Inter Milan have clinched the Serie A 2025-26 title in commanding fashion, lifting their 21st Scudetto under new head coach Cristian Chivu as the Nerazzurri bounced back magnificently from heartbreak in last season’s Champions League final. With Lautaro Martinez winning the golden boot and newly promoted Como making history by qualifying for European football’s elite club competition, this was a season that Italian football will not forget in a hurry.
Inter Milan’s Dominant Serie A 2025-26 Campaign
When Simone Inzaghi departed in the summer of 2025, there were genuine questions about whether Inter could maintain their standards. Cristian Chivu, the former Nerazzurri defender and Romanian international, stepped into a high-pressure role with authority. He brought organisation, collective intensity, and a willingness to trust the group he inherited.
Inter sealed the title with a 2-0 home win over Parma on 3 May 2026 — three full matchdays to spare — in scenes of jubilation at the Meazza. The Nerazzurri ended the campaign with a 3-3 draw at Bologna on 24 May, a fitting final chapter to a season in which they racked up an astonishing 89 league goals across 38 matches. No side in Serie A came close to matching their attacking output, and their defensive record was equally formidable.
Chivu’s achievement is all the more impressive given the weight of expectation. Inter had gone deep into the Champions League in 2024-25, losing the final to PSG, and the emotional toll of that defeat could so easily have spilled into this season. Instead, his squad channelled that pain into domestic dominance, winning the Scudetto with weeks to spare and reminding Italian football who the benchmark is.
Lautaro Martinez: Inter Milan’s Golden Boot Winner
Lautaro Martinez has been utterly sublime. The Argentine captain finished as the Serie A 2025-26 top scorer with 17 goals in 30 appearances, claiming the Striker of the Season award in the process. It is the second time he has won the capocannoniere honour, having also done so in 2023-24 with 24 goals — making him only the fourth Inter player ever to win the title twice.
The captain’s best moments included a brace against Roma at the Meazza in April, and crucial strikes at Lazio and Udinese that kept the momentum flowing in the crucial run-in. Marcus Thuram, his partner in attack, contributed significantly to the overall tally, and the blend of their different styles made Inter a constant threat.
Como Make Champions League History
The story of the season, however, belongs not just to Inter but to Como 1907. The Larian club — based on the shores of Lake Como, a small city better known for celebrity holidays than elite football — qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history, securing third place on the final day with a 4-1 demolition of Cremonese away from home.
Just a few years ago, Como were grinding away in the lower divisions of Italian football. Their ascent has been meteoric: back-to-back promotions, consolidation in Serie A, and now Europe’s grandest stage awaits. It is the kind of fairytale storyline that reminds you why football, for all its commercialisation, can still surprise.
Inter, Napoli, Roma, and Como all earned Champions League places, meaning that Juventus and AC Milan — two of Italy’s most storied clubs — were left to compete in the Europa League next season. For both, it represents a significant drop and a moment for genuine reflection about where they currently stand.
Relegation Drama and What Lies Ahead
At the other end, Hellas Verona, Pisa, and Cremonese were relegated, each unable to avoid the drop despite spirited runs at various points of the campaign. Cremonese, in particular, suffered the double blow of relegation from Serie A and watching the rivals they helped condemn — Inter — lift the Scudetto in style.
For Inter, attention now shifts to the summer transfer window and the Champions League campaign ahead. As Chivu rebuilds and strengthens, the Nerazzurri will aim to go one step further on the European stage after last season’s final defeat.
You can read more about European football action this season — including the thrilling Arsenal’s journey to the Champions League final and the Aston Villa Europa League triumph — in the LBRD Sports section. Italian football’s new hierarchy is set — and it is unmistakably black and blue.
