Fiorentina vs Napoli official starting line-ups confirmed | OneFootball

The Artemio Franchi stages Sunday’s early Serie A kick-off as Fiorentina meet Napoli in a match of real importance for both teams.

According to Football Italia, neither side have started strongly, with Napoli 10th after two wins and two defeats from their opening four matches. The hosts are 16th. Fabio Grosso has already left after an ambitious summer, prompting the club to bring Paolo Vanoli back three games into the campaign.

Radu Dragusin and Arthur Atta are available for Vanoli despite minor knocks and both return to the starting XI. At full-back the hosts select Alex Jimenez and Viery, with Pellegrino leading the line ahead of Njie and Franco Mastantuono.

Andre Franck Zambo Anguissa is on Allegri’s bench and Leonardo Spinazzola misses out with a minor leg muscle strain. Allegri selects a midfield of Billy Gilmour, Stanislav Lobotka and Kevin De Bruyne, while Rasmus Hojlund starts up top flanked by Matteo Politano and Noa Lang.

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic returns in goal for the visitors, with Alex Meret injured. Starting XIs, Fiorentina, De Gea, Jimenez, Dragusin, Ranieri, Viery, Ndour, Fagioli, Atta, Mastantuono, Njie, Pellegrino. Napoli, Milinkovic-Savic, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Marin, Olivera, Lobotka, Gilmour, Politano, De Bruyne, Lang, Hojlund.

Source: Football Italia

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