Napoli and Juventus lock horns in one of the most eagerly-anticipated fixtures in the Italian football calendar on Saturday evening.
A rivalry that began when Napoli rose to prominence with Diego Maradona in their ranks in the 1980s, this is essentially a battle between north and south, with Juve the biggest club in the north, and Napoli representing the south.
Intense title battles between the two took place in the 1980s, as well as the 2010s, but the two also shared a season in Serie B back in 2006-07, with both winning promotion, and they have competed at the top table ever since.
Here, Sports Mole looks back at the head-to-head record and notable meetings between the Bianconeri and the Partenopei.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 183
Napoli wins: 47
Draws: 51
Juventus wins: 85
Despite the domination Juventus enjoyed in Serie A throughout the 2010s, Napoli have always proven a difficult opponent for the Bianconeri, especially in recent years.
Both sides recorded a win on home soil against each other in the 2023-24 campaign, but Napoli held Juventus to a 0-0 in Turin when they met in September.
It was Napoli who got the better of the Old Lady in their two key battles which proved that Luciano Spalletti's men were the best in the land during the 2022-23 season.
Before their 10-point deduction and in the midst of an excellent run of form, Juventus travelled to the Maradona with hopes of closing the gap, but were blown away as Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put on a masterclass in 5-1 Napoli win last January.
Massimiliano Allegri's side never truly recovered from that humbling, and when they were beaten again by the Partenopei on home soil in April thanks to Giacomo Raspadori's late strike, that virtually sealed the title for Napoli.
That has not been the only season where this fixture has played a big role in deciding the champions though, as the two have had intense battles on more than one occasion in recent times when both chasing the Serie A title.
Juventus' 2-1 win here in Naples in March 2019 helped to keep their opponents at arms length as they raced to an eighth straight title, while an injury-time winner from Kalidou Koulibaly at the Allianz Stadium in April 2018 was not enough for Napoli, who still finished second behind the Bianconeri despite finishing on 91 points.
Sandwiched in between those two clashes was arguably the game of the season early in the 2018-19 campaign, when Juventus let a 3-0 lead slip, but still won thanks to Koulibaly putting through his net this time, again on 90 minutes, to hand the Old Lady a 4-3 win.
Less entertaining, but hugely significant was the Coppa Italia final played between these two sides in front of an empty Stadio Olimpico in 2020, which Napoli won 4-2 on penalties after 120 minutes of goalless action.
While there have been other Coppa clashes involving the two, the most dramatic cup tie between Napoli and Juve came in the 1988-89 UEFA Cup quarter-finals, where Maradona inspired his side to a phenomenal comeback.
There was a 5-3 win for Napoli at the Stadio Vittorio Pozzo and a 4-2 success for Juve at the San Paolo in their two Serie A meetings that season, but even they could not compare to the jubilation seen in the UEFA Cup clashes.
Two-nil down from the first leg, Napoli roared back in front of 89,000 adoring supporters to beat Juventus 3-0 after extra time, on their way to lifting the trophy that season.
Last 20 meetings
Sep 21, 2024: Juventus 0-0 Napoli (Serie A)
Mar 03, 2024: Napoli 2-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Dec 08, 2023: Juventus 1-0 Napoli (Serie A)
Apr 23, 2023: Juventus 0-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Jan 13, 2023: Napoli 5-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Jan 06, 2022: Juventus 1-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Sep 11, 2021: Napoli 2-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Apr 07, 2021: Juventus 2-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Feb 13, 2021: Napoli 1-0 Juventus (Serie A)
Jan 20, 2021: Juventus 2-0 Napoli (Supercoppa Italiana)
Jun 17, 2020: Napoli 0-0 Juventus (4-2 pens) (Coppa Italia Final)
Jan 26, 2020: Napoli 2-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Aug 31, 2019: Juventus 4-3 Napoli (Serie A)
Mar 03, 2019: Napoli 1-2 Juventus (Serie A)
Sep 29, 2018: Juventus 3-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Apr 22, 2018: Juventus 0-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Dec 01, 2017: Napoli 0-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Apr 05, 2017: Napoli 3-2 Juventus (Coppa Italia Semi-Final second leg)
Apr 02, 2017: Napoli 1-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Feb 28, 2017: Juventus 3-1 Napoli (Coppa Italia Semi-Final first leg)
Last 10 Serie A meetings
Sep 21, 2024: Juventus 0-0 Napoli (Serie A)
Mar 03, 2024: Napoli 2-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Dec 08, 2023: Juventus 1-0 Napoli (Serie A)
Apr 23, 2023: Juventus 0-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Jan 13, 2023: Napoli 5-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Jan 06, 2022: Juventus 1-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Sep 11, 2021: Napoli 2-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Apr 07, 2021: Juventus 2-1 Napoli (Serie A)
Feb 13, 2021: Napoli 1-0 Juventus (Serie A)
Jan 26, 2020: Napoli 2-1 Juventus (Serie A)
Andrew Delaney
