Coppa Italia Line-ups: Napoli vs. Cremonese

Last Updated: January 18, 2023 | India, Delhi

Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Simeone, and Bartosz Bereszynski are among the changes made by Napoli in the Coppa Italia as the Cremonese make their debut under new coach Davide Ballardini.

The match begins at 20 GMT at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and the victor advances to take on Roma in the quarterfinal.

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After gale-force winds and storms slammed the area, toppling scaffolding and trees, there had been considerable doubt about whether the match would go ahead, but an inspection this afternoon cleared it.

The Partenopei are ecstatic after destroying rival Juventus 5-1 to move nine points ahead atop the Serie A standings.

Hirving Lozano will miss this game due to a suspension, and Luciano Spalletti will rotate the team, giving Giacomo Raspadori and Giovanni Simeone a chance to shine.

Bartosz Bereszynski, a former defender for Sampdoria who joined in the January transfer window, also makes his complete debut.

Because Gianluca Gaetano's girlfriend gave birth this morning, Diego Demme is on paternity leave and Gianluca Gaetano is tested as a deep-lying playmaker.

Massimiliano Alvini was fired by the Cremonese after they failed to win a single Serie A game this year and finished last with seven points.

Davide Ballardini took over for him over the weekend, and he now makes his bench debut.

The absence of people like Vlad Chiriches, Cyriel Dessers, Gonzalo Escalante, Paolo Ghiglione, Ionut Radu, Luka Lochoshvili, and Christian Acella is only one of many issues that need to be resolved.

As a consequence, he teams David Okereke and Daniel Ciofani.

Napoli :Meret, Bereszynski, Ostigard, Olivera, Juan Jesus, Ndombele, Gaetano, Elmas, Raspadori, Simeone, and Zerbin.

Cremonese: Ciofani, Okereke, Carnesecchi, Vasquez, Bianchetti, Hendry, Sernicola, Pickel, Meite, Castagnetti

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Coppa Italia Line-ups: Napoli vs. Cremonese

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