Matchday 4 concludes with Napoli vs. Pisa
Serie A

Matchday 4 concludes with Napoli vs. Pisa

The Champions of Italy host Pisa looking to maintain their perfect record

Matchday 4 in Serie A concludes at the Maradona with Napoli welcoming Pisa. The hosts, who have already beaten Sassuolo, Cagliari and Fiorentina, are chasing a fourth consecutive win to continue their charge at the top. Gilardino’s men earned a point at Bergamo on the opening day but then lost to Roma and Udinese. They now dream of a prestigious result at the reigning champions’ ground to signal their ambition to stay up.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 14 previous official games between the two teams in Naples: 10 wins for Napoli, 3 draws, and 1 win for the Tuscan side. Pisa won 1-0 in Naples in Serie A in January 1986, with Berggreen scoring the decisive goal. The coaches were Ottavio Bianchi for the home team and Vincenzo Guerini for the Tuscan side. The last match in Naples dates back to August 2007 in the Coppa Italia, with a 3-1 win for the Azzurri in extra time thanks to a hat-trick by Lavezzi, after Kutuzov had given the visitors the lead.

DID YOU KNOW?

Napoli had not won the first three games of Serie A since the 2021/22 season, when they were on nine points, along with Roma and Milan. At the end of the season, the Azzurri finished third. Pisa have not won in Serie A for 12,552 days: their last victory was on May 12, 1991, when Pisa beat Bari 1-0.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Antonio Conte, in 41 Italian league games as a coach, has lost only once in September (September 2006 in Serie B, Arezzo-Bari 0-1), with 24 wins and 16 draws. Considering only Serie A, he is unbeaten in 26 games played in September, with 19 wins and 7 draws. Pisa are still looking for a goal from one of their own players in the 2025/26 season: they failed to score in the Coppa Italia in Cesena and in two out of three Serie A games. The Nerazzurri's only goal was scored in Bergamo on the first day of Serie A, an own goal by Hien.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

CREZZINI (COSTANZO – MASTRODONATO) IV:MANGANIELLO, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: GIUA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Milan-Napoli (Sunday 28 September, 20.45 CEST) Pisa-Fiorentina (Sunday 28 September, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)