Venezia host Napoli in Matchday 7 of Serie A

Venezia will host Napoli on 17 October 2026 at 16:00 Damascus time, in the seventh round of Serie A for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on STARZPLAY.

Venezia go into the match after a series of negative results, having lost their last five matches in a row, the most recent being a 1-3 defeat away to Atalanta, as well as losses to Lazio 0-2, Fiorentina 2-4, Frosinone 2-3, and Milan 0-2.

Napoli, meanwhile, have produced mixed results in their recent matches, losing their last match 1-3 away to Villarreal, beating Frosinone 3-0, drawing 1-1 with Fiorentina, beating Bologna 1-0, before losing 0-1 to Arsenal.

In terms of previous meetings between the two sides, they drew 0-0 in a match held on 16 March 2025 at Venezia's stadium, while Napoli won 1-0 at their own stadium on 29 December 2024, also won 0-2 at Venezia's stadium on 6 February 2022, and won 2-0 at their own stadium on 22 August 2021.

Venezia are suffering from several absences, most notably Adorante and Sverko, who is injured until 13 December 2026, in addition to Busio, Franjic, Bella-Kotchap, Mazzocchi, and Correia due to injury. Napoli, meanwhile, are missing Buongiorno, who is absent until 21 November 2026 due to his injury, as well as Favasuli, Vergara, Santos, Anguissa, and Olivera.

In the standings, Napoli are in eighth place with 10 points from 6 matches, having achieved 3 wins, one draw, and suffered two defeats, scoring 10 goals and conceding 6 goals. Venezia, on the other hand, are bottom of the table in twentieth place with no points from 6 matches, having lost all of them, scoring 5 goals and conceding 16 goals.