Noa Lang is expected to return to the Napoli XI for a rescheduled Serie A fixture against Parma at the Stadio Maradona.
It kicks off at 18:30 CET (17:30 GMT). It’s a rescheduled Serie A match from Week 16, which was not played back in December due to the Supercoppa Italiana.
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Napoli coach Antonio Conte will serve the first of a two-game ban after seeing red in the previous league game against Inter.
UDINE, ITALY – DECEMBER 14: Noa Lang of Napoli controls the ball during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Friuli on December 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)
According to multiple sources, including Gazzetta and Sky Sport Italia, Pasquale Mazzocchi will play as a right midfielder, so Giovanni Di Lorenzo will start in a three-man defence alongside Amir Rrahmani and Alessandro Buongiorno.
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Mathias Olivera will start as a left midfielder, while Matteo Politano and Rasmus Hojlund will complete the Napoli attack with Lang.
VERONA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: Mateo Pellegrino of Parma celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and Parma Calcio 1913 at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on November 23, 2025 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour, Frank Zambo Anguissa, Romelu Lukaku and Alex Meret are still injured, but David Neres is available on the bench.
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Napoli vs. Parma – where to watch on TV
The match is available on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates for today’s Napoli-Parma and Inter-Lecce via a liveblog.
Napoli vs. Parma – probable line-ups
Napoli (3-4-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Mazzocchi, Lobotka, McTominay, Olivera; Politano, Højlund, Lang.
Parma (4-3-2-1): Corvi; Delprato, Circati, Valenti, Valeri; Bernabé, Keita, Sorensen; Oristanio, Ondrejka; Pellegrino.
