Serie A 2025-2026: Napoli-Atalanta, the likely lineups

There are many topics of discussion around Napoli-Atalanta, a match in the 12th round of the Serie A championship scheduled for Saturday at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, with kickoff at 8:45 p.m. The partenopei, who have slowed down in recent weeks, can get back on top with a success at least for one night, while the orobici, led by Raffaele Palladino after Ivan Juric’s exoneration, are looking for success to lift the mood of an environment that had not been used to the backward positions for a while’

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As for the home team, all eyes will be on the big star of the last break, Scott McTominay: the author of a spectacular backhand goal against Denmark, the Scot is aiming to convey the enthusiasm of his national team, back at the World Cup for the first time since 1998, to his home club as well. Next to him in the midfield will be Lobotka, while up front there will be space for Lang and Neres to support Hojlund.

In Atalanta, Palladino is instead called upon to recompose a group shaken by the heavy home loss against Sassuolo and which, in the league, has not won since September 21 (3-0 in Torino against the granata). Scamacca will in all likelihood be the central forward, while De Ketelaere and Lookman are expected to start at trequartisti. On the right will be Bellanova, with Zappacosta on the opposite lane.

Probable lineups

NAPLES (3-4-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Lang, Hojlund, Neres. All. Conte.

ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Ahanor; Bellanova, Ederson, De Roon, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Lookman; Scamacca. All. Palladino.