Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri has made two changes to his side for this afternoon's Serie A clash against his former club Empoli.

Manolo Gabbiadini and Vlad Chiriches have been brought into the starting lineup, with Jose Callejon and Kalidou Koulibaly dropping to the bench.

There are also starts for Mirko Valdifiori and Elseid Hysaj, who played under Sarri at Empoli, while Gonzalo Higuain leads the attack.

Meanwhile, Massimo Maccarone starts up front for the hosts, with Riccardo Saponara providing him with support from the midfield.

Empoli: Skorupski, Zambelli, Tonelli, Barba, Rui, Zielinski, Diousse, Croce, Saponara, Pucciarelli, Maccarone
Subs: Pugliesi, Pelagotti, Laurini, Bittante, Costa, Camporese, Ronaldo, Piu, Paredes, Krunic, Maiello

Napoli: Reina, Maggio, Albiol, Chiriches, Hysaj, Allan, Valdifiori, Hamsik, Insigne, Gabbiadini, Higuain
Subs: Rafael, Gabriel, Strinic, Ghoulam, Henrique, Koulibaly, Dezi, Jorginho, Lopez, El Kaddouri, Callejon, Mertens