of results, the five-match winless run ended by a thrilling 3-2 victory over Venezia.

Isaak Touré, Keinan Davis and Maduka Okoye are out of action, but Jesper Karlstrom returns from suspension, while Lautaro Giannetti and Kingsley Ehizibue are not at 100 per cent.

Lucca was linked to several clubs over the January transfer window, including Roma and Milan, but continues to lead the Udinese attack with Florian Thauvin, waiting for Alexis Sanchez.

Napoli vs. Udinese line-ups

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mazzocchi; Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Neres

Udinese: Sava; Kristensen, Bijol, Solet, Kamara; Atta, Karlstrom, Lovric; Thauvin, Ekkelenkamp; Lucca