A new Serie A season is about to begin, and here’s how the 20 clubs in Italy’s top flight could line up in 2025-26.
Saturday, August 23, 2025, is the red-letter day for all Serie A enthusiasts as a new campaign will begin, starting with Sassuolo-Napoli and Genoa-Lecce.
There will be many changes, starting from coaches, as more than half of Serie A clubs have changed their man at the helm for the new campaign.
To name a few, the likes of Massimiliano Allegri, Stefano Pioli and Maurizio Sarri have returned to their former clubs Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio. Christian Chivu has returned to Inter after winning the treble in 2010 as a player. Newly-promoted side Cremonese have hired survival specialist Davide Nicola.
The revolution on the pitch is not complete yet, as the summer transfer window will only end in two weeks, right after Round 2.
There are, however, several new signings that have stolen headlines even before the ball has started rolling, including Jonathan David of Juventus and Ardon Jashari of Milan.
In this article, Football Italia looks to the possible starting XI for each Serie A club in the 2025-26 campaign (players in CAPITAL LETTERS are new signings).
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Hien, Scalvini; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta (ZALEWSKI); De Ketelaere, Pasalic; Scamacca (KRSTOVIC). Coach: Juric (new).
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; ZORTEA (Holm), VITIK, Lucumi, Miranda; Ferguson, Freuler; Orsolini, Odgaard, Dominguez; Castro (IMMOBILE). Coach Italiano.
Cagliari (3-5-2): Caprile; Deiola, Mina, Luperto; Zappa, Adopo, Prati, FOLORUNSHO, IDRISSI; Piccoli, Luvumbo. Coach: Pisacane (new).
Como (4-2-3-1): Butez; Vojvoda, RAMON, Kempf, Valle; BATURINA, Da Cuna; JESUS RODRIGUEZ, Paz, Diao; MORATA. Coach: Fabregas.
ROME, ITALY – JANUARY 10: Cesc Fabregas, Head Coach of Como, looks on prior to kick-off ahead of the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Como at Stadio Olimpico on January 10, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
Cremonese (3-5-2): AUDERO; Barbieri, BASCHIROTTO, Bianchetti; ZERBIN, Collocolo, GRASSI, Vandeputte, PEZZELLA; SANABRIA, De Luca. Coach: Nicola (new).
Fiorentina (3-4-1-2): De Gea; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri; Dodò, SOHM, Fagioli, Gosens; Gudmundsson; Kean, DZEKO. Coach: Pioli (new).
Genoa (4-2-3-1): Leali; Sabelli (Norton-Cuffy), OSTIGARD, Vasquez, Martin; Frendrup, Masini; CARBONI, STANCIU, GRONBAEK; COLOMBO. Coach: Vieira.
Inter (3-4-2-1): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Thuram, Mkhitaryan (Frattesi); Lautaro Martinez. Coach: Chivu (new).
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – JUNE 30: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano, looks on during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 round of 16 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Fluminense FC at Bank of America Stadium on June 30, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Juventus (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly (Gatti); JOAO MARIO, Thuram, Locatelli, Cambiaso; Conceiçao, Yildiz; DAVID. Coach: Tudor.
Lazio (4-3-3): Provedel; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Nuno Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella, Dele-Bashiru; Isaksen, Castellanos, Zaccagni. Coach: Sarri (new).
Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; KOUASSI, Tiago Gabriel, Gaspar, Gallo; Coulibaly, Pierret, Helgason; SOTTIL, CAMARDA, Banda. Coach: Di Francesco (new).
Milan (4-3-3): Maignan; DE Winter (Jimenez), Tomori, Pavlovic, ESTUPINAN; JASHARI, RICCI, MODRIC; Pulisic, Gimenez, Leao. Coach: Allegri (new).
Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; DE BRUYNE, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, LUCCA (Lukaku), LANG. Coach: Conte.
epa12129564 SSC Napoli�s coach Antonio Conte celebrates winning the 2024/2025 Serie A title after the Italian Serie A soccer match between SSC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio, in Naples, Italy, 23 May 2025. SSC Napoli won their fourth league title. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO
Parma (3-5-2): Suzuki; Balogh, Circati, NDIAYE; Delprato, Bernabé, Keita, ORDONEZ, Valeri; Pellegrino, Almqvist. Coach: Cuesta (new).
Pisa (3-4-2-1): SCUFFET; Calabresi, Caracciolo, Canestrelli; Touré, AEBISCHER, Marin, Angori; CUADRADO, Tramoni; NZOLA. Coach: Gilardino (new).
Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Hermoso (GHILARDI), Mancini, Ndicka; WESLEY, Kone, EL AYNAOUI, Angelino; Dybala, Soulé; Dovbyk. Coach: Gasperini (new).
WALSALL, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma looks on before the pre-season friendly match between Aston Villa and AS Roma at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium on August 06, 2025 in Walsall, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
Sassuolo (4-3-3): MURIC (TURATI); WALUKIEWICZ, Muharemovic, IDZES, Doig; Thorstvedt, Boloca, KONE; Berardi, PINAMONTI, Laurienté. Coach: Grosso.
Torino (4-2-3-1): ISRAEL; Lazaro, ISMAJLI, Coco, Biraghi; ANJORIN, Casadei; NGONGE, Vlasic (Adams), ABOUKHLAL; Zapata (SIMEONE). Coach: Baroni (new).
Udinese (3-5-2): Okoye; GOGLICHIDZE, BERTOLA, Solet; Ehizibue, Atta, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp, Kamara; Iker Bravo, Davis. Coach: Runjaic.
Verona (3-5-2): Montipò; EBOSSE, UNAI NUNEZ, VALENTINI; BELGHALI, Serdar, Bernede, Niasse, Frese; GIOVANE, Sarr. Coach: Zanetti.
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