Fiorentina have a couple of injury issues to deal with for this weekend

Fiorentina preview: I Viola starting steadily

Having replaced Raffaele Palladino with Stefano Pioli, the 2023 and 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League finalists, and 2025 semi-finalists, have already played four matches across all competitions at the start of the 2025/26 campaign.

I Viola managed to defeat Ukrainian Premier League side Polissya Zhytomyr by six goals to two on aggregate in the playoffs of the UEFA Europa Conference League, whilst beginning their Serie A season with back-to-back draws against Genoa and Torino.

Napoli preview: Defending the Scudetto

Antonio Conte and his Napoli side begin the weekend having started their season as one of four teams, alongside Juventus, Cremonese and Roma, to have begun with a 100% record from their opening couple of matches.

The Partenopei, with a deeper squad now as they seek to battle in the UEFA Champions League, too, began their campaign with a 2-0 victory against newly-promoted Sassuolo and they then edged past Cagliari with a last-gasp Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa winner.

Fiorentina team news: Couple of issues

Fiorentina have a couple of injury issues to deal with for this weekend as Iceland international attacker Albert Gudmundsson is a doubt, whilst Christian Kouame is a confirmed absentee.

Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): David de Gea; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri; Dodo, Mandragora, Sohm, Gosens; Fagioli; Piccoli, Kean

Unavailable: Kouame (Injured)

Questionable: Gudmundsson (Injured)

Napoli team news: A few issues

Conte is dealing with a few issues for this one with new signing Miguel Gutierrez still an injury doubt. Their confirmed absentees consist of defender Amir Rrahmani and Romelu Lukaku.

Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Juan, Spinazzola; Lobotka; Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Lucca.