{
  "id": 5749623,
  "title": "Stones tipped to make full Inter debut against former Man City teammate De Bruyne",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/stones-tipped-to-make-full-inter-debut-against-former-man-city",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/stones-tipped-full-inter-debut-090000498.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "John Stones, the England international and Manchester City teammate of Kevin De Bruyne, is expected to make his first Serie A start for Inter Milan against his former club Napoli. Multiple Italian sports outlets predict Stones will start alongside Cristian Chivu, marking his debut in full competitive action for the Nerazzurri. Stones has featured on the bench in Inter’s past two Serie A matches, but this will be his first start since joining the club on a free transfer from Manchester City earlier this summer. Fellow England players Djed Spence and Curtis Jones might also get a chance, but they are not expected to start the match. Meanwhile, Napoli will be missing star midfielder Scott McTominay, who is preparing for a minor heart procedure. De Bruyne, Stones's former Manchester City teammate, is likely to be involved for Napoli, with Antonio Vergara possibly starting in the midfield instead of McTominay.",
  "summary": "All of the major sports outlets in Italy are tipping England international John Stones to make his first Serie A start when Inter take on Napoli in San Siro on Saturday evening, and he could go head-t...",
  "key_points": [
    "Stones set to debut for Inter Milan against Napoli.",
    "Stones joins Inter from Manchester City this summer.",
    "Napoli missing Scott McTominay due to heart procedure."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Putellas debut as London City beat Man Utd in opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/putellas-debut-as-london-city-beat-man-utd-in-opener",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:28:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}