Serie A MD19: Napoli vs. Verona – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV – breaking

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 18: Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate Giovanni Di Lorenzo during the Supercoppa Italiana Semi-Final match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at King Saud University Stadium on December 18, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Noa Lang and Alessandro Buongiorno will return to Napoli‘s line-up for a home Serie A game against Verona, who will look to Giovane and Gift Orban.

It kicks off at 18:30 CET (17:30 GMT) at the Stadio Maradona.

Many Napoli players are out of action as Kevin De Bruyne, Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Romelu Lukaku, Antonio Vergara and Neres are injured, and Pasquale Mazzocchi is suspended.

On the other hand, Verona have travelled to Naples without Rafik Belghali, Tomas Suslov, and Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.

According to several Italian sources, including Sky Sport Italia, Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport, Lang and Buongiorno will return to the Napoli XI today. Lang will complete the attack with Eljif Elmas and Rasmus Hojlund, while Buongiorno will join Amir Rrahmani and Giovanni Di Lorenzo in central defence.

Suat Serdar is favourite over Cheikh Niasse in central midfield for Verona; Giovane and Orban are expected to start up front.

Napoli vs. Verona – where to watch on TV

The match will be televised on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates for today’s five Serie A matches, including Napoli-Verona on a liveblog.

Napoli vs. Verona – probable line-ups

Napoli (3-4-3): Milinkovic Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutiérrez; Elmas, Hojlund, Lang.

Verona (3-5-2): Montipò; Unai Nunez, Nelsson, Bella Kotchap; Oyegoke, Serdar, Gagliadini, Bernede, Bradaric; Giovane, Orban.