Serie A champions Juventus and Napoli will reignite their rivalry when they clash in Serie A this evening, while Cristiano Ronaldo will look to get off the mark - Here's how the sides line up.
Serie A
Result: Juventus v Napoli
Date: 31 August 2019
Venue: Juventus Stadium
The match will get underway at 20h45. Bianconeri were hoping new coach Maurizio Sarri wss fit to sit on the dugout against his former team, after he missed their narrow 1-0 win over Parma in the opening match last Saturday. Sarri, has been treated for Pneumonia, is at the arena but will not be on the sidelines. Many of the Old Lady players will be coming up against their former employers, including striker Gonzalo Higuain. The Serie A champions were dealt a blow on Friday after veteran defender Chiellini is set to miss the rest of the year after tearing his ACL, which could see Matthijs de Ligt make his official debut. Meanwhile, Partenopei also did not have a convincing opening match, as they edged Fiorentina 4-3 last weekend in a seven-goal thriller. In their meetings last season, Juventus completed a league double over Gli Azzurri, winning 3-1 at home and 2-1 away. Here's how they line up: Juventus: Szczesny, De Sciglio, Bonucci, de Ligt, Alex Sandro, Khedira, Pjanic, Matuidi, Douglas Costa, Higuain, Ronaldo. Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Zielinski; Callejon, Fabian, Insigne; Mertens.
