The 2025-2026 Serie A season ended an hour late, with the kickoff of Torino-Juventus delayed due to clashes outside the Olimpico stadium during the pre-match buildup . And the 2-2 draw—irrelevant after the final scores at other venues—certifies a final verdict: AC Milan would have only needed a draw against Cagliari to qualify for the Champions League. Instead, the Rossoneri lost 1-2 and are incredibly excluded from the main UEFA competition , along with the Bianconeri: these two are the big disappointments of this season.
Inter had already won the Scudetto on May 3rd, and then finished the season on a high by winning the Coppa Italia against Lazio eleven days ago. Napoli, who bid farewell to Antonio Conte by announcing his departure following this afternoon's 1-0 win against Udinese , are in second place. Then came the evening's two big celebrations: Roma, who won 2-0 in Verona in the second half and moved up to third, and Como, who won 4-1 in Cremona and were the huge surprise finishers in fourth place. Inter, Napoli, Roma, and Como will compete in next week's Champions League .
The failure of AC Milan (fifth) and Juventus (sixth) will mean they will play on Thursdays in the Europa League next season . The Conference League will also be held on the same day, where Atalanta (seventh, but must play the play-offs in August) will be playing. At the bottom, Lecce's last two victories have saved them, while Cremonese, Verona, and Pisa are relegated to Serie B. Tonight also saw the first leg of the Serie B play-off final, Catanzaro-Monza 0-2: the return leg is Friday at 8 p.m., with the Brianza team just a step away from returning to Serie A after just one season.
Here are all the results from the final matchday of Serie A and the final standings. Cagliari finished fourteenth with 43 points, their best result since promotion in 2023. The next season will kick off on Saturday, August 22nd; the other newly promoted teams are Venezia and Frosinone.
Fiorentina-Atalanta 1-1 (played Friday)
Bologna-Inter 3-3 (played yesterday)
Lazio-Pisa 2-1 (played yesterday)
Parma-Sassuolo 1-0
Napoli-Udinese 1-0
Cremonese-Como 1-4
Lecce-Genoa 1-0
Milan-Cagliari 1-2
Verona-Roma 0-2
Turin-Juventus 2-2
Serie A standings
Inter 87
Naples 76
Rome 73
Como 71
Milan 70
Juventus 69
Atalanta 59
Bologna 56
Lazio 54
Udinese 50
Sassuolo 49
Turin 45
Parma 45
Cagliari 43
Fiorentina 42
Genoa 41
Lecce 38
Cremonese 34
Verona 21
Pisa 18
Serie A – The verdicts
Inter champions of Italy 2025-2026
Inter, Napoli, Roma, and Como have qualified for the 2026-27 Champions League championship phase.
AC Milan and Juventus have qualified for the 2026-27 Europa League championship phase.
Atalanta qualified for the 2026-2027 Conference League play-offs.
Cremonese, Verona, and Pisa relegated to Serie B