PREVIEW | Napoli vs Sassuolo - team news, lineups, predictions

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·15 January 2026

PREVIEW | Napoli vs Sassuolo - team news, lineups, predictions

Napoli and Sassuolo go head-to-head at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona this Saturday in the Serie A.

Napoli have picked up 40 points and currently lie in 3rd position. Last time out, Antonio Conte's team drew 0-0 against Parma (Serie A 2025/26).

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Sassuolo currently have 23 points and lie in 11th position. In their last fixture, Fabio Grosso's team suffered a 2-0 reverse against Roma (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Napoli winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Napoli: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Alessandro Buongiorno, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Scott McTominay, Stanislav Lobotka, Mathías Olivera, Matteo Politano, Rasmus Højlund, Noa Lang

Sassuolo: Arijanet Muric, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Nemanja Matic, Luca Lipani, Ismaël Koné, Alieu Fadera, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Laurienté

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Napoli

Kevin De Bruyne - Hamstring Muscle Injury
Alex Meret - Shoulder Injury
Billy Gilmour - Muscle Injury
Zambo Anguissa - Hamstring Injury
Romelu Lukaku - Rest

Sassuolo

Kristian Thorstvedt - Shoulder Injury

Last starting XIs

Napoli ( vs Parma 2026-01-14): Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Alessandro Buongiorno, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Mathías Olivera, Matteo Politano, Rasmus Højlund, Noa Lang

Sassuolo ( vs Roma 2026-01-10): Arijanet Muric, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Nemanja Matic, Luca Lipani, Ismaël Koné, Alieu Fadera, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Laurienté

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MANAGERS

Antonio Conte faced Fabio Grosso on one occasion, recording a victory.
Fabio Grosso faced Napoli on one occasion, recording a defeat.
Antonio Conte has faced Sassuolo on 11 occasions, recording eight wins, one draw and two losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Sassuolo has gone four consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Sassuolo has gone four consecutive games without winning.
Sassuolo currently has one win in the last nine games.
Sassuolo has gone nine consecutive games conceding goals.
Sassuolo has gone six consecutive games without winning.
Sassuolo has suffered two consecutive defeats.
At home, Napoli has gone two consecutive games without winning.
At home, Napoli has gone 15 consecutive games without losing.
Napoli currently has one loss in the last eight games.
Napoli has gone three consecutive games without winning.
Napoli has gone seven consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Napoli and Sassuolo have faced each other 24 times, with Napoli having the upper hand: 15 wins, against two victories for Sassuolo.
At the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli has an advantage in the clashes against Sassuolo: nine wins in 12 games. Sassuolo has one victory.
In the Italian League, there have been 23 matches between the two teams, with Napoli winning 14, seven draws and two victories for Sassuolo.