Napoli meet Lazio in Serie A on Sunday, with kickoff set for 12.30, and both coaches have settled on their starting elevens. Corriere dello Sport published the probable lineups for Massimiliano Allegri and Gennaro Gattuso ahead of the match, and La Gazzetta dello Sport later reported the confirmed teams: Allegri has chosen Lang, while Gattuso starts with Pinamonti as centre-forward.
The fixture anchors Sunday's Serie A schedule, with DAZN listing it among the day's live streaming offerings alongside its kickoff time and team news. Lazio directed supporters to follow the match through the club's official website and Lazio Style Radio, while Sky Sport carried live coverage of the game.
Why it matters
The match carries weight for both benches. Sky Sport framed Lazio's afternoon as a chance for Gattuso's side to keep dreaming, suggesting the visitors arrive with ambitions still intact. For Napoli, the build-up has been anything but routine, and the result will be read against that backdrop as much as against the table.
A disrupted Napoli build-up
Napoli's preparations were overshadowed before kickoff. According to Corriere dello Sport, club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis cancelled the eve-of-match press conference, a decision the outlet described as a surprise. The same report characterised the mood around the club as unsettled, and Corriere dello Sport also covered the Napoli team bus arriving at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to indifference and some whistling from those present.
Those details come from Corriere dello Sport's own reporting and describe the atmosphere around the fixture rather than anything that happened on the pitch.
Lineups and where to follow
Corriere dello Sport's pre-match piece set out the likely formations from both coaches, and the confirmed selections followed: Lang features for Allegri's side, Pinamonti leads the line for Gattuso's. Beyond those two names, the confirmed teams as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport are the reference point for the full elevens.
Supporters had several ways to follow the 12.30 start. DAZN promoted live streaming coverage with the schedule and formations, Sky Sport ran a live feed of the match, and Lazio pointed fans to the club website and Lazio Style Radio.
Elsewhere on the Serie A card
Sunday's slate extends beyond Naples. Corriere dello Sport also previewed Inter-Como, with the probable lineups from Chivu and Fabregas. The outlet's coverage included Roma's win over Sassuolo and the subsequent player ratings, praise for Mora's creativity and a note on Hermoso playing as a forward, plus Balerdi putting Manchester behind him. Roma's result drew attention on social media, where supporters joked about fearing another shock comeback, and Gian Piero Gasperini's remark about watching Napoli-Lazio and Inter-Como like owls on a perch was picked up by the outlet. Juventus figures also featured, with Carnevali speaking about steering through difficult spells, and Sassuolo's situation drew coverage after a 3-0 defeat, with Aquilani calling for personality and reports linking Montella to the bench.
Those items come from Corriere dello Sport's rolling coverage and are separate from the Napoli-Lazio team news.
What happens next is straightforward: the 12.30 kickoff at the Maradona, with the confirmed elevens now public and the result to follow.
