Inter Milan secured their 21st Serie A title on Sunday with a commanding 2-0 victory over Parma at San Siro, a result that not only delivered the scudetto with three matches to spare but also exorcised the demons of a traumatic previous season. The goals from Marcus Thuram and Henrikh Mkhitaryan – the latter assisted by a returning Lautaro Martinez – capped a campaign defined by recovery and quiet authority, orchestrated by a rookie head coach in Cristian Chivu.

Viewed from Milan, this championship represents a remarkable narrative of reconstruction. Twelve months after losing the 2025 title to Napoli by a single point and being humiliated 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, the Nerazzurri appeared in disarray. The departure of Simone Inzaghi, the failed pursuit of Cesc Fabregas, and internal tensions left the club at a crossroads. Yet Chivu, promoted from the Primavera after being deemed a second-choice appointment, forged a collective will that propelled Inter through a 15-match unbeaten run – including 14 wins – that effectively decided the league by January. The team conceded only one defeat in over five months, a derby loss to Milan in March that ultimately proved irrelevant.

From Paris, Thuram’s decisive intervention drew particular attention. The French striker, who also leads the league’s assist charts alongside Federico Dimarco’s record-breaking creativity (18 assists), embodied the squad’s depth. Dimarco, in fact, was hailed across Italian media as a ‘trequartista disguised as a defender’, his left foot the instrument that unlocked countless games. In Buenos Aires, the focus fell on Lautaro Martinez, the Argentine captain who, despite a month-long injury layoff, remains the league’s top scorer with 16 goals and added a third Serie A title to his personal collection. Analysts in Switzerland noted the contributions of Yann Sommer and Manuel Akanji, the latter a winter arrival who stabilised a defence often overlooked amid the attacking plaudits.

The championship, however, is unlikely to mark an endpoint. With at least six players expected to depart in a planned squad revolution and Chivu already considering a tactical shift, Inter’s management under Beppe Marotta has signalled a period of renewal. The club still chases a domestic double, facing Lazio in the Coppa Italia final, and the question now shifts from whether they could win this scudetto to whether they can sustain dominance in an increasingly competitive Serie A. The answer, for a team that learned to rise from its lowest point, may yet be more nuanced than the final table suggests.