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The 2025–26 Serie A season ended with Inter crowned Italian champions for the 21st time. Napoli finished second, while Roma and Como secured the remaining Champions League places. Milan and Juventus qualified for the Europa League, and Atalanta earned Italy’s Conference League berth.
At the bottom, Cremonese, Hellas Verona and Pisa were relegated. Lecce finished 17th and stayed in Serie A. This archive records the completed campaign and the promotion results that determined its three replacements for 2026–27.
Archive verified: September 30, 2026.
Final Serie A Standings
All 20 clubs played 38 matches. W, D and L indicate wins, draws and losses; GF and GA mean goals scored and conceded.
Position Club W D L GF GA Goal difference Points 1 Inter 27 6 5 89 35 +54 87 2 Napoli 23 7 8 58 36 +22 76 3 Roma 23 4 11 59 31 +28 73 4 Como 20 11 7 65 29 +36 71 5 Milan 20 10 8 53 35 +18 70 6 Juventus 19 12 7 61 34 +27 69 7 Atalanta 15 14 9 51 36 +15 59 8 Bologna 16 8 14 49 46 +3 56 9 Lazio 14 12 12 41 40 +1 54 10 Udinese 14 8 16 45 48 −3 50 11 Sassuolo 14 7 17 46 50 −4 49 12 Torino 12 9 17 44 63 −19 45 13 Parma 11 12 15 28 46 −18 45 14 Cagliari 11 10 17 40 53 −13 43 15 Fiorentina 9 15 14 41 50 −9 42 16 Genoa 10 11 17 41 51 −10 41 17 Lecce 10 8 20 28 50 −22 38 18 Cremonese 8 10 20 32 57 −25 34 19 Hellas Verona 3 12 23 25 61 −36 21 20 Pisa 2 12 24 26 71 −45 18 The final table preserves the official finishing order, including Torino ahead of Parma despite both clubs collecting 45 points.
How Inter Won the Title
Inter secured the championship on May 3, 2026, beating Parma 2–0 at San Siro with three league matches remaining. Cristian Chivu’s side ultimately finished 11 points ahead of Napoli.
The champions’ record was 27 wins, six draws and five defeats. Their 89 goals made them the division’s highest-scoring team, while a goal difference of +54 underlined the scale of their advantage.
Defensive comparisons require a distinction: Inter conceded 35 goals, but Como recorded the league’s lowest total with 29. Roma also conceded fewer than the champions, allowing 31. Inter’s title-winning strength therefore lay in the combination of results and attacking output rather than the best defensive record.
Inter also completed a domestic league-and-cup double, defeating Lazio 2–0 in the Coppa Italia final on May 13.
European Qualification for 2026–27
The completed season produced the following European qualifiers:
Competition Qualified clubs UEFA Champions League — league phase Inter, Napoli, Roma, Como UEFA Europa League — league phase Milan, Juventus UEFA Conference League — qualifying playoff berth Atalanta Roma and Como claimed the final two Champions League positions on the closing weekend. Milan’s 2–1 home defeat against Cagliari left the club fifth, while Juventus finished sixth after drawing 2–2 with Torino.
Inter’s Coppa Italia victory mattered to the allocation of places. Because the cup winners had already qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League places extended to fifth and sixth in the league, with seventh taking the Conference League qualifying berth. Lazio’s appearance in the cup final did not itself provide European qualification.
Roma and Como’s Final-Day Breakthrough
Roma finished third with 73 points after winning 2–0 away to Hellas Verona. Como’s 4–1 victory at Cremonese secured fourth place with 71 points, one ahead of Milan and two ahead of Juventus.
For Como, the result delivered the club’s first qualification for a UEFA competition—and immediate entry into the Champions League. Cesc Fàbregas’s team combined 65 league goals with just 29 conceded, making its achievement measurable at both ends of the pitch.
Readers interested in the wider sporting context can also visit Italia Mia’s guide to sports in Italy.
Relegation and Lecce’s Survival
Cremonese finished 18th with 34 points, Hellas Verona 19th with 21, and Pisa last with 18. All three dropped to Serie B for 2026–27.
Lecce survived with 38 points, four clear of Cremonese. Its closing 1–0 victory against Genoa confirmed safety, while Cremonese’s defeat against Como completed the relegation picture.
The three clubs promoted into Serie A for 2025–26 had been Sassuolo, Pisa and Cremonese. Their outcomes differed sharply: Sassuolo finished 11th with 49 points, while Pisa and Cremonese returned to Serie B after one season.
All Three Clubs Promoted for 2026–27
Venezia, Frosinone and Monza earned promotion from the 2025–26 Serie B campaign.
Club Serie B regular-season finish Points Promotion route Venezia 1st 82 Automatic promotion Frosinone 2nd 81 Automatic promotion Monza 3rd 76 Promotion playoffs Venezia won the second-division title, finishing one point ahead of Frosinone. Both secured direct promotion.
Monza took the remaining place through the playoffs. In the final against Catanzaro, Monza won the away leg 2–0 before losing the home return by the same score. With the aggregate result level, Monza advanced because of its higher regular-season finish. Promotion was confirmed on May 29, 2026.
These three clubs replaced Cremonese, Hellas Verona and Pisa for the following Serie A season.
Goals and Leading Scorers
The league’s 380 matches produced 922 goals, averaging 2.43 per game. There were 281 decisive matches and 99 draws.
Lautaro Martínez won the capocannoniere award with 17 league goals. His total was the lowest for a Serie A scoring champion since the competition returned to 20 clubs in 2004–05.
Player Club League goals Lautaro Martínez Inter 17 Anastasios Douvikas Como 14 Donyell Malen Roma 14 Marcus Thuram Inter 13 Rasmus Højlund Napoli 12 Nico Paz Como 12 Giovanni Simeone Torino 11 These totals cover Serie A matches only, excluding domestic cups and European competitions. Douvikas and Malen shared second place, while Højlund and Paz finished level on 12 goals.
External Sources
Lega Serie A: Official 2025–26 Season Statistics
Sky Sport: Final Serie A Standings
RSSSF: Italy 2025–26 Results and Tables
Lega Serie A: Roma and Como Qualify for the Champions League
La Repubblica: Final Serie A Scoring Table
Lega B: Venezia Win the 2025–26 Championship
