Derby delle Due Sicilie

Derby delle Due Sicilie

Teams	Napoli Palermo
First meeting	Palermo Napoli Coppa Pirandello (1928)
Latest meeting	Napoli 5–0 Palermo Coppa Italia (26 September 2024)
Stadiums	Stadio San Paolo (Napoli) Stadio Renzo Barbera (Palermo)
Statistics
Meetings total	56
Most wins	Napoli (26)
All-time series	Napoli: 26 Drawn: 18 Palermo: 12
Largest victory	Napoli 6–0 Palermo 1934–35 Serie A (2 December 1934)

The Derby delle Due Sicilie ("Derby of the Two Sicilies") is an Italian Serie A derby between the Napoli and Palermo football clubs. ^[1]

It represents the football challenge between the two historical capitals of the Two Sicilies.

The first match was played in 1928. In that year, Giuseppe Pirandello, defender and ex-skipper of Palermo, died while he was under contract with Napoli. The Palermitan newspaper L’Ora organized a friendly competition, the Coppa Pirandello, in memory of the player. Napoli won the match, even if we have no informations about the score. ^[2]

Statistics

Competition	Played	Napoli wins	Draws	Palermo wins	Napoli goals	Palermo goals
Serie A	48	24	15	9	78	33
Serie B	6	1	3	2	6	10
Coppa Italia	2	1	0	1	5	3
Total	56	26	18	12	89	46

Source: worldfootball.net ^[3]

References

1. "Palermo-Napoli, dalla B alla A il derby delle due Sicilie - Gazzetta dello Sport". Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
2. Sisto, Luca (2022-02-07). "Giuseppe Pirandello, terzino dimenticato di un Napoli lontano un secolo -" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
3. "Derby della Due Sicilie". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.