Inter sole Serie A leaders for the first time since April 2025

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Susy Campanale | Last updated Dec 15, 2025 1:16 PM ET

Inter are top of the Serie A table alone for the first time since April 2025, a remarkable achievement considering they have lost four games already.

The Nerazzurri took advantage of the slip-ups elsewhere this weekend to surge into the leadership of the league, as Napoli lost 1-0 away to Udinese and AC Milan were held to a 2-2 home draw by Sassuolo.

With their 2-1 success at Genoa, it was enough to leapfrog them into first place with a one-point advantage over their city rivals.

Inter on top for the first time

GENOA, ITALY – DECEMBER 14: Cristian Chivu, head coach of Inter, looks on prior to kick-off in the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and FC Internazionale at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on December 14, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

The last time Inter were alone on top of the Serie A table was mid-April 2025, when after the Week 32 fixtures they had 71 points to Napoli’s 68.

The Scudetto race took a twist in Week 33 on April 20 when Inter lost 1-0 at Bologna, while Napoli won 1-0 at Monza to catch them.

Inter followed that with a home defeat to Roma, but Napoli stalled with a 2-2 draw against Genoa, closing the gap to one point at the end of Week 36.

That is how it remained for the final two games, Napoli taking the title.

UDINE, ITALY – DECEMBER 14: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic of Napoli makes a clearance kick during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Friuli on December 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

Looking at the statistics, it is unusual for Inter to be top this season when they lost four of the opening 12 rounds.

They are flying high because Cristian Chivu’s side have the most wins with 11 and zero draws.

In comparison, Milan won only nine, drew five and lost the opening game against Cremonese.

Napoli won 10, more than the Rossoneri, but only had one stalemate and four defeats.

Serie A Table

Rank	Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
1	Inter	15	11	0	4	33
2	Milan	15	9	5	1	32
3	Napoli	15	10	1	4	31
4	Roma	14	9	0	5	27
5	Juventus	15	7	5	3	26
6	Bologna	15	7	4	4	25
7	Como	14	6	6	2	24
8	Lazio	15	6	4	5	22
9	Sassuolo	15	6	3	6	21
10	Udinese	15	6	3	6	21
11	Cremonese	15	5	5	5	20
12	Atalanta	15	4	7	4	19
13	Torino	15	4	5	6	17
14	Lecce	15	4	4	7	16
15	Cagliari	15	3	5	7	14
16	Genoa	15	3	5	7	14
17	Parma	15	3	5	7	14
18	Verona	15	2	6	7	12
19	Pisa	15	1	7	7	10
20	Fiorentina	15	0	6	9	6

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