2025/26 Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: Roma triumph Como to revive title hopes

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Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15

The 15th round of the 2025/26 Serie A season featured exciting matches, unexpected outcomes, and outstanding displays from numerous players. This Serie A summary offers a review of the games played during this matchday.

Lecce 1-0 Pisa

Lecce secured a 1-0 win against Pisa SC in Serie A, moving up to 14th place. This was only their fourth league victory this season (with 4 draws and 7 losses). With this win, Lecce has claimed six of the last nine head-to-head matches against Pisa, with none ending in a draw, while Pisa continues to stay in the relegation zone.

Torino 1-0 Cremonese

Torino extended their lead over the Serie A relegation zone to 5 points by defeating Cremonese 1-0, ending a three-game losing streak. This victory also marked their seventh consecutive unbeaten match against Cremonese. By breaking a six-match winless streak, Torino climbed the league table and moved to just three points behind their opponents.

Parma 0-1 Lazio

Lazio, reduced to nine players, showed great determination to break their four-game winless streak on the road with an impressive 1-0 win against Parma in Serie A. This result left the shocked home team with consecutive home losses. The victory moves Lazio up to eighth place, while Parma, sitting 17th, remains only 2 points above the relegation zone.

Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: Tijjani Noslin celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Parma and Lazio at Stadio Ennio Tardini on December 13, 2025.
Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: Tijjani Noslin celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Parma and Lazio at Stadio Ennio Tardini on December 13, 2025.

Atalanta 2-1 Cagliari

Cagliari’s winless streak on the road in Serie A grew to six games following a 1-0 loss to Atalanta BC at the New Balance Arena. The win moved Atalanta up to 12th place, while Cagliari move to 15th, continuing their poor away form.

Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: Gianluca Scamacca celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta and Cagliari at Gewiss Stadium on December 13, 2025.
Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: Gianluca Scamacca celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta and Cagliari at Gewiss Stadium on December 13, 2025.

AC Milan 2-2 Sassuolo

Despite AC Milan remaining undefeated in their last 14 Serie A matches, they had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Sassuolo at the San Siro. Sassuolo’s comeback to the top tier is progressing well, as they currently sit ninth in the standings with 21 points.

Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: AC Milan players celebrate during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Sassuolo at San Siro on December 14, 2025.
Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: AC Milan players celebrate during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Sassuolo at San Siro on December 14, 2025.

Udinese 1-0 Napoli

Napoli missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the top of Serie A by two points after losing 1-0 to Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium. As a result, Napoli have fallen to third place in the league standings and will now focus on the Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals on Thursday, where they will face AC Milan in Saudi Arabia.

Fiorentina 1-2 Verona

Hellas Verona secured consecutive Serie A victories by defeating fellow relegation contenders Fiorentina 2-1 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium. Fiorentina have now gone 15 league matches this season without a win (6 draws, 9 losses). Meanwhile, Verona are only two points behind Parma, who sit 17th, and will aim to continue this positive momentum as they fight to avoid relegation.

Genoa 1-2 Inter

Inter Milan regained first place in Serie A by defeating Genoa 2-1, ending the Grifone’s five-match unbeaten streak in the league. The visitors managed the final moments with professionalism to secure their fifth win in their last six away league games.

Bologna 0-1 Juventus

Juventus moved ahead of Bologna to fifth place in the Serie A standings following a closely contested 1-0 win at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, marking the Old Lady’s strong run with five wins in their last six games across all competitions.

Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: Juan David Cabal celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Bologna and Juventus at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on December 14, 2025.
Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: Juan David Cabal celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Bologna and Juventus at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 14, 2025.

AS Roma 1-0 Como

AS Roma, who are pursuing the Scudetto, maintained their perfect record of winning matches when leading this season by edging out Como 1-0. This victory keeps them only three points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan. Once again, Roma managed to remain in contention for their first Scudetto in 24 years.

Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: AS Roma players celebrate during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Como at Stadio Olimpico on December 15, 2025.
Serie A Roundup, Matchday 15: AS Roma players celebrate during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Como at Stadio Olimpico on December 15, 2025.

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