Napoli and Roma drew 3-3 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on 24 October 2026, in the eighth round of Serie A.
Napoli twice took the lead and were twice pegged back, with Scott McTominay scoring twice for the hosts and Leonardo Balerdi scoring twice for the visitors in a dramatic second half.
How the goals fell
Napoli made the fast start. Frank Anguissa opened the scoring with a bicycle kick, before Scott McTominay doubled the lead with a header.
Roma responded after half-time. Matías Soulé and Leonardo Balerdi brought the visitors level, turning a two-goal deficit into a 2-2 draw.
McTominay restored Napoli's lead in the 83rd minute, only for Balerdi to strike again late to secure the 3-3 draw. Sources place the final equaliser around the 89th minute.
Scoring sequence:
- Anguissa put Napoli ahead
- McTominay made it 2-0
- Soulé pulled one back for Roma
- Balerdi made it 2-2
- McTominay made it 3-2 in the 83rd minute
- Balerdi made it 3-3 late on
A lead gained, a lead lost — twice
The pattern of the evening will matter as much as the point. Napoli went 2-0 up and were brought back to 2-2, then went 3-2 up in the 83rd minute and were brought back to 3-3.
For readers following the Serie A weekend, that is the key takeaway from this eighth-round fixture: Napoli produced the decisive moments through Anguissa and McTominay, but Roma answered each time through Soulé and Balerdi.
What we know — and what is not yet confirmed
What is confirmed by both SSC Napoli's official match report and ANSA's independent account is the venue, the date, the competition round, the final score, and the six-goal scoring sequence.
What is not established in the material available for this report is attendance, complete line-ups, disciplinary records, or possession statistics. The exact stoppage-time designation of Balerdi's late equaliser is also not confirmed beyond a late goal around the 89th minute.
