Comments and predictions for Napoli vs Genoa: The knife from Hojlund
The match between Napoli vs Genoa in Serie A takes place at 11:00 p.m. on October 5. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Napoli vs Genoa team information
Against Sporting, Napoli faced a defensive crisis with Giovanni Di Lorenzo suspended, while Amir Rrahmani and Alessandro Buongiorno were injured. Full-backs Mathias Olivera and Leonardo Spinazzola also had to return earlier than expected. This weekend, the return of Di Lorenzo and Luca Marianucci (not on the UEFA list) will help Conte ease his worries.
Up front, Romelu Lukaku remains injured for the long term, but Rasmus Hojlund has proven his worth with his form and is likely to continue to start instead of Lorenzo Lucca. In midfield, Kevin De Bruyne has dismissed rumours of a rift with Conte after his reaction to being substituted. The Belgian has three goals in Serie A and remains the team's great hope.
For Genoa, striker Lorenzo Colombo has yet to score this season but will continue to lead the attack. The back four will be led by captain Johan Vasquez and former Napoli player Leo Ostigard.
Genoa are without Nicolae Stanciu and Jean Onana through injury, while Junior Messias (adductor) remains a doubt.
Latest expected lineup Napoli vs Genoa
Napoli:
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Beukema, Jesus, Spinazzola; Lobotka; Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Hojlund
Genoa:
Leali; Norton-Cuffy, Ostigard, Vasquez, Martin; Masini, Frendrup; Ellertsson, Malinovskyi, Vitinha; Colombo
Latest football commentary Napoli vs Genoa
Napoli recorded their first Champions League win since 2023 when they beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 on Wednesday night. Rasmus Hojlund's double – both assisted by Kevin De Bruyne – helped the Italian side claim all three points after their opening defeat to Manchester City.
Despite a perfect start to the 2025-26 season, Napoli have since lost two of their last three games, including a 2-1 defeat to AC Milan last weekend that ended a 16-game unbeaten run in Serie A. So coach Antonio Conte has reason to breathe a sigh of relief as his team regain their winning touch after stumbling in Manchester and San Siro.
Napoli are currently unbeaten at home in 2025, with nine wins and three draws in Serie A. The head-to-head stats also favour them: Napoli are unbeaten against Genoa in their last 15 meetings in Naples (9 wins, 6 draws).
Although three of the last four meetings have ended in draws – including a 2-2 draw last season – Genoa have not beaten Napoli in nearly five years.
Patrick Vieira’s side are in serious decline, sitting second to last in the table with just two points after five games. The recent 0-3 defeat to Lazio, although heavy, showed a weakness in defense. This is also Genoa’s worst start to Serie A in the 21st century, equal to the 2017-18 season. Vieira’s record is even worse than his predecessor Alberto Gilardino – who was sacked at this stage last year.
Genoa's only wins so far have come in the Coppa Italia, where they beat Vicenza and Empoli to book a place in the last 16 against Atalanta in December. However, if they don't improve their Serie A form, Vieira's men risk being stuck in a relegation battle all season.
Latest Napoli vs Genoa score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Napoli vs Genoaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Napoli 2-0 Genoa
- WhoScore:Napoli 2-1 Genoa
- We predict:Napoli 2-0 Genoa
When and where to watch Napoli vs Genoa live?
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