CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY – AUGUST 14: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli in action during the pre-season friendly match between Napoli and Olympiacos at Stadio Teofilo Patini on August 14, 2025 in Castel di Sangro, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)
Scotland international Scott McTominay will start as a left winger in Napoli’s 2025-26 Serie A debut away at Sassuolo.
It kicks off at 18:30 CET (17:30 BST) at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, home to newly promoted side Sassuolo.
The Neroverdi, coached by Italy’s 2006 World Cup winner Fabio Grosso, are expected to line up with a 4-3-3 system featuring Domenico Berardi, Andrea Pinamonti and Armand Laurienté up front.
Laurs Skjellerup and Kristian Thorstvedt are injured, while Edoardo Iannoni is suspended.
Napoli must cope without the injured Romelu Lukaku and new signing Miguel Gutierrez.
Antonio Conte is expected to use a 4-1-4-1 formation with McTominay, Frank Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne and Stanislav Lobotka all starting.
Italy international Lorenzo Lucca will replace Lukaku in attack, while Sam Beukema will initially start on the bench, making room for Juan Jesus, given that Alessandro Buongiorno is still not fully fit.
There’s a doubt in goal as, according to Gazzetta, Alex Meret will get the nod, while Sky Sport claims new signing Vanja Milinkovic-Savic will start.
Sassuolo vs Napoli: where to watch on TV
The game will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 and DAZN in the UK and Ireland and Paramount+ in the USA.
Sassuolo vs Napoli – probable line-ups
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Turati; Walukiewicz, Romagna, Muharemovic, Doig; Lipani, Koné, Boloca; Berardi, Pinamonti, Laurienté.
Napoli (4-1-4-1): Meret (Milinkovic-Savic); Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Lobotka; Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Lucca.
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