Fiorentina vs Napoli: Serie A Preview, Team News and US Kick-Off Time
Fiorentina welcome Napoli to the Artemio Franchi on Sunday, 20 September, with Paolo Vanoli seeking to extend an immediate lift in results and Massimiliano Allegri aiming to build on Napoli’s narrow win over Bologna. The Serie A fifth-round match kicks off at 6:30 a.m. in the United States.
Key takeaways
- Fiorentina have won both fixtures since Vanoli’s appointment, beating Venezia 4-2 in Serie A and Pisa 3-0 in the Coppa Italia.
- Napoli ended two successive league losses by defeating Bologna 1-0 last weekend.
- Fiorentina are 16th in Serie A, while Napoli begin the weekend in 10th place.
- Napoli have won four of the clubs’ past five meetings, with the other match ending level.
- Fiorentina have three injury absences and Napoli have seven players unavailable.
Points needed at both ends of the table
Fiorentina’s recent revival follows a damaging opening to their league campaign, when they lost each of their first three Serie A matches. Vanoli’s side responded with the 4-2 away victory against Venezia before seeing off Pisa in midweek, a result that has further improved the mood after the difficult start that led to a managerial change.
Across their last five matches in all competitions, Fiorentina have recorded two wins and three defeats. They have scored 10 goals and allowed nine. Despite that attacking return, their position in the relegation zone makes the Napoli visit especially significant.
Napoli are still attempting to establish consistency under Allegri. The Bologna result stopped a sequence of league defeats: Inter beat them 3-2 and Como won 2-1. Napoli also lost 1-0 to Arsenal in the Champions League during their last five outings.
Allegri’s team have taken two victories from those five games, scoring five times and conceding seven. They remain within reach of the European places in 10th, but their recent setbacks mean a result in Florence would be valuable before the early-season table begins to take firmer shape.
Napoli hold a strong recent record in the fixture. They won 2-1 at home in January 2026, having claimed a 3-1 victory in Florence in September 2025. Fiorentina have not beaten Napoli in the last five head-to-head meetings.
Team news and United States viewing options
Vanoli is set to be without Fabiano Parisi, Riccardo Sottil and Radu Dragusin because of injury. David de Gea is expected to start in goal, while Franco Mastantuono, Beto and Alieu Njie are among the attacking options available to the Fiorentina coach.
Napoli’s selection issues are more extensive. Alessandro Buongiorno, Scott McTominay, Giovane Nascimento, Alex Meret, Alisson Santos, Luca Marianucci and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa are all injured. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic is projected to play in goal, with Kevin De Bruyne, Stanislav Lobotka and Rasmus Hojlund in line to feature from the start.
Supporters in the United States can watch Fiorentina against Napoli through Fubo, Universo, Paramount+, DirecTV Stream or Peacock.
