Napoli vs. Roma: three crucial points at stake

Three points would put Roma at the top of the table, allowing them to sit back and await Lazio’s results, who face Parma at 20:45 CEST, and Inter, who take on Fiorentina on Sunday at 12:30 CEST. Still unbeaten, Roma head into the match on the back of a win over Genoa that ended a short run of draws against Inter and Como. The mood is very different at Napoli, where the Partenopei must respond after their unexpected defeat to Venezia.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 91 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Campania: 39 wins for Napoli (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2024/25), 27 draws (most recently 2-2 in Serie A 2025/26) and 25 wins for Roma (most recently 4-2 in Serie A 2017/18).

Napoli are unbeaten in their last 5 matches against Roma (at the Maradona and the Olimpico): 2 wins and 3 draws. Their last defeat came on 23 December 2023, Roma-Napoli 2-0 in Serie A.

Napoli have scored in each of their last 10 home matches against Roma: 18 goals in total over that run. Their last home match without scoring against the Giallorossi was the 0-0 draw in Serie A 2015/16.

DID YOU KNOW?

Napoli have received fewer yellow cards than any other team (6, level with Torino and Atalanta).

Napoli are one of 6 teams to have conceded the most goals in the opening 15 minutes of the second half (3, level with Fiorentina, Monza, Sassuolo, Udinese and Venezia).

Napoli have won their last 3 competitive home matches: they had not recorded such a run since March-April 2026. Victory against Roma would make it 4 consecutive home wins for the first time since the period between August and October of the 2025/26 season.

Roma are one of 4 teams with no player having featured for all 630 minutes, including stoppage time, alongside Como, Monza and Torino. Mario Hermoso is Roma’s most-used player, with 506 minutes played.

Roma have not conceded a goal scored by a substitute, a record they share with Cagliari.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 32nd official meeting between Massimiliano Allegri and Gian Piero Gasperini: Allegri has recorded 14 wins, with 11 draws and 6 victories for Gasperini.

Gian Piero Gasperini will become the coach with the 4th-most matches managed in the history of the single-group Serie A (645), overtaking Nils Liedholm. Only Giovanni Trapattoni (689), Nereo Rocco (787) and Carlo Mazzone (792) have managed more.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Amir Rrahmani are the only Napoli players to have played every available league minute this season.

Santiago Castro scored against Genoa: it was the Argentine forward’s 1st goal for Roma. He had not scored in a competitive match since 19 March 2026 (Roma-Bologna 2-3, Europa League), and in Serie A since 15 February 2026 (Torino-Bologna 1-2).

Emanuele Lulli scored against Genoa: it was the 2007-born player’s 1st goal in professional football.

Donyell Malen scored one of his 4 Serie A braces against Napoli (Napoli-Roma 2-2, 15 February 2026).

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

COLOMBO (BINDONI – ROSSI M.) IV: SACCHI J.L., VAR: AURELIANO, AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Monza-Napoli (28/10, 20.45)

Roma-Cagliari (27/10, 20.45)

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