Porto vs Napoli: Hojlund returns
Napoli travel to face FC Porto in the Champions League. Rasmus Hojlund is in the squad, and Kevin De Bruyne may play in a more advanced role.

Napoli travel to face FC Porto in the Champions League. The match will kick off at the Estadio do Dragao at 20:00 GMT (21:00 CET). Napoli won 4-3 against Bodo/Glimt to collect their first points in Europe. They had previously lost to Arsenal and Villarreal. They then drew 3-3 with Roma and won 4-1 away at Monza. On Sunday they lost 2-0 to Juventus in Serie A.
Kevin De Bruyne, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Mathias Olivera all picked up injuries again in the Juventus match. Only De Bruyne was able to travel, but he is not yet fully fit.
Stanislav Lobotka, Leonardo Spinazzola, Alisson Santos, Benoit Badiashile, Costantino Favasuli, David Neres and Alessandro Buongiorno are not in the squad. Luca Marianucci cannot play in the Champions League. Hojlund missed the Juventus match with flu symptoms. He now appears ready for the game.
De Bruyne has been playing as a deep-lying midfielder for several weeks. In this match, he could be deployed further forward as a support striker. McTominay could also play in that position, with De Bruyne dropping back deeper. In midfield, Gilmour will work alongside his Scottish international teammate Scott McTominay.
Porto are managed by Italian head coach Francesco Farioli. Porto have also lost all three of their Champions League matches so far.



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