Inter clinch the Scudetto at San Siro as Thuram and Mkhitaryan ease past Parma
Inter are champions of Italy. Marcus Thuram scored a minute into the second half, Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a second on 80, and a 2-0 win over Parma at San Siro on Sunday night sealed the Scudetto with three rounds still to play. Twenty-one Serie A titles in the cabinet. The first under Cristian Chivu.
The maths had already been laid out for them on Saturday, when Napoli's 0-0 draw at Como cracked open the door. Win at home and the title was theirs. Inter did not need to be at their best for it. They needed to be Inter, and against a Parma side already safe from relegation but with little to play for, they were.
Thuram opens it up after the break
The first half went the way Inter's first halves have gone for most of this season: heavy on possession, light on chances, with Parma sitting deep and content to defend their box. Yann Sommer was barely tested. Lautaro Martinez and Thuram had a few half-sights of goal but no clean look.
The break shifted the rhythm. Forty-six minutes were on the clock when Thuram found space at the edge of the area, took half a step inside his marker, and curled a finish into the far corner. The San Siro went from holding its breath to celebrating a title that, in truth, had been mathematically inevitable for a fortnight. Mkhitaryan made it certain on 80, sliding the ball in from a Lautaro Martinez square pass to put the result beyond any reasonable doubt.
Chivu's first title, and a calmer year than expected
When Simone Inzaghi left for Al-Hilal last summer after Inter's 5-0 Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, the bet on Chivu felt risky. His coaching CV ran through Inter's youth setup and a brief, successful relegation rescue at Parma earlier in 2025. The squad he inherited was older than ideal and recovering from a chastening end to the previous season.
The execution has been ruthless. Inter dropped points sparingly through the autumn, took control of the table in November, and from January onwards never let the gap close meaningfully. Thuram has been their main man up front, Lautaro the captain who kept the dressing room steady through the rougher weeks, and Mkhitaryan, now in his late thirties, the metronome who decides when to slow the game down. Sommer kept clean sheets. Bastoni and Bisseck made sense at the back. There was no week where this team felt unsure of itself.
What it leaves Napoli, and the rest
For Napoli, defending champions, the title race effectively ended on Saturday. Antonio Conte's side were never far off through the winter but they lost ground in March, leaked points in late spring, and the 0-0 at Como was the day the door closed. Twelve points back with nine to play for. The race has been over for weeks; only Sunday made it official.
The rest of Serie A keeps going for another three weeks. Atalanta, Juventus, Roma and Bologna are still scrapping for the Champions League places. Inter, finally, can pick their moments. The summer planning starts now, a new contract for Lautaro on the table and a midfield refresh overdue. For Sunday night, though, the only question that mattered had been answered. The flags came out at San Siro, and Milan turned blue and black.
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