In a jubilant celebration at the iconic San Siro stadium on Sunday, Inter Milan locked in their 21st Serie A championship, marking the club’s third top-flight Italian title across just six seasons. The milestone came via a confident 2-0 victory over Parma, putting the Scudetto out of reach for competitors with three regular-season matches still remaining on the calendar.\n\nIt was Marcus Thuram who got the title charge off to a ideal start, netting a composed side-footed finish on the stroke of halftime to break the deadlock. Second-half substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubled Inter’s lead just after the break, erasing any lingering doubt about the final outcome and triggering wild celebrations among the sold-out home crowd.\n\nWith the full-time whistle blown, Inter hold an unassailable 12-point lead over 2023-24 title holders Napoli, while third-placed city rivals AC Milan sit a full 15 points adrift of the new champions. This triumph caps a remarkable redemption arc for the club, coming less than 12 months after a devastating 2023-24 campaign that saw Inter miss out on the title by a single point and suffer a crushing 5-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final.\n\nMuch of the credit for the rapid turnaround goes to first-year head coach Cristian Chivu, a former Inter player who was a surprise appointment last June. Chivu stepped into the role after former boss Simone Inzaghi — who delivered six trophies and two Champions League final appearances across four seasons in charge — departed for a lucrative coaching role in Saudi Arabia’s domestic league. When Chivu took over, he was widely considered a novice at the top-tier head coaching level, but the 44-year-old has systematically rebuilt the squad’s confidence and tactical structure, breathing new energy into the side through steady, incremental improvements.\n\nThe Serie A crown is already a historic achievement for Inter, but the club still has a chance to add another chapter to this successful season. On May 13, Inter will face Lazio in the Coppa Italia final at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, where a win would deliver the third league-and-cup double in the club’s long history.