Serie A line-ups: Inter vs. Napoli

It’s a top of the table Scudetto showdown, as Inter look to Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu against Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Scott McTominay.

It kicks off at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro 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.

There was only one point separating the two teams going into this weekend, as the leaders were beaten 3-0 at home by Atalanta to blow the race wide open.

The Nerazzurri are coming off a midweek Champions League victory over Arsenal, despite resting several of their top stars.

They all return here, including Federico Dimarco, Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolò Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Thuram.

Even Francesco Acerbi is available again for the first time since October 20, so the only injury absentee is Carlos Augusto.

Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku (R) celebrates after scoring the 0-1 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli, in Milan, Italy, 29 October 2024. EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

This will always be a special match for former Inter coach Conte and his star striker Lukaku, although the latter left in rather more bitter circumstances and will be loudly jeered.

Stanislav Lobotka is back on the bench for the first time in a month, but Billy Gilmour again takes the midfield reins.

McTominay, Matteo Politano and Kvaratskhelia fan out in support of Lukaku.

Here too, the only player out of action is Michael Folorunsho.

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; M Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Gilmour, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku Kvaratskhelia

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