Serie A official line-ups: Napoli vs. Genoa

Napoli can take another giant leap towards the Scudetto as they host Patrick Vieira's Genoa, with Stanislav Lobotka shaking off a knock to start with Giacomo Raspadori, Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku.
It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT, 20.45 CET).
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You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today's Serie A games on the Liveblog.
The Partenopei went into the weekend with a three-point lead at the top of the table and have the added advantage of already knowing Inter's result away to Torino played earlier today.
NAPLES, ITALY – MARCH 09: General view inside the stadium during the Serie A match between Napoli and Fiorentina at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 09, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by)
There is already a party atmosphere in Naples after four consecutive victories, even though Alessandro Buongiorno and Juan Jesus are still out injured, with David Neres fit for the bench.
The big doubt was over Lobotka, who limped off during last week's 1-0 away to Lecce with a sprained ankle, but he is able to start.
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Once again, Matias Olivera is preferred as a makeshift central defender to Rafa Marin, while Giacomo Raspadori partners Lukaku, giving McTominay a wider role.
Tough Genoa test against Napoli
GENOA, ITALY – APRIL 4: Patrick Vieira, head coach of Genoa (right), issues Koni De Winter some instructions during the Serie A match between Genoa and Udinese at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on April 4, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by)
Genoa are comfortably mid-table and still smarting from last week's 2-1 defeat to Milan, a game they had been leading 1-0.
That was their third consecutive defeat, picking up only one point from the last four rounds, scoring just one goal in that period.
Morten Thorsby is suspended, with Ruslan Malinovskyi, Fabio Miretti, Mario Balotelli, Maxwel Cornet, Caleb Ekuban and Alan Matturro injured.
Andrea Pinamonti leads the attack, with Vitinha and Junior Messias in support, but Benjamin Siegrist gets his Serie A debut in goal.
Napoli vs. Genoa official line-ups
Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Olivera, Spinazzola; Politano, Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Lukaku, Raspadori
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Genoa: Siegrist; Sabelli, Otoa, Vasquez; Ahanor, Masini, Frendrup, Norton-Cuffy; Vitinha, Messias; Pinamonti
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