England international John Stones could be in line for his first Serie A start after joining Inter on a free transfer at the end of his Manchester City tenure earlier this summer. Stones, who has been with the club for a few weeks, is expected to potentially replace his former City teammate Manuel Akanji in the Inter starting line-up. It is still likely to be one too soon for either Curtis Jones or Djed Spence in the Inter starting line-up, with the former Liverpool midfielder introduced for his Nerazzurri debut against Cagliari last weekend.
Napoli, on the other hand, will be without star midfielder Scott McTominay for several weeks as he is set to have a heart procedure to resolve an arrhythmia issue. Though Kevin De Bruyne is available, Antonio Vergara is also in contention to start in midfield in place of the Scotland international. Napoli's attack is expected to remain unchanged, with Matteo Politano and Rasmus Hojlund keeping their places, but there is a chance that Alisson Santos replaces Noa Lang on the left wing.
Inter's probable line-up for the match is expected to be: J.Martinez; Pavard, Stones, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; L.Martinez, Esposito. Napoli's probable line-up is expected to be: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Marin, Spinazzola; Anguissa, Lobotka, Vergara; Politano, Hojlund, Alisson.
Tonight's game will be available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports 2, HBO Max and DAZN, while supporters in the USA can tune in via Paramount+.