 The match was played in his club's hometown of Napoli and the Italians won 2–0.In total he won 54 caps (with a record of 31 wins, 16 draws and only 7 losses) with Italy between 1986–92, scoring one goal, which came against Argentina in 1987.For his country, De Napoli took part in the 1986 World Cup, Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup (in the latter two of which Italy reached the semi-finals of the competitions, managing a third-place finish on home soil in 1990).