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Inter clinch 21st scudetto with three games to spare

A Thuram opener and a late Mkhitaryan finish saw Inter past Parma and over the title line on Sunday.

MW
·3 May·2 min read
Inter cruise to Serie A title triumph after Thuram sparks victory over Parma
Inter cruise to Serie A title triumph after Thuram sparks victory over ParmaPhotograph: Wikimedia Commons

Inter have won the Serie A title after defeating Parma 2-0 at home, securing their 21st scudetto with three matches of the season still to play. Marcus Thuram broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan wrapped up the points with a goal ten minutes from the end, as the Guardian reported on Sunday.

The victory pushed Inter to 82 points and opened an unassailable 12-point advantage over Napoli in second place. The destination of the title had effectively been settled the previous afternoon, when Napoli were held to a goalless draw at Como — leaving Inter needing only a single point from their home fixture to confirm what had long appeared inevitable.

Inter's margin of victory across the campaign reflects a sustained dominance in Italian football. Winning a championship with three rounds of fixtures remaining is a mark of genuine consistency rather than fortune, and their tally of 82 points — still growing — underscores the distance they have put between themselves and the rest of the division.

Napoli, who were champions last season, end this campaign as the closest challengers, but a gap of 12 points tells its own story. No other side mounted a challenge of comparable seriousness over the course of the season.

For Inter, this is a continuation of a period of significant ambition in European and domestic competition. The coming weeks, with three fixtures remaining, offer an opportunity to further extend a points total that already stands among the more commanding title-winning tallies in recent Serie A history. Whether attention now turns to cup commitments or a rotation of the squad, the scudetto itself is secure — and the celebrations at their San Siro home will have reflected that.

— Filed by the MatchdayReport desk. Original report at The Guardian — Football

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