Conte Starts De Bruyne for Pisa Vs Napoli Lineups

Pisa vs Napoli turned into a lineup watch before kickoff at 12:00, with Antonio Conte naming Kevin De Bruyne and Giovanni Di Lorenzo in Napoli’s starting XI and Oscar Hjlemark going with Francesco Semper and Marius Marin for Pisa. Napoli needed the result in the penultimate league round as they chased a Champions League place, while Pisa were already relegated.

Conte’s side lined up in a 3-4-2-1, with Alex Meret in goal behind Alessandro Beukema, Amir Rrahmani and Alessandro Buongiorno. Di Lorenzo, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay and Leonardo Spinazzola filled out the middle, while De Bruyne, David Neres and Rasmus Hojlund were part of the attack-minded shape.

Conte’s Napoli Selection

The bench details added another layer to Napoli’s setup. De Bruyne returned to the starting line-up after missing the Bologna match, and Neres was back on the squad list after his absence since 14 January against Parma. Politano was out, so Gutierrez was expected to fill that role in Conte’s plans.

Napoli came in after losing to Bologna, which made the margin for error smaller in a match that was already tied to their European chase. Their first meeting with Pisa had ended 3-2 to Napoli on 22 September 2025, with Gilmour, Spinazzola and Lucca on the scoresheet, and the clubs had met 15 times in Serie A before this fixture, with Napoli winning seven, Pisa three and five ending level.

Pisa’s Relegated XI

Hjlemark responded with a 3-5-2 of his own, starting Semper, Calabresi, Caracciolo, Canestrelli, Leris, Akinsanmiro, Marin, Vural, Angori, Moreo and Stojilkovic. Calabresi returned among the starters, and Marin was in line for a start two and a half months after a collateral ligament injury.

Pisa had already gone down several weeks earlier, so the pressure on this match sat entirely on Napoli’s side. Bozhinov and Loyola were suspended for Pisa, while Denoon, Coppola and Tramoni had not recovered.

Fourneau’s Match Crew

Francesco Fourneau of the Rome section was set as referee, with Fabiano Preti and Simone Biffi as assistants. Simone Galipò handled the fourth official duties, Lorenzo Maggioni was on VAR and Giacomo Camplone served as AVAR.