// Hook in
add_filter( 'woocommerce_checkout_fields' , 'custom_override_checkout_fields' );
// Our hooked in function - $fields is passed via the filter!
function custom_override_checkout_fields( $fields ) {
$fields['account']['account_username']['placeholder'] = '';
$fields['account']['account_username']['label'] = 'Nome Utente del tuo Account';
$fields['account']['account_password']['placeholder'] = '';
$fields['account']['account_password']['label'] = 'Password del tuo Account';
return $fields;
}