Serie A official line-ups: Napoli vs. Inter

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·25 October 2025

Serie A official line-ups: Napoli vs. Inter

Napoli hope David Neres, Kevin De Bruyne and Scott McTominay can revitalise their fortunes in the Scudetto showdown with Lautaro Martinez and Ange-Yoan Bonny’s Inter.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

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These are the two sides who won the title most recently, and the battle to the last day for the trophy last term.

With Milan held to a 2-2 draw by Pisa last night, whoever wins this will go top of the table.

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 21: Scott McTominay of Napoli reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD3 match between PSV Eindhoven and SSC Napoli at PSV Stadion on October 21, 2025 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Napoli have struggled with balancing Champions League football and Serie A, losing four of their last seven competitive games.

Rasmus Hojlund, Stanislav Lobotka, Amir Rrahmani and Romelu Lukaku are still out injured, joined by Alex Meret after fracturing a finger in training.

David Neres is used as a False 9, as Antonio Conte drops Lorenzo Lucca after his red card for dissent in the 6-2 Champions League defeat to PSV Eindhoven.

Billy Gilmour again takes the midfield reins with De Bruyne and McTominay.

TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 18: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli on the ball during the Serie A match between Torino FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on October 18, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Inter started the season on the wrong foot with back-to-back losses against Udinese and Juventus, but have been on a roll ever since.

They’ve won their last seven official matches in a row, beating Roma in a head-to-head for top spot and then comfortably sweeping Union Saint-Gilloise aside 4-0 on Tuesday.

Marcus Thuram and Matteo Darmian are still on the treatment table, so Ange-Yoan Bonny gets the nod with Lautaro Martinez, sending Francesco Pio Esposito – who is from the Naples area – onto the bench.

There was some squad rotation midweek, so the likes of Manuel Akanji, Federico Dimarco, Nicolò Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are well rested.

Napoli have not beaten Inter since a 3-1 result here in May 2023, followed by two losses including the Supercoppa Italiana Final and three consecutive 1-1 draws.

In fact, the Partenopei have won only one of their last 12 Serie A meetings with the Nerazzurri, home and away.

MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 09: Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale celebrates with teammate Lautaro Martinez after scoring their team’s first goal during the Serie A TIM match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 09, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)