Previous encounters
There have been 64 competitive matches between the two teams at the Maradona so far: the record stands at 39 wins for Napoli (the most recent was 2-0 in the 2022/23 Serie A season), 14 draws (most recently 0-0 in the 2020/21 Coppa Italia) and 11 wins for Atalanta (most recently 3-0 in last year’s Serie A season). Atalanta have won twice 0-3 against Napoli in the last two seasons.
Napoli’s most recent home goal against Atalanta came from Amir Rrahmani in the 77th minute in the 2022/23 Serie A match that finished 2-0 for the Azzurri. The last time Napoli failed to score for two consecutive home games against Atalanta was in the early 2000s (0-0 both in the 2000/01 Serie A season and in the 2003/04 Serie B season). In the past 11 matches between the two teams in Naples, Atalanta failed to score only once, in Napoli v Atalanta on 11 March 2023 (2-0). In the remaining 10 matches, they have scored 19 goals.
Match analysis
Napoli are the team that have scored the most goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half, with a total of five.
The Azzurri currently hold the record for the most penalties awarded both in favour and against: three awarded in their favour (along with Fiorentina, Milan, Pisa and Sassuolo) and four conceded (along with Fiorentina).
Atalanta are the team who have recorded the most draws in the 2025/26 Serie A season: seven in 11 matchdays.
Atalanta are also the team that have scored the most goals in the final fifteen minutes of the first half, stoppage time included: five goals in total.
They are also one of the six 2025/26 Serie A teams who have conceded the most goals from substitutes: three in total, tied with Cagliari, Verona, Parma and Lecce.
This will be the third competitive meeting between Antonio Conte and Raffaele Palladino as coaches: their two previous matches were the two games between Napoli and Fiorentina last season, with Napoli winning both.
Antonio Conte will be the former manager of the day: in his first ever coaching experience, he coached Atalanta from September 2009 to January 2010. He collected three wins, four draws and seven losses in 14 competitive matches.
Raffaele Palladino played against Napoli 12 times as a player, with a record of four wins, one draw and seven losses. He scored three goals against Napoli, in the 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2014/15 Serie A seasons.
Ademola Lookman has scored one of his six braces in Serie A in Naples: the game was Napoli v Atalanta on 3 November 2024, which ended 0-3. Napoli are also the favourite victim of the Nigerian player since he started playing in Italy: he has netted five goals against them, the same number as against Fiorentina and Empoli.
Marco Carnesecchi is the only player who has played the full 90 minutes in every game for Atalanta this season: he has been on the pitch for all 1,350 minutes plus added time.
The match will be officiated by Marco Di Bello.
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