Napoli welcome again two long-absent midfielders for Friday night’s house conflict with Torino, with each Kevin De Bruyne and Frank Zambo Anguissa named in Antonio Conte’s squad after months on the sidelines, though neither will begin.
and the Cameroonian, out since 25 October and 11 November respectively, are included purely as bench choices, with Conte managing their returns fastidiously, .
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A shortened preparation week because of the Friday fixture meant the coaching match he sometimes makes use of to sharpen recovering gamers couldn’t happen.
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 07: Stanislav Lobotka of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Antoine Bernede of Hellas Verona FC throughout the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 07, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
Lobotka injured as De Bruyne & Zambo Anguissa return for Napoli
The optimistic information is tempered significantly by contemporary midfield casualties.
Stanislav Lobotka has joined Scott McTominay on the remedy desk with a muscular grievance sustained after the Verona win, that means all 4 of Conte’s most popular central midfielders are concurrently unavailable for the primary time this season.
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Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo and David Neres stay longer-term absentees.
Billy Gilmour and Eljif Elmas will begin in midfield, with Romelu Lukaku among the many substitutes alongside De Bruyne and Anguissa. Up entrance, a youthful attacking trio of Antonio Vergara, Rasmus Højlund and Alisson Santos will lead the road.
Napoli stay unbeaten at house in Serie A this season, and with 50,000 followers anticipated, plus the added subplot of Giovanni Simeone returning as opposition, the environment needs to be suitably charged. Three factors are important for Napoli’s Champions League ambitions, and Conte can be decided to make house benefit rely.