Serie A official line-ups: Verona vs. Napoli

Napoli look to Alisson Santos, Rasmus Hojlund and Antonio Vergara for their trip to troubled Hellas Verona, as Giovane is on the bench against his old club.

It kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Como-Lecce and Inter-Genoa on the Liveblog.

NAPLES, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AS Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on February 15, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

The Partenopei are sliding down the standings after the 2-2 draw with Roma and controversial 2-1 defeat to Atalanta.

Scott McTominay, Frank Anguissa, David Neres, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani and Kevin De Bruyne are still out of action.

That again means Eljif Elmas drops to midfield, with January signing Alisson Santos part of the trident attack with Hojlund and Vergara.

Giovane made the January move from Verona to Napoli, but he is only on the bench with his old club.

Another change sees Alex Meret take the gloves from Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

NAPLES, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Alisson Santos of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring his side second goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AS Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on February 15, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Verona remain rock bottom of the table alongside Pisa on just 15 points from 26 rounds, and it will take a miracle to avoid relegation.

They are without a win since December 14 against Fiorentina, managing to scrape together only three draws from their last 11 games.

Nicolas Valentini and Roberto Gagliardini return to the fold after the 3-0 defeat to Sassuolo, but Gift Orban and Moatasem Al-Musrati are suspended.

The absentee list includes Rafik Belghali, Pol Lirola, Antoine Bernede, Sandi Lovric and Suat Serdar.

The attack is led by January arrival Kieron Bowie, who was brought in from Hibernian.

VERONA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 06: Kieron Bowie of Hellas Verona competes for the ball with Stefano Moreo of Pisa Sporting Club during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and Pisa SC at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 06, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)

Verona vs. Napoli line-ups

Verona: Montipò; Bella-Kotchap, Nelsson, Edmundsson; Oyegoke, Akpa Akpro, Gagliardini, Harroui, Bradaric; Bowie, Sarr

Napoli: Meret; Beukema, Juan Jesus, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, Elmas, Spinazzola; Vergara, Alisson Santos; Hojlund

28-02-2026 17:00
MatchDay 27

Player statistic

1st half
    2' Rasmus Højlund
(Assist: Antonio Vergara)
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro 45+2'    
2nd half
    56' Antonio Vergara
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro 64'    
    71' Eljif Elmas
Tomas Suslov 74'    
Abdou Harroui 81'    
    90' Juan Jesus
    90+6' Romelu Lukaku
(Assist: Giovane)
    90+7' Romelu Lukaku

Match statistic

35
Possession %
65
8
Total shots
9
2
Shots on target
5
3
Shots off target
3
3
Blocked shots
1
2
Corners
5
1
Offsides
2
11
Fouls
11
Verona
Napoli

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
5
37
55'
2
Defender
70'
12
Defender
15
Defender
21
Midfielder
82'
11
82'
63
Midfielder
9
Attacker
55'
18
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
5
Defender
37
52'
31
Defender
26
Midfielder
78'
20
Midfielder
68
Midfielder
73'
27
Attacker
73'
21
Attacker
78'
19
Attacker

Substitutes

34
Goalkeeper
94
Goalkeeper
6
70
Defender
90
Attacker
41
Attacker
3
Defender
55'
25
Attacker
55'
10
Attacker
70'
36
Attacker
82'
19
Defender
82'
14
Goalkeeper
32
17
Defender
95
Midfielder
23
3
52'
6
Midfielder
73'
9
Attacker
73'
30
78'
23
Attacker
78'

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