Derby del Sole
Napoli against Roma: the derby of the South.
The Derby del Sole ("Derby of the Sun"), also called the Derby del Sud, is the football rivalry between Napoli and Roma. The two clubs are considered the most popular outside Northern Italy, Roma representing Central Italy and Napoli the South.
Quick Facts
- Other names
- Derby of the Sun, Derby del Sud
- Location
- Italy
- Top scorer
- Dino da Costa (8)
- Latest meeting
- 15 February 2026
- Serie A
- Napoli 2–2 Roma
- Total meetings
- Official matches:; 181, Unofficial matches:; 10, Total matches:; 191
- Most wins
- Official matches:
- Roma (66), Unofficial matches:
- Roma (4), Total matches:
- Roma (70)
- Stadiums
- Stadio Olimpico (Roma), Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli)
- Largest victory
- Roma 8–0 Napoli; 1958–59 Serie A (29 March 1959)
Lore & Background
Napoli and Roma were the first two clubs from Central and Southern Italy admitted to the National Division, in 1926–27.
Reader's Guide
The fixture is one of Italy's best-known derbies between clubs from different regions.
In the Serie A head-to-head ranking from 1930 to the end of the 2025–26 season, counting only seasons in which both played in Serie A, Napoli have finished higher 41 times and Roma 38 times.
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