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Napoli manager Rafael Benitez has made three changes to his side for this evening's Serie A match against Sampdoria.
Christian Maggio, Gokhan Inler and Faouzi Ghoulam all return to the starting XI following last week's Europa League clash with Sparta Prague.
Sampdoria have also made three changes from the side that shared a 1-1 draw with Cesena last weekend.
Alessio Romagnoli, Djamel Mesbah and Luca Rizzo all start, with Stefano Okaka and Eder continuing to lead the attack.
Sampdoria: Romero; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Mesbah; Rizzo, Palombo, Obiang; Soriano; Eder, Okaka
Napoli: Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Britos; Inler, David Lopez; Callejon, Hamsik, Ghoulam; Higuain
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