Napoli host Arsenal in a tasty UEFA Champions League clash on Wednesday, as the league phase opens in style in southern Italy.
Max Allegri has taken charge of Napoli over the summer and has so much experience in this competition, and with winning trophies. Napoli were 2-0 up at Inter Milan on Saturday but lost 3-2 in a big blow for Allegri early on.
Arsenal lost in the Champions League final last season on penalty kicks and Mikel Arteta’s side are fired up to go one better and win a first-ever men’s European Cup. They’ve started the Premier League season with three wins from three and are feeling very confident after beating Chelsea on Sunday.
Here’s everything you need for Napoli vs Arsenal.
How to watch Napoli vs Arsenal live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 3pm ET Wednesday (September 9)
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona — Naples, Italy
TV Channel/Streaming: Paramount+, ViX
Napoli team news
Influential midfielder Scott McTominay has been missing after needing a procedure on a heart issue, with the Scottish star expected to be out for another month or so, while defender Alessandro Buongiorno is out injured. Legendary playmaker Kevin de Bruyne has come off the bench in Napoli’s first few games, while Rasmus Hojlund will lead the line. Napoli will line up in a solid 4-3-3 which will become a 4-5-1 and look to spring counters.
Arsenal team news
The Gunners are still without William Saliba and Cristhian Mosquera through injury, while Jurrien Timber is back in training. It will be intriguing to see how much Arteta rotates with the likes of Eberechi Eze, Bruno Guimaraes, Piero Hincapie, Mikel Merino, Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi candidates to come in to the team. Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard have started the season so well and the creativity is flowing for the Gunners.
Napoli vs Arsenal prediction
This seems like Arsenal will go strong with their lineup and then rely on their incredible squad to close it out off the bench. Napoli 1-3 Arsenal.
