Inter vs Napoli a game that’s already worth so much

Lights are on at the San Siro for Inter vs Napoli, one of the biggest matches of Serie A matchday week 3. The Nerazzuri are playing to continue their march to the top of the table and get all available points having already won 6 so far in the campaign. After a victory over Genoa in the first week and then a defeat to Como the week after, Max Allegri’s side will now want to redeem themselves with an important victory.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
The two sides have met 85 times in Milan: 54 Inter wins (most recently 1-0, Serie A 2022/23), 21 draws (most recently 2-2, Serie A 2025/26) and 10 Napoli wins (most recently 1-0, Coppa Italia 2019/20).

DID YOU KNOW?

It was in the 2023/24 season that Inter last had 6 points after the opening two Serie A matchdays: that season ended with the Nerazzurri winning the Scudetto.

Inter are unbeaten in their last 14 official matches: 9 wins, 5 draws, with their last defeat coming on 8 March (Milan-Inter 1-0, Serie A 2025/26).

Inter have scored in each of their last 14 official matches: the last time the Nerazzurri failed to find the net was on 8 March (Milan-Inter 1-0, Serie A 2025/26).

Inter are unbeaten at home in Serie A and have scored in their last 13 home matches: their last home defeat without scoring came on 23 November 2025 (Inter-Milan 0-1, Serie A 2025/26).

Napoli are unbeaten in their last 6 away matches across the current and previous seasons: 4 wins and 2 draws. Their last defeat came on 22 February (Atalanta-Napoli 1-2, Serie A 2025/26).

Only Roma (8) have scored more goals than Inter (5) in Serie A.

Only Sassuolo (35) have created more chances than Inter in Serie A (32, level with Como).

COACHES and PLAYERS

Cristian Chivu and Massimiliano Allegri will meet for the third time in an official match: Allegri has won both previous encounters, both coming in the Serie A derbies in 2025/26 (Inter-Milan 0-1, Milan-Inter 1-0).

Cristian Chivu's Inter lost 5 matches in Serie A 2025/26: in 2 of those 5 defeats, the opposing manager was Massimiliano Allegri.

Federico Dimarco has completed more crosses than any other player in Serie A (10).

Amir Rrahmani has won more aerial duels than any other player in Serie A (15).

Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored against Cagliari: it was his second goal of the season.

Hakan Çalhanoğlu had never previously scored two consecutive Serie A goals within the opening 10 minutes.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none 

REFEREE

SOZZA (PERETTI – BACCINI) IV: DOVERI VAR: DI PAOLO AVAR: DIONISI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Inter-Udinese (14/9, 20.45)

Napoli-Bologna (13/9, 18.00)

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