Probable line-ups for the Napoli vs Lazio match

Serie A leaders Lazio have no choice but to play without the injured Mattia Zaccagni. Gattuso's side will rely on Davide Frattesi and Gustav Isaksen. For Napoli, Kevin De Bruyne, Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund are hoped to bring an end to the crisis. The match will be played on Sunday at 11:30 GMT (12:30 CET) at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples.

Few people predicted before the season that the two teams would be where they are at this point. Under Gattuso, Lazio sit at the top with a three-point lead. At Napoli, Max Allegri faces calls for his dismissal after a run of poor results, including a 4-1 defeat to Porto in the Champions League.

Napoli's injury list is growing. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leonardo Spinazzola, Stanislav Lobotka, Benoit Badiashile, David Neres, Alisson Santos, Costantino Favasuli and Alessandro Buongiorno will not be available. Luca Marianucci is suspended after being sent off in last week's 2-0 defeat to Juventus. Mathias Olivera is reported not to be at 100 percent fitness. As a result, Allegri's tactical options are limited.

At Lazio, Albert Gudmundsson has been out for several weeks. This time, captain Zaccagni has been ruled out with a thigh injury. Gattuso is expected to use Tijjani Noslin on the wing and deploy Andrea Pinamonti as the centre-forward. Nuno Tavares is suffering from a muscle problem, so Alfonso Pedraza is ready to play at left-back. In midfield, Frattesi is expected to partner Reda Belahyane and Kenneth Taylor. In defence, there is still no clear decision between Oliver Provstgaard and Diogo Leite.