Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

Hellas Verona vs Napoli – Lineups & Match Details

Napoli beat Hellas Verona 2-1. Goals: R. Højlund (2'), J. Akpa Akpro (65'), R. Lukaku (90'). Hellas Verona had 35% possession against Napoli's 65%. Shots on target: 2-5.

Serie A · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 28 February 2026

Hellas VeronaHellas Verona

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

NapoliNapoli

Referee: Andrea Colombo, Italy

Lineups

Hellas VeronaHellas Verona3-5-2
L. Montipo1L. MontipoG
V. Nelsson15V. NelssonD
A. Bella-Kotchap37A. Bella-KotchapD
A. Edmundsson5A. EdmundssonD
D. Oyegoke2D. OyegokeM
A. Harroui21A. HarrouiM
R. Gagliardini63R. GagliardiniM
J. Akpa Akpro11J. Akpa AkproM
D. Bradaric12D. BradaricM
K. Bowie18K. BowieF
A. Sarr9A. SarrF

Substitutes

3M. FreseD
6N. ValentiniD
10T. SuslovM
19T. SlotsagerD
25D. MosqueraF
34S. PerilliG
36C. NiasseM
41IsaacF
70F. ChamD
90I. VermesanF
94G. TonioloG
NapoliNapoli3-4-2-1
A. Meret1A. MeretG
S. Beukema31S. BeukemaD
Juan Jesus5Juan JesusD
A. Buongiorno4A. BuongiornoD
M. Politano21M. PolitanoM
E. Elmas20E. ElmasM
S. Lobotka68S. LobotkaM
L. Spinazzola37L. SpinazzolaM
A. Vergara26A. VergaraF
Alisson Santos27Alisson SantosF
R. Hojlund19R. HojlundF

Substitutes

14N. ContiniG
32V. Milinkovic-SavicG
3M. GutierrezD
6B. GilmourM
9R. LukakuF
17M. OliveraD
23GiovaneF
30P. MazzocchiD
95V. PriscoM

Match Events

2'G

R. Højlund

Assist: A. Vergara

45'+2Y

J. Akpa Akpro

52'S

L. Spinazzola

Substitution 1

55'S

A. Bella-Kotchap

Substitution 1

55'S

A. Sarr

Substitution 2

56'Y

A. Vergara

65'G

J. Akpa Akpro

70'S

D. Oyegoke

Substitution 3

71'Y

E. Elmas

73'S

S. Lobotka

Substitution 2

73'S

Alisson Santos

Substitution 3

74'Y

T. Suslov

78'S

A. Vergara

Substitution 4

78'S

M. Politano

Substitution 5

81'Y

A. Harroui

82'S

A. Harroui

Substitution 4

82'S

J. Akpa Akpro

Substitution 5

90'+7Y

R. Lukaku

90'Y

Juan Jesus

90'G

R. Lukaku

Statistics

Hellas Verona
35%65%
Napoli
0.31Expected Goals (xG)0.68
8Total Shots8
2Shots on Target5
2Corners5
11Fouls11
1Offsides2
77Pass Accuracy (%)87
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Hellas Verona host Napoli on Saturday, 28 February 2026. The kick-off time is 17:00 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Hellas Verona go into the match 19th in the table; Napoli sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Hellas Verona have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Napoli have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 7 Jan 2026: Hellas Verona 2-2 Napoli; 12 Jan 2025: Hellas Verona 0-2 Napoli; 18 Aug 2024: Hellas Verona 3-0 Napoli. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Napoli beat Hellas Verona 2-1. Hellas Verona scored through J. Akpa Akpro 65'. Napoli replied with R. Højlund 2', R. Lukaku 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Hellas Verona held 35% of the ball against 65% for Napoli. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 0.31 for Hellas Verona, 0.68 for Napoli.

Verdict

Napoli take the three points; Hellas Verona look at a thin night for the home crowd. Hellas Verona sat 19th and Napoli 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.