Antonio Conte has named his first aggressive Napoli line-up for Saturday night’s Coppa Italia first spherical match in opposition to Serie B outfit Modena, naming Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as his beginning striker within the absence of Victor Osimhen.
Osimhen has not featured for the Partenopei in any respect throughout pre-season, because the membership look to promote him to lift funds for different switch targets earlier than the shut of the window later this month.
With out him, and whereas nonetheless ready to strike a take care of Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku, Conte has gone with a entrance three of Kvaratskhelia, Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori.
Behind them shall be midfielders Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Stanislav Lobotka, with Pasquale Mazzocchi and Leonardo Spinazzola at left wing-back in a 3-4-3.
Summer season signing Alessandro Buongiorno additionally begins, alongside captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Amir Rrahmani, with Alex Meret in aim.
Kick-off is due at 20.15 BST.
Coppa Italia: Napoli vs. Modena – confirmed line-ups and stay updates
Napoli (3-4-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Mazzocchi, Anguissa, Lobotka, Spinazzola ; Politano, Kvaratskhelia, Raspadori.
Modena (3-5-1-1): Gagno; Caldara, Zaro, Cauz; Bozhanaj, Santoro, Magnino, Battistella, Cotali; Palumbo; Gliozzi.
📄 Oggi scendiamo in campo così:
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Mazzocchi, Anguissa, Lobokta, Spinazzola; Politano, Kvaratskhelia; Raspadori. All. Conte.
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— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) August 10, 2024
