Genoa v Napoli: Full lineups confirmed for Serie A Matchday 1 at Stadio Ferraris
Genoa and Napoli named full starting lineups ahead of their Serie A 2026-27 Matchday 1 fixture at the Stadio Ferraris in Genoa on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Napoli will begin the league campaign under Massimiliano Allegri following the departure of Antonio Conte.
Napoli finished 11 points behind champions Inter Milan last season and relinquished their Scudetto, but they did win the Supercoppa Italiana by beating Bologna in the final. The visitors have won eight of their last nine Serie A opening matches. Genoa narrowly secured top-flight survival last term with a 16th-place finish and have defeated Napoli only once in their last 26 league meetings.
Starting XI for Genoa: Justin Bijlow; Alessandro Marcandalli, Leo Ostigaard, Johan Vasquez; Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Morten Frendrup, Amorim, Mikael Egill Ellertsson; Vitor Oliveira, Tommaso Baldanzi; Lorenzo Colombo. Bench: Daniele Sommariva (gk), Franz Stolz (gk), Mario Mitaj, Aaron Martin, Junior Messias, Ethan Meichtry, Stefano Sabelli, David Puczka, Sebastian Otoa, Samuel Wiafe, Mamedi Doucoure, Adam Žulevič, Djibril Sow.
Starting XI for Napoli: Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Leonardo Spinazzola; Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay; Matteo Politano, Rasmus Hojlund, Alisson Santos. Bench: Nikita Contini (gk), Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (gk), Sam Beukema, David Neres, Kevin De Bruyne, Costantino Favasuli, Christian Garofalo, Billy Gilmour, Giovane, Noa Lang, Lorenzo Lucca, Mathias Olivera, Antonio Vergara.
The Matchday 1 fixture is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026 at the Stadio Ferraris in Genoa; in India the kick-off time is 12:15 AM IST on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The article was written by Sushruta, who has spent over two years covering football, with a particular focus on Indian and international competitions.
Napoli will aim to collect all three points on the road under Allegri when the teams meet in the opening round of the Serie A 2026-27 season at the Stadio Ferraris on Saturday, August 22, 2026.