PREVIEW | Napoli vs Fiorentina – team news, lineups, predictions

Napoli host Fiorentina this Saturday at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for round 23 of the Serie A.

Napoli have picked up 43 points and currently lie in 4th position. Last time out, Antonio Conte’s team slipped to a 2-3 defeat against Chelsea (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

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Fiorentina have 17 points to their name this season and occupy 18th position in the table. In their last fixture, Paolo Vanoli’s team suffered a 1-3 reverse against Como 1907 (Coppa Italia 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Napoli winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Napoli: Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Juan Jesus, Alessandro Buongiorno, Miguel Gutiérrez, Scott McTominay, Stanislav Lobotka, Leo Spinazzola, Antonio Vergara, Rasmus Højlund, Elif Elmas

Fiorentina: David de Gea, Dodô, Pietro Comuzzo, Marin Pongracic, Robin Gosens, Nicolò Fagioli, Cher Ndour, Rolando Mandragora, Manor Solomon, Roberto Piccoli, Albert Gudmundsson

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Napoli

• Kevin De Bruyne – Hamstring Muscle Injury

• Billy Gilmour – Muscle Injury

• Zambo Anguissa – Muscle Injury

• Matteo Politano – Hamstring Injury

• Amir Rrahmani – Strain In The Thigh And Gluteal Muscles

• Vanja Milinkovic-Savic – Hamstring Muscle Injury

Fiorentina

• Fabiano Parisi – Hamstring Muscle Injury

Last starting XIs

Napoli ( vs Chelsea 2026-01-28): Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Juan Jesus, Alessandro Buongiorno, Leo Spinazzola, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Mathías Olivera, Antonio Vergara, Rasmus Højlund, Elif Elmas

Fiorentina ( vs Como 1907 2026-01-27): Oliver Christensen, Niccolò Fortini, Pietro Comuzzo, Luca Ranieri, Luis Balbo Vieira, Cher Ndour, Marco Brescianini, Giovanni Fabbian, Jack Harrison, Roberto Piccoli, Jacopo Fazzini

Did you know…by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

• Antonio Conte has faced Paolo Vanoli on two occasions, recording only victories.

• Paolo Vanoli has faced Napoli on two occasions, recording only defeats.

• Antonio Conte has faced Fiorentina on 16 occasions, recording 12 wins, three draws, and one defeat.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Fiorentina currently has one win in the last nine games.

• Away from home, Fiorentina comes from nine consecutive games conceding goals.

• Away from home, Fiorentina comes from two consecutive games without losing.

• Fiorentina comes from six consecutive games scoring goals.

• Fiorentina comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.

• Fiorentina comes from two consecutive games without winning.

• Fiorentina comes from two consecutive defeats.

• At home, Napoli currently has one defeat in the last 17 games.

• Napoli currently has two defeats in the last 11 games.

• Napoli currently has one win in the last seven games.

• Napoli comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.

• Napoli comes from three consecutive games without winning.

• Napoli comes from two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Napoli and Fiorentina have faced each other 173 times, with Napoli having an advantage: 65 wins, against 59 victories for Fiorentina.

• At the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli has an advantage in clashes against Fiorentina: 41 wins in 87 games. Fiorentina has 21 victories.

• In the Italian League, there have been 155 matches between the two teams, with Napoli winning 58, 42 draws, and 55 victories for Fiorentina.