Football Italia
·7 January 2026
Serie A: Napoli vs. Verona – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV

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·7 January 2026

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.

UDINE, ITALY – DECEMBER 14: Noa Lang of Napoli controls the ball during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Friuli on December 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)
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.

VERONA, ITALY – JANUARY 04: Nikola Vlasic of Torino is challenged by Giovane of Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and Torino FC at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on January 04, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
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.

CREMONA, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: Coach Antonio Conte of SSC Napoli reacts during the Serie A match between US Cremonese and SSC Napoli at Stadio Giovanni Zini on December 28, 2025 in Cremona, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images)
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 (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.









































