Napoli to host AS Roma at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on October 24 in Serie A matchweek eight

SSC Napoli will welcome AS Roma to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 24 for their eighth Serie A matchweek fixture of the 2026-27 season, with Napoli aiming to return to winning ways after a recent defeat.

Napoli arrive off a 0-1 loss to Venezia that leaves them ninth in the Serie A standings and seeking greater consistency; the Massimiliano Allegri-led side will be the hosts and must make home conditions count. AS Roma have built momentum with a two-match winning run, recording a 2-0 Serie A victory over Genoa and a 4-0 Champions League win against Slovan Bratislava, a sequence the article describes as showing promising efforts from Gian Piero Gasperini’s team.

Scott McTominay was Napoli’s standout performer in their 4-3 Champions League victory over Bodo/Glimt, scoring a brace; the 29-year-old registered the most shots (7) and the most touches (9) inside the opposition box in that game. The piece identifies McTominay as a major attacking threat for Napoli going into the Roma match.

The preview singles out 27-year-old Dutch forward Donyell Malen as an important asset for AS Roma in the final third, noting he has four goal contributions in the last two games and is capable of both scoring and creating chances. The report frames Malen as a likely focal point of Roma’s attack for the fixture.

Injury news lists Napoli absentees as David Neres, Costantino Favasuli, Alessandro Buongiorno and Alisson Santos, with Antonio Vergara reported as back in training. AS Roma are set to be without Paulo Dybala, Mile Svilar, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Manu Kone, who are not going to be in action for the visitors.

The article provides the following lineup projection: Meret (GK); Beukema, Rrahmani, Badiashile; Di Lorenzo, Gilmour, Lobotka, Spinazzola; De Bruyne, McTominay; Lucca Gollini (GK); Balerdi, N’Dicka, Koulierakis; Lulli, De Roon, Pisilli, Rensch; Soule, Mora; Malen. It also offers a match prediction forecasting a challenging outing for the hosts and reads: "The Wolves are likely to come out on top and secure three points. Prediction: Napoli 2-3 AS Roma."

The Diego Armando Maradona Stadium will host the fixture on October 24; viewers in the UK can watch on TNT Sports 1, DAZN UK and HBO Max, while the Zee5 app and website are cited for live streaming. For ongoing updates the article recommends following Khel Now on social platforms and its mobile apps.