Serie A: Atalanta vs. Napoli – Probable line-ups and where to watch on TV
Alisson Santos could be set to make his full Napoli debut away against Atalanta, who are likely to turn to Nikola Krstovic in Serie A on Sunday afternoon.
La Dea picked up a 2-0 win away against Lazio last time out in Serie A, but have since fallen to a 2-0 defeat away against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their play-off round tie midweek.
La Dea find themselves in seventh place in the Serie A standings ahead of kick-off, with 42 points to their name from 25 matches so far in 2025-26. They are currently five points shy of Roma in fourth place.
Pre-match reports from Sky Sport Italia suggest that Raffaele Palladino will stick with a rotated side compared to the one that lined up against Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday afternoon. Nikola Krstovic is likely to lead the line over Gianluca Scammacca, Ederson is expected to be rested in midfield, while Giorgio Scalvini and Isak Hien could come back in to the defence to replace Berat Djimsiti and Odilon Kossounou.
Injury issues continue to trouble Antonio Conte and his Partenopei side, who are still without Kevin De Bruyne, Scott McTominay, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, David Neres, Amir Rrahmani and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
With their hands forced, It is set to be a similar Napoli side to the one that drew 2-2 with Roma last time out in Serie A, with Eljif Elmas continuing to partner Stanislav Lobotka in midfield.
Alisson Santons scored off the bench on his Serie A debut last weekend and could be rewarded with a start in attack alongside Antonio Vergara and Rasmus Hojlund according to the pre-match reports.
Kick-off is due at 14.00 GMT.
Atalanta vs. Napoli: Probable line-ups
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, De Roon, Pasalic, Zappacosta; Sulemana, Zalewski; Krstovic.
Napoli (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Juan Jesus, Buongiorno; Mazocchi; Lobotka, Elmas, Gutierrez; Vergara, Alisson Santos; Hojlund.
Where to watch Atalanta vs. Napoli
Tonight’s game will be available to watch live in the UK on DAZN and in the UK and Ireland. BBC Alba will also be showing the game in Scotland. Supporters in the USA are able to tune in through Paramount+.
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