NAPLES PORT, THE 55 THOUSAND OF SAINT PAUL PUSH THE BLUES TO VICTORY. PLAYING MERTENS, INSIGNE AND BALLS TO PANDEV HIGUAIN

Napoli to play the next round in the second leg of the first knockout round of the Europa League against Porto . It is played at 21:05 in a San Paolo stadium that is home to 55 thousand spectators thanks to the pricing policy adopted by popular clubs in Campania . Yeah, because it serves the roar of the arena Fuorigrotta measure to overturn the defeat of the first leg (1-0).
Rafa Benitez believes it could not be otherwise because the Neapolitans won all the challenges the European home matches , beating rivals from the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal , as well as Marseille and Swansea. The hard-fought victory away against Torino showed a team in difficulty from a physical standpoint , but capable of hitting at the right time with Gonzalo Higuain in a great sweep (formerly the 21 goals this season , including 4 in the Champions League and Europa League) . The dragons , however, are returning from the defeat on the field of rivals Sporting : a knockout that finally closes the speech title , since the Port – third in the standings – is less than 12 points behind leaders Benfica .

NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): 25 Reina; 4 Henrique, 21 Fernandez, 33 Albiol, 31 Ghoulam; 85 Behrami, 88 Inler; 14 Mertens, 19 Pandev, 24 Insigne; 9 Higuain.
Panchina: 15 Colombo, 5 Britos, 2 Reveillere, 20 Dzemaili, 17 Hamsik, 7 Callejon, 91 Duvan. All. Benitez

PORTO (4-3-3): 24 Fabiano; 21 Ricardo, 2 Danilo, 22 Mangala, 13 Reyes; 25 Fernando, 35 Defour, 20 Carlos Eduardo; 7 Quaresma, 9 Jackson Martinez, 17 Varela.
Panchina: 41 Kadù, 16 Herrera, 8 Josuè, 10 Quintero, Mikel, 11 Ghilas, 19 Licà. All. Luis Castro

ARBITRO Martin ATKINSON (Inghilterra). Assistenti: Stephen Child e Darren England. IV Uomo: Stuart Burt. Assistenti addizionali: Anthony Taylor e Craig Pawson.