Antonio Conte won’t change the formation that won the Supercoppa Italiana earlier this week, with Giovanni Di Lorenzo in central defence and Rasmus Hojlund in attack against Jamie Vardy’s Cremones...
Antonio Conte won’t change the formation that won the Supercoppa Italiana earlier this week, with Giovanni Di Lorenzo in central defence and Rasmus Hojlund in attack against Jamie Vardy’s Cremonese.
It kicks off at 15:00 CET (14:00 GMT) at the Stadio Zini in Verona.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 18: Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate Giovanni Di Lorenzo during the Supercoppa Italiana Semi-Final match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at King Saud University Stadium on December 18, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)
Napoli’s Sam Beukema, Mathias Olivera and Romelu Lukaku have not travelled with the team, and Alex Meret, Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour and Frank Zambo Anguissa are still injured.
Gazzetta, Tuttosport and Corriere dello Sport and other reputable Italian sources claim that Conte won’t touch the XI that won the Supercoppa in Riyadh earlier this week.
This means Alessandro Buongiorno will start on the bench, while Matteo Politano will get the nod as a right midfielder.
TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 13: Marcus Pedersen of Torino FC is challenged by Jamie Vardy of US Cremonese during the Serie A match between Torino FC and US Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 13, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Diego Puletto/Getty Images)
Hojlund will lead the Napoli attack with David Neres and Eljif Elmas playing as attacking midfielders.
Cremonese will look to Vardy and Federico Bonazzoli in attack. Federico Ceccherini is suspended, but Matteo Bianchetti has recovered from an injury and will start in a three-man defence.
Cremonese vs. Napoli – where to watch on TV
The match is available on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates for Cremonese-Napoli, Milan-Verona, Bologna-Sassuolo and Atalanta-Inter via a liveblog.
Cremonese vs. Napoli – probable line-ups
Cremonese (3-5-2): Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti; Barbieri, Payero, Bondo, Vandeputte, Pezzella; Bonazzoli, Vardy.
Napoli (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Neres, Elmas; Hojlund.
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