Antonio Conte has decided to give a rest to Kevin De Bruyne, which means an opportunity for David Neres to impress as Napoli look to draw level with Roma at the top of the Serie A standings when they ...
Antonio Conte has decided to give a rest to Kevin De Bruyne, which means an opportunity for David Neres to impress as Napoli look to draw level with Roma at the top of the Serie A standings when they take on Genoa on Sunday afternoon.
Kick-off is due at 17.00 BST.
You can follow the action as it unfolds on the Football Italia Liveblog.
Antonio Conte’s side, who had won four Serie A matches in a row at the start of the season, suffered their first slip of the league campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Milan last weekend. The two sides currently sit level on points in the standings ahead of kick-off.
Genoa are without a win in Serie A in 2025-26, having lost three and drawn two at the start of the campaign, leaving them at the foot of the table on two points. They suffered a 3-0 defeat at home against Lazio last weekend.
Napoli are without key defenders in Alessandro Buongiorno, Amir Rrahmani plus full-back Pasquale Mazzocchi, as well as centre-forward Romelu Lukaku.
Genoa do not have Junior Messias, Maxwel Cornet or Nicolae Stanciu at their disposal against the Partenopei.
Kevin De Bruyne is given a rest by Conte, who has instead brought in winger David Neres. That means a likely siwtch to a 4-3-3, with Scott McTominay playing in a slightly more central role. The Scot has been lining up on the left of a 4-1-4-1 at the start of the 2025-26 season.
Napoli vs. Genoa: Confirmed line-ups
NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 01: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between SSC Napoli and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 01, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Napoli (4-3-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Juan Jesus, Beukema, Olivera; Lobotka, Anguissa, McTominay; Politano, Højlund, Neres.
Genoa (4-2-3-1): Leali; Sabelli, Marcandalli, Vasquez, Ellertson; Masini, Frendrup; Norton-Cuffy, Malinovskyi, Vitinha; Ekhator.
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