Serie A official line-ups: Parma vs. Napoli

giovedì 22 maggio 2025

Serie A official line-ups: Parma vs. Napoli

MONZA, ITALY - APRIL 19: Scott McTominay of Napoli celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between Monza and Napoli at U-Power Stadium on April 19, 2025 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Scott McTominay shakes off a knock to start with Romelu Lukaku, Giacomo Raspadori and Billy Gilmour for leaders Napoli, while Parma have Mateo Pellegrino and Ange-Yoan Bonny.

It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT, 20.45 CET).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from tonight’s nine Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Napoli saw their lead at the top of the table sliced to a single point with two rounds to go after the 2-2 draw with Genoa, so nerves are setting in.

If Inter are Napoli finish level at the top of the table, then they will need to go through a Scudetto play-off.

epa12092720 Napoli's head coach Antonio Conte during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs CF Genoa at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, 11 May 2025. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE — epa12092720 Napoli’s head coach Antonio Conte during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs CF Genoa at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, 11 May 2025. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE

Stanislav Lobotka was rushed back from an ankle injury and aggravated it, so Gilmour steps into midfield, with Alessandro Buongiorno and Juan Jesus also out of action, plus David Neres only fit for the bench.

McTominay had a slight muscular issue in training, but he is passed ready to start, with Raspadori and Lukaku again leading the attack.

Matias Olivera is once more used as a makeshift central defender to plug the gaps.

PARMA, ITALY - MARCH 08: Mateo Pellegrino of Parma celebrates after scoring the 1-1 goal during the Serie A match between Parma and Torino at Stadio Ennio Tardini on March 08, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) — PARMA, ITALY – MARCH 08: Mateo Pellegrino of Parma celebrates after scoring the 1-1 goal during the Serie A match between Parma and Torino at Stadio Ennio Tardini on March 08, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Parma are not yet mathematically safe from the threat of relegation, sitting in 16^th place with a four-point cushion from the drop zone.

They beat Juventus here in Week 33, but that was followed by one point from three rounds, including back-to-back defeats against Como and Empoli.

Lautaro Valenti was sent off last fine settimana and is therefore suspended, with a huge injury list including Alessandro Vogliacco, Matteo Cancellieri, Valentin Mihaila, Gabriel Charpentier and Mateusz Kowalski.

Adrian Bernabé and Nahuel Estevez are not at 100 per cent either.

Hernani pulls the midfield strings for coach Cristian Chivu, with Bonny and Pellegrini used together upfront.