More than 35,000 spectators are expected at the Stadio San Paolo when Inter play Napoli in Serie A tonight in the first competitive fixture of the new decade, for both teams.
Antonio Conte’s side are ready to return to action after finishing 2019 level on points with Juventus at the top of the table.
Corriere del Mezzogiorno reported Napoli’s ‘Curva B’ was sold out, with similarly encouraging ticket sales in the Tribuna Posillipo and Distinti sections of the stadium.
Inter have not won a league match in Naples since the 1997-98 season, when a Fabio Galante strike and an own goal from Francesco Turrini sealed a 2-0 success.
Stefano Sensi is widely expected to make his first start in exactly three months after shaking off a muscular injury, with Nicolo Barella and Alexis Sanchez ready to make their returns from injury from the substitutes’ bench.
Napoli are eighth in the Serie A table after picking up their first win under Gennaro Gattuso against Sassuolo before the winter break.