Fiorentina vs Napoli prediction 20.09.2026 | Serie A

After last season, one of the worst for Fiorentina in the 21st century, the team from Florence hopes for a much better 2026/27 campaign. However, the opening four Serie A rounds were hard to satisfy, as Paolo Vanoli's team has collected only three points so far. Last weekend, Fiorentina beat Venezia 4-2 on the road, while a few days later, Vanoli's team also won 3-0 at home in the cup against Pisa. For most of the season, Fiorentina struggled on offense, but seven goals in the last two matches have surely restored some confidence.

Fiorentina's head coach, Paolo Vanoli, was satisfied with his team's performance against Napoli. He said, "We have to say that the players did well again tonight. It was a derby, so it was not an easy game, and we confirmed that we are improving. Work, work, work. Potentially, this is a very good team, but we haven't achieved anything yet."

Fiorentina have almost their full squad available for Sunday. Fabiano Parisi and Riccardo Sottil should be the only ones injured.

In the last few years, Napoli has become one of the best Serie A teams. However, they opened the 2026/27 season with only six points in the first four matches, and it seems that Massimiliano Allegri's team can hardly expect more than to fight for the Champions League places. Napoli lost three of the last four games in all competitions. In the previous game, they won 1-0 at home against Bologna. The hosts didn't impress, but they were good enough to secure a valuable victory.

Although it was only a narrow win, Napoli's head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, was impressed with his team. He commented, "These are things we need to improve on. That said, the lads went for this win, and it wasn't easy because Bologna is a physical team: we created a lot of chances and conceded few."

Napoli have big problems with missing players. They will be without Scott McTominay, Alex Meret, Luca Marianucci, Giovane, Alessandro Buongiorno, Franck Anguisa, and Alisson Santos.