Farioli: Sharing the technical area with Allegri is a great honour

Porto head coach Francesco Farioli said that sharing the technical area with Max Allegri, whom he sees as one of the great names in Italian football, is a great privilege and a source of pride for him. The match will kick off at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).

Napoli's injury problem is very serious. Nine players are injured, and Luca Marianucci will not be able to play in the Champions League. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Mathias Olivera, Stanislav Lobotka, Leonardo Spinazzola, Alisson Santos, Benoit Badiashile, Costantino Favasuli, David Neres and Alessandro Buongiorno are therefore among the players left out of the squad.

Farioli said changes were inevitable because both teams have injuries. He expects Napoli to play with three centre-backs, but said the real difference will be made by movement on the wings and in attack. Pointing to Allegri's experience, Farioli stressed that the opponent may produce a tactic they have not prepared for, and that they must be ready for it.

Porto are top of the domestic league with a 100 percent record. However, they lost all three of their Champions League matches, against Manchester City, Real Betis and PSV Eindhoven. Farioli acknowledged that his team is young and lacks experience. In his view, Porto's performance is not bad, but they fall behind Napoli when it comes to reading the flow of matches.