Champions League: Napoli vs. Sporting CP – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV | OneFootball

Napoli coach Antonio Conte is expected to start Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in goal against Sporting CP and will continue relying on Kevin De Bruyne and Rasmus Hojlund.

It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 BST) at the Stadio Maradona in Naples.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Erling Haaland of Manchester City scores his team’s first goal past Vanja Milinkovic-Savic of Napoli during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and SSC Napoli at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

The Partenopei are dealing with a selection crisis in defence as Luca Marianucci and Pasquale Mazzocchi are not part of the UEFA list, Giovanni Di Lorenzo is suspended, Amir Rrahmani and Mathias Olivera are injured.

Leonardo Spinazzola is not fully fit, but is still expected to start out of position as a right-back, replacing Di Lorenzo.

Sky Sport, Gazzetta and other Italian media report that Conte will confirm most of the XI that lost 2-1 against Milan on Sunday, except for the keeper, with Milinkovic-Savic expected to replace Alex Meret, and a centre-back, with Sam Beukema in for Marianucci.

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Alexis Saelemaekers of AC Milan is challenged by Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli during the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Kevin De Bruyne will get the nod despite his angry reaction at being subbed off against Milan, but Conte has warned that he won’t accept more complaints from him or any of his teammates.

Napoli vs. Sporting CP – where to watch on TV

The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 5 in the UK and Ireland and is available to stream on Paramount+ in the USA.

Napoli vs. Sporting CP – probable line-ups

Napoli (4-1-4-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Spinazzola, Beukema, Juan Jesus, Gutierrez; Lobotka; Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Hojlund.

Sporting CP (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva; Vagiannidis, Debast, Inacio, Araujo; Hjulmand,  Morita; Quenda, Trincao, P. Gonçalves; Suarez.