Napoli vs. Como already a direct clash

The Maradona lights up for the showdown between Napoli and Como, with last season’s second- and fourth-placed sides facing off for the first time this season in a meeting that promises plenty of intrigue. The Partenopei opened their campaign with a win away against Genoa, while Como were held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium and will be looking for their first three points to lay down a marker.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 19 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Naples: 14 wins for Napoli (most recently 3-1 in Serie A 2024/25), 3 draws (most recently 1-1 in the 2025/26 Coppa Italia, with Como winning 8-7 on penalties) and 2 wins for Como (most recently 1-0 in Serie B 2003/04).

Napoli have scored in 16 of their 19 previous home meetings with Como, netting 42 goals in total: the only matches in which the Azzurri failed to score were the 0-0 draws in Serie B 1948/49 and Serie A 2025/26, and the 1-0 defeat in Serie B 2003/04.

DID YOU KNOW?

Napoli attempted the fewest dribbles (8, level with Inter) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Only Sassuolo (22) attempted more shots than Como (20) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Como are unbeaten in their last 6 competitive matches across the end of 2025/26 and the start of the new season: 4 wins and 2 draws, with just 2 goals conceded and 4 clean sheets. Their last defeat came on 21 April, when they lost 3-2 away to Inter in the Coppa Italia semi-final.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 3rd official meeting between Massimiliano Allegri and Cesc Fabregas: in the previous 2, both in the 2025/26 season, the Napoli coach recorded 1 win and 1 draw.

Antonio Vergara scored against Genoa: it was his 4th goal for Napoli and his first away from home.

Kevin De Bruyne scored against Genoa: it was his 6th goal for Napoli. The Belgian midfielder had not scored a competitive goal for the Azzurri since 24 April, in Napoli-Cremonese 4-0.

Only Armel Bella-Kotchap (12) won more duels than Amir Rrahmani (11) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Anastasios Douvikas scored against Udinese: it was his 17th Serie A goal. The Greek forward ranks 2nd among the highest-scoring Greek players in the history of the competition, behind Zisis Vryzas (25).

Only Giorgi Kvernadze (7) and Francisco Conceicao (8) attempted more dribbles than Assane Diao (5) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none 

REFEREE

DI MARCO (DI GIOIA – BARONE) IV: ZUFFERLI, VAR: PEZZUTO, AVAR: DI PAOLO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Inter-Napoli (5/9, 18.00)

Genoa-Como (4/9, 20.45)

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