Previous encounters
Throughout the years, there have been 88 competitive matches between the two teams at the Maradona, with a record of 40 wins for Napoli, 27 draws and 21 wins for Inter. Inter have always scored in the past eight competitive matches held in Naples, netting a total of 12 goals. Their last goalless match was the one that ended 0-0 in October 2017. In the three-point era, the most prolific scorers in the games played in Naples have been Gonzalo Higuain and Edinson Cavani (with five goals each). Dries Mertens and Romelu Lukaku are in second place with three goals each, with the latter scoring all of them while playing for Inter.
Napoli have been particularly prolific in the second halves of their games: four of Napoli’s 10 goals have been scored between minutes 46 and 60, more than any other Serie A team. Napoli are currently unbeaten at home after 15 competitive matches, spanning last season and this season: they have collected 12 wins (five of which in their past five games) and three draws, while their last defeat was against Lazio on 8 December 2024, final result 0-1.
Match analysis
Over the past 15 home matches, Napoli have always scored, collecting a total of 28 goals. On the other hand, Inter currently have four clean sheets from their past five Serie A away matches, spanning last season and this season: the only match where they did concede was against Juventus in Turin, with the match ending in a 3-4 defeat (13 September, Serie A).
Napoli and Inter are the two teams of the 2025/26 Serie A season with the most players who have scored so far: nine for Inter, eight for Napoli (tied with Juventus and Atalanta). Inter currently have the best attack in this 2025/26 Serie A season: 18 goals in seven matches.
Inter have scored four goals in the first 15 minutes of play, more than any other Serie A team. They are also the team that have conceded the most goals in the final 15 minutes of play, including stoppage time: four out of the eight total goals they have conceded. Inter are the 2025/26 Serie A team that, together with Cagliari and Atalanta, have conceded the most goals to opposing substitutes who came on during the match: three goals in seven matches.
This upcoming match will be the second competitive meeting between Antonio Conte and Cristian Chivu: the only previous game between them ended 0-0 at Tardini Stadium in Parma. Conte coached Inter in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, winning the league title in his second year at Inter and reaching the Europa League finals in his first year. He oversaw a total of 102 competitive matches, with 64 wins, 23 draws and 15 losses. Chivu faced Inter as a player 11 times, with a record of five wins for the Inter coach, one draw and five wins for Napoli.
Scott McTominay scored his 13th goal on matchday one of the 2025/26 Serie A season and, since the three-point rule was first introduced in Serie A, meaning the 1994/95 season, he has been the second most prolific Scottish scorer in Serie A. Lewis Ferguson is in first place with 14 goals.
Kevin De Bruyne scored two goals and provided an assist against Inter in the second leg of the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League Round of 16 match between Wolfsburg and Inter. The match ended 3-1 for the German team. Those have been the only two goals scored by the Belgian player against Italian clubs in European competitions.
Matteo Politano, Romelu Lukaku and Juan Jesus are all former Inter players: Politano collected 63 appearances and scored six goals for Inter; Lukaku collected 132 appearances and scored 78 goals; Juan Jesus instead collected 142 appearances and scored one goal for the Nerazzurri.
Lautaro Martinez has scored five goals against Napoli: one in the 2018/19 Serie A season (at San Siro), two in the 2019/20 Serie A season (in Naples and Milan), one in the 2021/22 Serie A season (in Milan), one in the 2023 Italian Super Cup (in Saudi Arabia). Ange-Yoan Bonny scored a penalty, his first-ever Serie A goal, against Napoli at the Maradona: the final result was Napoli 2 1 Parma.
Piotr Zielinski will be the former player of the day: he collected 364 appearances and 51 goals for Napoli.
Maurizio Mariani will officiate the game.
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