Scott McTominay, Kevin De Bruyne and Rasmus Hojlund all begin for Napoli of their Champions League league section conflict in opposition to Sporting CP on Wednesday night time, however Antonio Conte has to do with out a number of of his key first-team defenders on the Maradona.
Kick-off is due at 20.00 BST.
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Antonio Conte has an availability disaster in defence: Captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo is suspended after within the first spherical of league section fixtures. Accidents imply that there will probably be no Alessandro Buongiorno or Amir Rrahmani both.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Erling Haaland of Manchester Metropolis is fouled by Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli leading to a crimson card throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD1 match between Manchester Metropolis and SSC Napoli at Metropolis of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Picture by Ryan Pierse/Getty Photos)
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Luca Marianucci, who began in in over the weekend, just isn’t a part of Napoli’s Champions League squad listing and is subsequently additionally unavailable tonight.
That implies that Lorenzo Spinazzola begins on the appropriate of a again 4 once more, with Beukema coming in to companion Juan Jesus within the center. Miguel Gutierrez begins his second sport in a row at left-back.
There may be extra familiarity surrounding the Partenopei midfield and assault, with Stanislav Lobotka, Matteo Politano, Kevin De Bruyne, Frank Anguissa, Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund all within the beginning line-up, as they had been in opposition to Manchester Metropolis final day out within the Champions League.
Napoli vs. Sporting CP: Confirmed line-ups
MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli throughout the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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Napoli (4-1-4-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Spinazzola, Beukema, Juan Jesus, Gutierrez; Lobotka; Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Hojlund.
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva; Fresneda, Quaresma, Inacio, Araujo; Hjulmand, Joao Simoes; Quenda, Trincao, Catamo; Ioannidis.
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