Inter Milan clinch 21st Serie A title with 2-0 win over Parma
Inter sealed their 21st Scudetto with a 2-0 win over Parma, then turned Milan into a blue-and-black celebration as Napoli’s slip made the title race moot.
Inter Milan transformed a match it only needed to draw into a title-clinching statement, beating Parma 2-0 at San Siro to secure the club’s 21st Serie A crown. Marcus Thuram broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time and Henrikh Mkhitaryan finished the job 10 minutes from full time, giving Inter a victory that made the final three rounds irrelevant and stretched their lead over Napoli to an unassailable 12 points.
The result underlined how this championship was built. Inter combined elite attacking quality with depth and a clear tactical identity, and they did it long enough to pull away from the rest of the league before the season’s pressure points arrived. Lautaro Martinez was central throughout the campaign, both as captain and as a creator, while Thuram’s finishing and Mkhitaryan’s control in midfield reflected a squad that could decide games in different ways. The title was Inter’s third in six seasons, a run of consistency that has become as important as the trophy haul itself.
Cristian Chivu’s first season in charge added another layer to the story. Inter’s club reporting says he became only the second coach in club history to win the Scudetto in his debut season, following Armando Castellazzi, and the only one to do it after also lifting the title as both player and coach. That places this championship in rare company and gives Inter’s project a sharper edge than a simple one-season surge. It was also widely read as a response to last season’s bruising Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, a rebound from continental disappointment into domestic authority.
Napoli’s 0-0 draw at Como had already left Inter needing only a point, but the team did not settle for caution. The win made the moment cleaner, the celebration louder and the message clearer: Serie A’s balance of power has shifted toward a club that married experience, squad depth and patience better than its rivals. By full time, the party had moved from San Siro into Piazza del Duomo, where fans filled the city center with fireworks and flares. For Inter, the night was not only about lifting another trophy. It was proof that the club’s current model can still set the standard in Italy and carry real momentum into the summer.
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