Napoli to host Como in Serie A Matchweek 2 at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on August 30
Napoli will host Como at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples on Sunday, 30 August at 10:00 p.m. IST in Matchweek 2 of the Serie A. Napoli arrive after a 2-0 opening-day win over Genoa while Como began their campaign with a 1-1 draw at Udinese.
Napoli’s win over Genoa featured two late goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Antonio Vergara, and Massimiliano Allegri prepares for his first home match of the season; the hosts have won just once in their last five meetings with Como. Napoli have scored 13 goals across their last five matches, according to the preview, while Como’s rise from Serie C to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League after finishing fourth is noted as a rapid ascent. Como’s 1-1 opening draw saw Anastasios Douvikas equalise in the 54th minute to cancel out Kamara’s opener, and the club is set to face PSG, FC Barcelona and Manchester United in the Champions League.
Recent form lines published for both clubs list Napoli (in all competitions): W-W-D-W-W and Como (in all competitions): D-L-D-D-D. Napoli will be without Pasquale Mazzocchi, Buongiorno and Luca Marianucci for the next game, while Como defender Jayden Addai is sidelined with a tendon injury and will be out for a few weeks.
Scott McTominay is highlighted as a central figure for Napoli; the preview states he is a Scottish midfielder produced by the Manchester United youth academy who won the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup with the Red Devils before joining Napoli. It adds that, since arriving in Naples, McTominay has added the Serie A and the Supercoppa Italia to his trophy cabinet and that, under Allegri, he functions as a driving central force expected to dominate the midfield and control the pace of the game.
Trevoh Chalobah is described as an English defender with African roots who developed at the Chelsea youth academy and spent time at Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town before moving to Como to assist in their Champions League campaign. The article records that Chalobah made his senior international breakthrough and was part of the squad that secured third place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup; he is projected to face Napoli’s attacking trio of Rasmus Højlund, Andrey Santos and Matteo Politano.
The published starting lineups list Napoli as: Alex Meret (GK); Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Mathías Olivera, Leonardo Spinazzola; André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay; Matteo Politano, Rasmus Højlund, Andrey Santos. Como’s XI is shown as: Jean Butez (GK); Álex Valle, Jacobo Ramón, Trevoh Chalobah, Yan Couto; Luis Milla, Máximo Perrone; Jesús Rodríguez, Nico Paz, Martin Baturina; Anastasios Douvikas. The preview adds that, on paper, both sides look strong but Como have been winless in five while Napoli are in red-hot form and hold home advantage.
The article’s prediction expects a Rasmus Højlund brace to secure all three points for Napoli. The match can be streamed on Zee5 and Unite8 Sports in India and on DAZN in the UK; for ongoing coverage the preview refers readers to Khel Now’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and its Android and iOS apps.