Serie A

Torino vs Napoli: top-spot ambitions

Napoli travel to Turin eyeing three points that could take them top, depending on the result of Roma vs. Inter

At the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, the hosts seek only their second win of the campaign – having beaten Roma – to turn their form around. Napoli, on the other hand, aim for a third straight victory in all competitions after wins over Sporting Lisbon and Genoa, as they continue to respond to last month’s defeat to AC Milan.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 81 official meetings between the two teams in Turin: record of 31 wins for the Granata (Torino), 26 draws, and 24 victories for the Azzurri (Napoli).

DID YOU KNOW?

Torino are the team that has conceded the most goals in these first 6 matchdays (13): 5 of these came in the final 15 minutes of the first half, no team concedes more in this period. Before the 3-3 draw in Rome against Lazio, Torino hadn't scored 3 goals in a Serie A match. Napoli are the third-best team in the league for points gained in the second half compared to the halftime score: +5, alongside Juventus and Roma. One-third of Napoli's goals, 4 out of 12 total, have been scored in the first 15 minutes of the second half. No team has scored more in this period. In the last 5 seasons, after 6 matchdays, only in 2023/24 was Napoli not first in the table: in 2021/22 they led with a perfect score, in 2022/23 they were top level on points with Milan and Atalanta, and last year they were first alone with 13 points.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Between Marco Baroni and Antonio Conte, this is their fifth meeting as coaches: in the 4 previous encounters, 2 victories for the Granata coach, 1 draw, and 1 victory for the Partenopei manager. Marco Baroni is a former Napoli player: he played for Azzurri in the 1989/90 and 1990/91 seasons, winning the second Scudetto in Azzurri history, scoring the decisive goal on April 29, 1990, in Napoli-Lazio 1-0 (final matchday of the tournament). Giovanni Simeone is a former Napoli player, and he made 103 appearances and scored 14 goals for the team in official matches between 2022/23 and 2024/25. A showdown between two of the top three Scottish scorers in Serie A history: Ché Adams ranks third and, before the break, scored his 10th goal; Scott McTominay is second on 13. Lewis Ferguson leads with 14.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

MARCENARO (SCATRAGLI – CECCON) IV: TREMOLADA, VAR: DOVERI, AVAR: MAGGIONI

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Torino-Genoa (Sunday 26 October, 12.30 CET) Napoli-Inter (Saturday 25 October, 18.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)