Highlights 2025/26: When are the Serie A Derbys scheduled?

Free translated from Adriano Celentano: Ma, che belle Giornate – What beautiful days are waiting for us in terms of Serie A football trips in the new 2025/2026 season! The league association released the new match list on June 7, 2025. Let’s take a look at the highlights of the new season in Italy’s top league. 

Giornata Uno – Matchday one. It kicks off on August 24, 2025, and dethroned champions Inter Milan are immediately under pressure in their home game against Torino FC. “As a fan and former pro, it hurt to see Inter throw away three titles in such a short time,” said Inter legend Lothar Matthäus in June 2025 on RTL about his former club. 

Yes! A 0:5 loss in the Champions League Final in Munich against PSG (“Le Triomphe”), finishing only as runners-up in Serie A behind Napoli, and – perhaps most painful for Inter fans – a semifinal exit in the Coppa Italia against archrivals AC Milan (1:1 / 0:3).

The “Rossoneri” of AC Milan also kick off the season at home, facing US Cremonese. 

Title holders SSC Napoli will start their season on the road, traveling to US Sassuolo in Emilia-Romagna.

Serie A 2025/2026 Fixture List: Early “Derby d’Italia” with Juventus vs Inter

Italian football thrives not only on the title race but also on its many traditional derbies. 

The most famous is the “Derby d’Italia” between Juventus Turin and Inter Milan, which the fixture planners have scheduled for matchday three. Juve vs Inter is expected to take place on September 14, 2025.

The return match will be held in Milan around February 15, 2026 (matchday 25).

When is the Rome Derby?

Also legendary is the “Derby della Capitale”, the capital showdown between AS Roma and Lazio Rome. This intense derby is scheduled for matchday four (September 19–21, 2025), with Lazio being the nominal host at the shared Stadio Olimpico. 

Last year, Lazio Rome failed to win with a 1:1 draw and a 0:2 loss. Lazio will be the away team on matchday 37 (May 17, 2026). 

A real challenge awaits reigning champions SSC Napoli on matchday five, away at AC Milan. The return leg at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona will take place from April 3 to 5, 2026 (matchday 31). 

When is the Inter vs AC Milan Derby?

Milan vs Inter – a derby that seems made for Serie A football trips – is back on matchday twelve (November 21–23, 2025). Inter is the home team for the first leg. Milan will host the return on matchday 28. 

Champions vs runners-up – Napoli vs Inter will take place for the first time this season on matchday eight (October 24–26, 2025). The return leg in Milan is set for matchday 20. 

When is the “Derby del Sole” with Napoli vs Roma?

The “Derby del Sole”, also known as the Derby del Sud (Southern Derby), between AS Roma and Napoli, is scheduled for matchday thirteen (November 28–30, 2025). The return leg in Naples is set for matchday 25 (February 13/15, 2026). 

In Turin, the clash between Juventus and Torino is known as the “Derby della Mole” and is scheduled for matchdays 11 and 38 in the 2025/2026 season, with Juve hosting the first leg.

When does the 2025/2026 Serie A season end?

The season in Italy’s top division ends on May 24, 2026. On matchday 38, Inter travels to FC Bologna, Napoli hosts Udinese Calcio, and AC Milan plays a home game against Cagliari Calcio. 

Why is there no winter break in Serie A?

Due to the 2026 World Cup in North America, there will be no winter break in Serie A this season. Only the four international breaks in September, October, and November 2025 and March 2026 will interrupt the campaign. 

There will be full matchdays on December 21 and 28, 2025, around Christmas, and the first matchday of the new year is scheduled for January 3, 2026. 

The only midweek matchday is on January 6, 2026 (Epiphany / Ital.: Epifania).