Alisson Santos could make his full Napoli debut away to Atalanta, who are likely to turn to Nikola Kostovic for Sunday afternoon’s Serie A clash.
Radea defeated Lazio 2-0 away from home in their last Serie A match, but lost 0-2 away to Dortmund in the first leg of the play-offs in midweek.
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La Deja are seventh in the Serie A table before the start of the season, with 42 points from 25 games so far in the 2025-26 season. They are currently five points behind fourth-placed Roma.
DORTMUND, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 17: Atalanta’s Mario Pasalic, Isaac Sheehan and Maarten Drone applaud the fans after their team’s defeat during their 2025/26 UEFA Champions League knockout round first leg match at the BVB Arena in Dortmund on February 17, 2026 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Green/Getty Images)
Pre-match reports from Sky Sport Italia suggest that Rafael Palladino will stick with the rotation for Borussia Dortmund’s side at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday afternoon. Nikola Kostovic is likely to move ahead of Gianluca Scamaca, with Ederson expected to start at half-time, while Giorgio Scalvini and Isaac Sheehan are likely to return to the backline, replacing Berat Gimcitti and Odilon Kosonu.
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Injury problems continue to plague Antonio Conte and his Partenopei side, who are still missing Kevin De Bruyne, Scott McTominay, Andre-Franco Zambo Anguesa, David Neres, Amir Rachmani and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
GENOA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 7: Napoli’s Ergiv Elmas (right) sprays the right ankle of teammate Scott McTominay during the Serie A match between CFC Genoa and SSC Napoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on February 7, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simon Avida/Getty Images)
With their hands forced, this will be a similar team to the Napoli team that drew 2-2 with Roma last time out in Serie A, with Elgiv Elmas continuing to partner Stanislav Lobotka in midfield.
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According to pre-match reports, Alisson Santons scored as a substitute on his Serie A debut last weekend and could start in attack alongside Antonio Vergara and Rasmus Hoylund.
Kick-off time is 14:00 GMT.
Atalanta vs Napoli: possible lineups
Atlanta (3-4-2-1): Carneseki; Scalvini, Sheen, Kolasinac; Bellanova, Drouin, Pasalic, Zappacosta; Suleimana Zalewski; Krstovich.
Napoli (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Juan Jesus, Buongiorno; Mazzocchi; Lobotka, Elmas, Gutierrez; Vergara, Alisson Santos; Hojlund.
Where to watch Atalanta vs Napoli
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Atalanta BC’s Gianluca Scamaca celebrates after scoring during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
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Tonight’s match will be available to watch live on DAZN in the UK and in the UK and Ireland. BBC Alba will also broadcast the match in Scotland. Supporters in the US can watch via Paramount+.
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