Napoli vs. Inter: Serie A Saturday clash
All eyes will be on the Maradona as Napoli take on Inter in the standout clash of matchday 8. The reigning champions started the season with four straight wins but have stumbled twice in their last three outings, losing to AC Milan and Torino. They’ll be eager to claim a big victory to get their Scudetto push back on track. Inter have the same objective and, after a shaky start, have put together four consecutive wins, the latest coming away to Roma last weekend.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
There have been 88 official meetings between the two sides at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona: 40 Napoli wins, 27 draws, and 21 Inter victories. Inter have scored in each of their last eight official visits to Naples, for a total of 12 goals. Their last match there without a goal was the 0–0 draw in October 2017.
DID YOU KNOW?
Napoli have scored in each of their last 15 home matches, for a total of 28 goals. Inter are coming off four clean sheets in their last five Serie A away matches across last season and this; the only exception was the 3–4 defeat away to Juventus in Turin on 13 September (Serie A). Inter have the best attack in Serie A 2025/26: 18 goals in seven matchdays.
COACHES and PLAYERS
Antonio Conte, with a past at Inter: he coached the Nerazzurri in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, winning the league title in his second year and reaching the UEFA Europa League final in his first. In total, he took charge of 102 official matches for Inter, with a record of 64 wins, 23 draws, and 15 defeats. Matteo Politano, formerly of Inter: 63 appearances and 6 goals for the Nerazzurri. Romelu Lukaku, formerly of Inter: 132 appearances and 78 goals for the Nerazzurri. Juan Jesus, formerly of Inter: 142 appearances and 1 goal for the Nerazzurri. Lautaro Martínez has scored five career goals against Napoli: one in Serie A 2018/19 (at San Siro), two in Serie A 2019/20 (in Naples and in Milan), one in Serie A 021/22 (in Milan), and one in the 2023 Italian Super Cup (in Saudi Arabia).
DISCIPLINE
Suspended: none Cautioned: none
REFEREE
MARIANI (BINDONI – BACCINI) IV: AYROLDI, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: PEZZUTO
UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A
Lecce-Napoli (Tuesday 28 October, 18.30 CET) Inter-Fiorentina (Wednesday 29 October, 20.45 CET) (Photo Getty Images)
