The new Serie A season kicks off on August 23, with blockbuster clashes arriving early and a potentially decisive Juventus-Inter showdown scheduled for Matchday 36.
Italian football officially unveiled the 2026/27 Serie A calendar from the historic Teatro Regio in Parma during the Festival della Serie A, setting the stage for what promises to be another thrilling campaign.
The new season will begin on August 23, 2026 and conclude on the weekend of May 29-30, 2027. While fans barely have time to settle into the new campaign, some of Italy’s biggest rivalries and title-defining clashes will arrive almost immediately.
Opening Weekend
The first round already offers several intriguing fixtures, including Roma-Fiorentina, Torino-Milan and defending champions Inter hosting Monza.
Matchday 1 (August 23)
- Atalanta vs Sassuolo
- Bologna vs Lazio
- Frosinone vs Juventus
- Genoa vs Napoli
- Inter vs Monza
- Parma vs Cagliari
- Roma vs Fiorentina
- Torino vs Milan
- Udinese vs Como
- Venezia vs Lecce
Matchday 3 Delivers Immediate Fireworks
The first major statement weekend arrives on Matchday 3, when two heavyweight clashes take center stage:
- Inter vs Napoli
- Juventus vs Milan
Just three rounds into the season, four of Italy’s biggest clubs will already be measuring themselves against direct rivals in what could provide an early indication of the Scudetto race.
Derby Dates and Key Rivalries
The calendar features several weekends packed with marquee encounters.
Matchday 5
- Roma vs Inter
Matchday 8
- Napoli vs Roma
Matchday 10 (November 1)
- Juventus vs Napoli
- Milan vs Inter
Matchday 10 could prove to be one of the most significant weekends of the season, with both the Derby della Madonnina and Juventus-Napoli scheduled on the same day.
Matchday 15
- Lazio vs Roma
- Napoli vs Milan
Matchday 16
- Roma vs Juventus
Matchday 19
- Inter vs Juventus
The Return Fixtures
The second half of the season begins to heat up in February.
Matchday 22
- Milan vs Juventus
- Napoli vs Inter
Matchday 24
- Inter vs Milan
- Napoli vs Juventus
Matchday 27
- Juventus vs Roma
Matchday 31
- Inter vs Roma
Title Race Could Be Decided in the Final Stretch
The closing weeks are loaded with potentially decisive encounters.
Matchday 32
- Milan vs Napoli
- Roma vs Lazio
Matchday 34
- Roma vs Napoli
- Atalanta vs Juventus
- Como vs Inter
- Milan vs Lazio
Then comes perhaps the most anticipated fixture of the season:
Matchday 36 (May 16, 2027)
- Juventus vs Inter
- Milan vs Roma
If the Scudetto race remains open, Juventus-Inter could become the defining match of the entire campaign.
Final Day Fixtures
The season concludes with the following matches:
- Bologna vs Parma
- Cagliari vs Roma
- Como vs Genoa
- Juventus vs Frosinone
- Lazio vs Fiorentina
- Lecce vs Venezia
- Milan vs Udinese
- Monza vs Torino
- Napoli vs Atalanta
- Sassuolo vs Inter
International Breaks and Midweek Rounds
The 2026/27 schedule includes several interruptions:
- International breaks: late September/early October, mid-November, and late March.
- Midweek rounds: October 28, 2026 and January 6, 2027.
- Winter break: December 26-27, 2026.
With Inter-Napoli and Juventus-Milan arriving as early as Matchday 3, Juventus-Napoli and Milan-Inter sharing Matchday 10, and Juventus-Inter looming on Matchday 36, Serie A has delivered a calendar packed with blockbuster fixtures from start to finish.
