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When does the 2026-27 Serie A season start?
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Football fans' thoughts may well have been with the daily happenings and what's going on at the 2026 World Cup, but domestic issues are never far from the forefront of their minds, and the hopes and dreams of another Serie AÂ campaign.Â
Amid the constant transfer rumour mill and the manager merry-go-round, normal service will resume from August as Italy's top flight begins for another campaign.Â
Inter will look to defend the Scudetto crown, up against some new faces in charge of their nearest rivals. So does it all begin again?
When does the 2026-27 Serie A season start?DAZN/FIFA
As it's a World Cup year, the Serie A season will kick off slightly later in 2026.
The 2026-27 campaign will begin on Saturday, August 22, 2026, and run until the weekend of Sunday, May 30, 2027.Â
What are the opening weekend fixtures?Â
- Inter Milan vs Monza - Saturday 22 August, kick-off 5.30pm
- Udinese vs. Como - Saturday 22 August, kick-off 5.30pmÂ
- Genoa vs. Napoli - Saturday 22 August, kick-off 7.45pmÂ
- Parma vs. Cagliari -Â Saturday 22 August, kick-off 7.45pmÂ
- Frosinone vs. Juventus - Sunday 23 August, kick-off 5.30pmÂ
- Venezia vs. Lecce - Sunday 23 August, kick-off 5.30pmÂ
- Atalanta vs. Sassuolo - Sunday 23 August, kick-off 7.45pmÂ
- Torino vs. AC Milan - Sunday 23 August, kick-off 7.45pmÂ
- Bologna vs. Lazio - Monday 24 August, kick-off 5.30pmÂ
- Roma vs.Fiorentina - Monday 24 August, 7.45pmÂ
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