Napoli Not Changing Formation, Inter Star Set to Return | OneFootball

Antonio Conte has mulled going back to 4-3-3 and also tested 3-4-2-1 throughout the week, but Napoli will likely to continue with 3-5-2 for the clash with Inter even though the results against Lazio and Como weren’t satisfying, Tuttomercatoweb reports.

It’ll be an aggressive version with Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the back and Matteo Politano handling the entire flank. It appears that Mathias Olivera isn’t fully ready to start yet, which complicates a schematic switch. The boss mulled using their two left-backs together, with Leonardo Spinazzola as a winger, which worked decently in the past, but it probably won’t be the case from the start.

The Napoli boss needs to decide how to replace Frank Anguissa, who’s out with a calf strain. Philip Billing would be the most natural choice, but Billy Gilmour has a chance. Both will get minutes since neither is ready to play an entire game.

As for Inter, Marcus Thuram will be back after dealing with an ankle injury. Simone Inzaghi will only have the two starters on the flanks, Denzel Dumfries and Federico Dimarco, because Matteo Darmian, Carlos Augusto, and Nicola Zalewski are all hurt, Sky informs. The Nerazzurri made a rare tactical adjustment, turning to 4-4-2 in the final stretch of the Coppa Italia game versus Lazio. It will be the emergency solution if something happens.

In the meantime, the federal prosecutor has found the audio of Lautaro Martinez’s presumed blasphemous expression at the end of the Juventus tilt. However, the punishment won’t come before the meeting with Napoli. The striker could get away with a fine rather than a one-game suspension if he plea-bargained, Corriere dello Sport relays (via Fantacalcio).