Inter have once again finished the Serie A first round at the summit, securing their eighth Campione d'Inverno title within the last twenty years. While leading at the halfway stage never guarantees ultimate success, history suggests that for the Nerazzurri, this position is usually a prelude to silverware rather than a false dawn. Victory over Lecce confirmed Cristian Chivu’s side as Winter Champions, firmly underlining a modern trend where no other club has topped the table halfway more often.
After an uneven opening, Inter found the necessary consistency, closing the first half on 45 points (excluding the matchday 20 draw against Napoli). Historically, this total sits on the lower end; only Napoli and AC Milan have claimed the winter crown with fewer points recently. Conversely, the benchmark remains Juventus’s extraordinary 53 points from 2018/19, a record still ahead of Juventus’s 2013/14 squad and Inter’s own dominant 2006/07 team in third.