The new Serie A season couldn’t have started any better for Napoli fans. Just 17 minutes in, Matteo Politano swung in a familiar cross and who else but Scott McTominay buried it.
The man who sealed last year’s Scudetto wasted no time reminding Italy why he was crowned MVP. He pressed, tackled, attacked and nearly ripped the net apart with a thunderbolt that crashed off the bar.
And then came the moment we’d all been waiting for: Kevin De Bruyne’s Serie A debut. The Belgian maestro didn’t just show up he scored.
Sure, his free-kick might have been meant for big Lorenzo Lucca’s head, but it glided untouched past Sassuolo’s keeper and into the net. A touch of luck? Maybe. But when it’s De Bruyne, you call it class.
What’s even scarier? McTominay and De Bruyne already look inseparable, swapping positions, dictating tempo, and making Napoli’s 4-1-4-1 feel like liquid football. Sassuolo never stood a chance. 2-0. Clean sheet. Champions looking every inch the part.
Over in Milan, though, the story was completely different. Luka Modric, almost 40, pulled the strings like only he can but his teammates played like broken instruments.
San Siro was muted by protesting ultras, and Cremonese stole the show. Enter Federico Baschirotto Italy’s cult hero defender with a Schwarzenegger physique who scored, flexed, and then, unbelievably, backheeled a move that led to Bonazzoli’s outrageous scissor-kick winner.
Cremonese’s first-ever opening-day Serie A victory. Against Milan. At San Siro. With swagger.
One club looks unstoppable, the other looks lost. Serie A 2025/26 is only one week old, and already it’s pure chaos. And we absolutely love it.
