Serie A official line-ups: Napoli vs. Juventus | OneFootball

Luciano Spalletti returns to face his old club for the first time since winning the Scudetto, but both Juventus and Napoli are dealing with a growing injury crisis forcing big changes.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 02: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, looks on prior to the Serie C match between Ternana Calcio and Juventus Next Gen at Allianz Stadium on December 02, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

This is an opportunity for Juve to get back into the title race, just a week after Napoli retook top spot alongside AC Milan with their massive victory away to previous leaders Roma.

It’s also an emotional one for Spalletti, who hadn’t faced the Partenopei since winning the Scudetto in 2023.

Curiously, it is the first time ever that Spalletti and Antonio Conte have been opposing coaches in a competitive match.

Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Gatti both had surgery this week and are out for a while, joining Gleison Bremer, Daniele Rugani and ex-Napoli striker Arek Milik on the absentee list.

While he was expected to choose between Jonathan David and Lois Openda upfront, Spalletti has instead benched them both, preferring Kenan Yildiz as a centre-forward, with Wes McKennie in a more advanced role.

Teun Koopmeiners is again in the back three.

TURIN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 match between Juventus and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Juventus Stadium on November 04, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

Stanislav Lobotka limped off during Napoli’s midweek Coppa Italia sudden death penalty shoot-out win over Cagliari, joining Billy Gilmour, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Miguel Gutierrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku on the treatment table.

Eljif Elmas takes over in midfield with Scott McTominay, as David Neres and Noa Lang again flank Rasmus Hojlund.

ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: David Neres of Napoli celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammate Rasmus Hojlund during the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Napoli vs. Juventus line-ups

Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo, Elmas, McTominay, Olivera; Neres, Lang; Hojlund

Napoli bench: Contini, Ferrante, Juan Jesus, Politano, Vergara, Lucca, Mazzocchi, Marianucci, Spinazzola, Ambrosino

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Kelly, Koopmeiners; Cambiaso, Locatelli, Thuram, Cabal; Francisco Conceicao, McKennie; Yildiz

Juventus bench: Perin, Scaglia, Zhegrova, Adzic, Kostic, Openda, Miretti, Joao Mario, David, Rouhi, Pedro Felipe

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