Club comparison
Napoli or Juventus: which is better?
Juventus have the larger Italian trophy case. Napoli 1986/87 is the Maradona season that still defines the club.
The call
Juventus as an institution; Napoli in the Maradona years
Juventus remain the bigger Italian club on league titles and recent Champions League presence. 2016/17 is a fair peak: a final in Cardiff and a defence that expected to win Serie A.
Napoli 1986/87 is not trying to be Juventus. It is Maradona’s first scudetto, a southern Italian landmark, and the version of Napoli that belongs in any who-would-win argument.
Argument by category
Where each club has the edge
NapoliHistoryJuventus
More scudettiClub case1987 landmark
2016/17 XIPrime squadMaradona Napoli
BuffonSpineMaradona
Northern machineIdentityCity club peak
Prime matchup
Napoli 1986/87 vs Juventus 2016/17
87OVR
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