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title: "Numerous absences hit Napoli ahead of Villarreal clash in Champions League"
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# Numerous absences hit Napoli ahead of Villarreal clash in Champions League

Villarreal host Napoli on Tuesday 13 October at 22:00 Damascus time in the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, amid injury absences in both squads, most notably in Napoli.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 12 October 2026، 10:12 ، updated 22:08 Saudi time

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Numerous absences hit Napoli ahead of Villarreal clash in Champions League

[Villarreal](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/villarreal-221) and [Napoli](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/napoli-238) meet on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time, in a match held as part of the second round of the league phase of the [UEFA Champions League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-champions-league-20) for the 2026/27 season.

The match will be broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network of channels.

On Villarreal's side, player [Tajon Trevor Buchanan](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tajon-trevor-buchanan-6380) will miss the match due to injury.

Napoli, meanwhile, will enter the match amid numerous absences, as [A. Buongiorno](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/a-buongiorno-6927) will be absent due to injury until 21 November 2026.

Napoli will also be without [Alisson Santos](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/alisson-de-almeida-santos-6942), [André-Frank Zambo Anguissa](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/andr%C3%A9-frank-zambo-anguissa-6934), [Costantino Favasuli](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/costantino-favasuli-6937), [Mathías Olivera Miramontes](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/math%C3%ADas-olivera-miramontes-6931), and [Antonio Vergara](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/antonio-vergara-6941), all due to injury.

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