Napoli bring Noa Lang into the starting XI with Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund against a totally revamped Parma in this rescheduled Week 16 fixture.It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradon...
Napoli bring Noa Lang into the starting XI with Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund against a totally revamped Parma in this rescheduled Week 16 fixture.
It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 17.30 GMT (18.30 CET).
MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli shoots during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
These Week 16 matches were rescheduled from December due to the Supercoppa Italiana commitments, with Verona-Bologna and Como-Milan tomorrow.
Napoli are fresh from a 2-2 thriller at San Siro in the Scudetto showdown with Inter, which saw them caught in joint third place by Roma and Juventus.
That was their second consecutive 2-2 result after fighting back from 2-0 down to scrape a point here against Verona in the midweek round.
Juan Jesus was booked in that battle with Inter and is therefore suspended, while Alex Meret joined Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour and Romelu Lukaku on the treatment table.
David Neres returns to the bench after an ankle sprain forced him to miss the last couple of games, while Lang is brought in to give Eljif Elmas a rest.
Antonio Conte was sent off from the touchline and begins his two-match touchline ban.
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 07: Noa Lang of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Amin Sarr of Hellas Verona FC during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 07, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Parma are coming off a 2-1 victory away to Lecce, which saw them surge up the standings away from the danger zone.
They also had recent wins over Fiorentina, Pisa and Verona.
Coach Carlos Cuesta has quite a few injuries to deal with too, missing Pontus Almqvist, Vicente Guaita, Zion Suzuki, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Mathias Lovik and Matija Frigan.
He has decided for a total and complete revolution, including a three-man defence, with Patrick Cutrone supported by Jacob Ondrejka rather than Mateo Pellegrino.
There’s even a change in goal, with Filippo Rinaldi given his Serie A debut.
PARMA, ITALY – AUGUST 30: Patrick Cutrone of Parma Calcio celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and Atalanta BC at Stadio Ennio Tardini on August 30, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)
Napoli vs. Parma line-ups
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Mazzocchi, Lobotka, McTominay, Olivera; Politano, Hojlund, Lang
Parma: Rinaldi; Circati, Troilo, Valenti; Britschgi, Estevez, Keita, Sorensen, Ordonez; Ondrejka; Cutrone
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Serie A Week 16 Liveblog: Napoli vs. Parma and Inter vs. Lecce
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