Venezia host Napoli at the Stadio Penzo at 20:00 Vietnam time on 17 October, with Davide Nicola newly in charge after six Serie A defeats. Bongda24h reports that the visitors return to domestic action following a Champions League loss to Villarreal.
Nicola takes over a difficult position
Giovanni Stroppa departed after Venezia lost 3-1 to Atalanta, conceding three times in the opening half-hour. Nicola now leads the promoted side's effort to improve their start.
Venezia have also been eliminated from the Italian Cup. The coaching change is confirmed in the preview, but a new result under Nicola is still to come.
Akor Adams has one league goal, while Antoine Hainaut has three direct goal contributions in the cited statistics. Venezia's unavailable group includes Marin Šverko, Bartol Franjić, Andrea Adorante and Gianluca Busio, with other players facing fitness concerns.
Napoli's domestic results have improved
Napoli lost 3-1 at Villarreal despite Amir Rrahmani opening the scoring. It followed a 1-0 defeat by Arsenal in their opening Champions League fixture.
Their Serie A sequence is more positive: victory over Bologna, a draw with Fiorentina and a 3-0 win against Frosinone. Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in the latter, without that establishing another start or goals in the next game.
David Neres is reported injured alongside Alessandro Buongiorno, Antonio Vergara and Costantino Favasuli. Other players have resumed full training. The Penzo fixture brings Napoli's domestic improvement against a host undergoing managerial change, with matchday selections still unconfirmed.