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Championship: Napoli without Juan Zuniga and Jorginho for Europa League clash

Napoli coach Rafael Benitez
Image: Rafael Benitez: Without duo for clash at Slovan Bratislava

Napoli will be without defender Juan Zuniga and midfielder Jorginho for Thursday's Europa League clash at Slovan Bratislava.

Both players have failed to recover from respective muscular injuries sustained during Sunday's 1-0 triumph at Sassuolo and have been left out of Rafael Benitez's travelling party.

Faouzi Ghoulam is, however, among the 20 players selected by Benitez for the game in Slovakia.

The Algerian defender played for the first time this season on Sunday after being sidelined since August with a broken arm.

Napoli, who won 3-1 against Sparta Prague in the Group I opener, return to European action this week in good spirits.

The Azzurri halted a three-match winless run in Serie A with a narrow triumph at Sassuolo.

Jose Callejon's goal handed Napoli their second league win of the campaign and lifted the Naples outfit to sixth in the standings.

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