Danilo D’Ambrosio will likely start from the beginning in the league match against Sampdoria which is due to kick off on Saturday night at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa. This is one of the few changes in training, compared to the magical night in the Champions League against Tottenham, that Luciano Spalletti is thinking of making.

According to Sky Sport, the addition on the right of defence of the former Torino player, would therefore move Skriniar back to the centre of the defence alongside one of De Vrij or Miranda.

Further upfield, to complete the quartet with Icardi, Nainggolan and Perisic, the choice between Politano-Candreva remains very much up in the air. In the middle of the pitch there could be a starting place for Roberto Gagliardini, who was ineligible for the Champions League match because he was not on the list of players submitted to UEFA due to FFP restrictions.