Serie A match-day 21 round-up: Juventus clinch UWCL spot as Genoa suffer relegation

Juventus secured UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification with a thrilling 3-3 draw against Inter on Serie A match-day 21. Elsewhere, Genoa’s relegation was confirmed with a 3-2 defeat to Fiorentina.

Here, we will round up all the action from the penultimate match-day of the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Juventus seal UWCL football in six-goal thriller

All six goals in Saturday’s Derby d’Italia arrived in an exhilarating first half. Chiara Robustellini required just two minutes to fire Inter into the lead. The 22-year-old let fly on the left corner of the box, drilling a fierce strike beyond Daniëlle de Jong. Ivana Andrés’ own goal briefly levelled the scoreline before Robustellini netted her second goal in the opening 10 minutes.

The two sides then exchanged penalty goals. Barbara Bonansea drilled her spot-kick down the middle of the goal to make it 2-2. However, Inter quickly restored their advantage through the league’s top scorer, Tessa Wullaert.

Amalie Vangsgaard’s mis-timed tackle created the opportunity for the Belgium international to sweep the ball home from the spot. Motivated by the chance to make amends, Vangsgaard grabbed Juventus’s third leveller of the half, rifling a right-foot shot into the roof of the net.

That ultimately proved to be the final goal of the game, ensuring Juventus picked up the point required to seal third spot with a game to spare.

Genoa suffer relegation in Fiorentina defeat

Genoa took the lead in the opening 10 minutes of their home clash with Fiorentina. Alma Hilaj netted her second goal of the Serie A season to get the side off to the best possible start. However, their narrow lead was soon taken away by Sofie Bredgaard’s piledriver from distance. The Denmark international set the ball out of her feet with her first touch and then powered a fierce strike past the outstretched Camilla Forcinella.

Fiorentina stamped their authority on the contest in the second period. Ilse van der Zanden put the visitors ahead with her first Serie A goal, before Iris Ómarsdóttir headed her team into a two-goal lead. There was still time left for Alice Söndergaard to pull a goal back, but it could not stop Genoa from falling to a relegation-confirming defeat. The basement side will return to the second tier once they have rounded off their season with an away game against champions Roma.

Roma sweep past Sassuolo

Speaking of which, Roma eased to a 3-0 victory in Sunday’s away clash with Sassuolo. Frøya Dorsin was given the chance to open the scoring in first-half stoppage time after being fouled by Maya Doms in the box. The Paris Saint-Germain loanee stepped up to squeeze her low spot-kick through the grasp of Noemi Benz. Giulia Galli doubled Roma’s lead just after the hour mark, before Alayah Pilgrim added a late third to wrap up a commanding victory.

Lazio, AC Milan claim three points

Lazio, meanwhile, recorded a second consecutive victory in their home clash with Ternana. Eleonora Goldoni broke the deadlock in the closing stages of the first half, flicking the ball home from a near-post corner to net her fourth Serie A goal of the season. Antonietta Castiello then made sure of the result with a 72nd-minute effort. Ternana’s failure to clear from the corner saw the ball drop to Castiello, who shouldered it with her first touch and sent it looping beyond the goalkeeper with her second.

Elsewhere, AC Milan bounced back from their derby disappointment with a 3-1 home victory over Parma. Giorgia Arrigoni put the hosts in front with the aid of a deflection. After being dealt an early setback, Parma quickly restored parity through Manon Uffren’s audacious strike. The 28-year-old let fly from just inside the Milan half, sending the ball soaring over Laura Giuliani.

Unfortunately for Uffren, her stunning effort couldn’t help Parma secure a positive result. Christy Grimshaw stole the spotlight in the second half, netting a brace to fire Milan to their first home victory since the start of February. Milan will now prepare for a final day meeting with Ternana, while Parma face a tricky test against third-placed Juventus.

Frustration for Como and Napoli

Como’s winless run stretched to six matches with a goalless affair against Napoli. As for the visitors, the result represented their second goalless draw in three matches, leaving them in seventh place and four points above Como in eighth position.

Did you know?

Juventus boast the best defensive record in the top flight, having conceded just 18 goals in their 21 Serie A games.

Best goal of Serie A match-day 21

Bredgaard scored a stunner for Fiorentina, but we have picked Uffren’s audacious effort as the standout goal of Serie A match-day 21. The Parma star collected the ball in her own half and moved just over the halfway line before she unleashed a lofted shot that had the power to evade the outstretched goalkeeper.