Stat Attack: Numbers to know ahead of Napoli

The game at the Stadio San Paolo gets underway at 21:45 local time.

The top flight record

Roma have faced Napoli a total of 149 times in the Italian top flight to date - winning 66 of those games. The rest finished in defeats for us on 49 occasions, with 54 draws.

In Naples

In 74 prior meetings on our travels, we have won 19 games in Naples - drawing 23 and losing 32.

Hard to draw

There has not been a draw between these sides in the last seven 'ritorno' (second half of the season) meetings; Roma have won four games, Napoli have won three.

Last double success

Roma won the first meeting between the two sides this season - the last time they won both in a single campaign was back in 1997-98. Zdenek Zeman's side won 6-2 at the Olimpico and then 2-0 at the San Paolo on that occasion.

July first

This is the first time Napoli and Roma have ever played each other in a Serie A game in July.

Dzeko doubles

Edin Dzeko is the only Roma player ever to have scored a pair of braces against Napoli. He notched both of them at the San Paolo, and in back-to-back seasons too (2016-17 and 2017-18).

Our top scorers against Napoli

In the all-time standings it is Dino Da Costa who sits top; the striker scoring eight goals against Napoli during his time at the club. Francesco Totti, Amedeo Amadei and Pedro Manfredini all follow him on seven.

Fonseca against Napoli

Fonseca has faced Napoli three times as a coach in his career - winning twice and losing once (while he was Shakhtar Donetsk boss).

Gattuso unbeaten

Gennaro Gattuso, meanwhile, is still yet to taste defeat as a coach against Roma - winning twice and drawing another in his three meetings while AC MIlan boss.

Cengiz in Naples

In two games he has played at the San Paolo, Cengiz Under has played a part in two goals - scoring and assisting in successive games in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 season.