epa11698669 Naples forward Romelu Lukaku (R) in action during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs US Atalanta at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, 03 November 2024. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE
Mateo Retegui challenges Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere for a starting place in Atalanta’s attack for a big match against Napoli.
Kick-off is at 8:45 p.m. CET (7:45 p.m. GMT) and it is a key event in the title race.
Atalanta is in third place in the table with 43 points, four less than the Partenopei, who are at the top of the table.
La Dea must do without the injured Odilon Kossounou, Gianluca Scamacca and Juan Cuadrado, while Sead Kolasinac is suspended.
Retegui returned to action on Tuesday, scoring the equalizer against Juventus. According to Sky Sport Italia, he will start on the bench again today, but La Gazzetta claims the Italian will start alongside Lookman in the Nerazzurri attack.
-Khvicha Kvaratskhelia officially joined PSG on Friday, making Alessandro Buongiorno the only player unavailable for Napoli.
Antonio Conte is not expected to make any lineup changes, with the exception of Mathias Olivera, who returns from injury and will start at left-back.
Atalanta vs Napoli – where to watch on TV
The Gewiss Stadium clash will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 and Onefootball in the UK and is available to stream on Paramount+ in the US. Football Italia will provide updates on the live blog.
Atalanta vs Naples – compositions probables
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic ; Retegui, Lookman.
Naples (4-3-3) : Merit ; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera ; Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Neres.
