Kicking off their Coppa Italia campaign in the last 16, Italian champions Napoli host Frosinone at Stadio Maradona on Tuesday.
The Scudetto holders have made an unconvincing defence of their Serie A title, but they are through to the Champions League's knockout phase and a cup quarter-final against either Juventus or Salernitana is now up for grabs.
Having recently beaten Braga to progress in Europe's top club competition, the Partenopei now turn their attention to the Coppa Italia - a trophy they most recently won in 2014, and have done so five times in all.
Due to continental commitments, Napoli were spared participation in the cup's earlier rounds, and they now aim to improve on last year's loss in the last 16, when they were shocked by Serie A strugglers Cremonese, being knocked out on penalties.
Victory over Atalanta BC in Walter Mazzarri's first match following his recent return had helped lift the gloom descending over Stadio Maradona so soon after ending a three-decade Scudetto drought; however, subsequent results quickly quashed any optimism.
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