Inter’s Napoli test: kick-off and streaming details for the 2026-27 Serie A meeting

Inter will continue their Serie A title defence against Napoli at San Siro, also known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, on Saturday, 5 September 2026.

The reigning champions won last season’s league title by a significant margin over their closest challengers and also lifted the Coppa Italia, underlining their ambition to establish domestic dominance. Their meeting with Napoli will be their third game of the 2026-27 Serie A campaign.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 19:00 Saudi Arabia time and 20:00 United Arab Emirates time. In the United Kingdom, that is 17:00 BST.

stc tv holds the rights to show Serie A matches in the 2026-27 season and is expected to broadcast Inter v Napoli with Arabic commentary. The broadcaster has not yet announced who will provide the commentary for this fixture.

Supporters wishing to watch online can stream the match through the stc tv application. The service says customers in Saudi Arabia with Mofawtar 4, Mofawtar Max and Baity Fiber packages can currently subscribe and watch Serie A for free on stc tv.

The match information supplied for the fixture is:

– Match: Inter v Napoli – Date: Saturday, 5 September 2026 – Kick-off: 19:00 Saudi Arabia, 20:00 United Arab Emirates – Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza – Broadcaster: stc tv – Commentator: To be confirmed

There is a discrepancy in the source’s fixture table, which lists the match as “Inter – Monza”, although the article’s headline, introduction and broadcast details all identify Napoli as Inter’s opponents. The fixture is otherwise consistently described as Inter v Napoli.

Expected Inter line-up

Inter manager Cristian Chivu is expected to select a side built around a 5-3-2 formation, according to the projected line-up published for the game.

Josep Martinez is listed to start in goal, with Manuel Akanji, Benjamin Pavard and Alessandro Bastoni named in the defensive unit.

The midfield selection includes Curtis Jones, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Federico Dimarco. Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram are expected to form the front two.

The projected XI is therefore:

Formation: 5-3-2

Goalkeeper: Josep Martinez

Defence: Manuel Akanji, Benjamin Pavard, Alessandro Bastoni

Midfield: Curtis Jones, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco

Forwards: Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram