Which Serie A games are played during Christmas and 2026 New Year holidays?

FLORENCE, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: General view inside the stadium Artemio Franchi during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus FC at Artemio Franchi on November 22, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

There are no Serie A matches on December 26, but there will be no break in Italy with league games on December 27, 28 and 29, January 2, 3 and 4.

There’s no rest for Serie A clubs as Italian football action will continue over the Christmas and New Year period.

Serie A Matchday 17 will begin right after Christmas, on December 27, with Parma hosting Fiorentina in a relegation showdown. On the same day, Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus will visit Pisa, while Napoli, Inter and Milan will take to the pitch on December 28. Roma’s first game after Christmas is against Genoa on Monday, December 29.

On the following weekend, Milan will visit Cagliari in the first game of 2026 in Serie A on Friday, January 2.

Juventus-Lecce and Atalanta-Roma will be played on January 3, while Lazio-Napoli and Inter-Bologna are scheduled for January 4.

There’s also a mid-week round starting on Tuesday, January 6 (public holiday in Italy) with Pisa-Como. That same day, Lecce will host Roma, and Juventus will visit Sassuolo.

Below are all the games scheduled during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Serie A Round 17

Parma-Fiorentina – Saturday, December 27 at 12:30 CET
Torino-Cagliari – Saturday, December 27 at 15:00 CET
Lecce-Como – Saturday, December 27 at 15:00 CET
Udinese-Lazio, Saturday, December 27 at 18:00 CET
Pisa-Juventus, Saturday, December 27 at 20:45 CET
Milan-Verona, Sunday, December 28 at 12:30 CET
Cremonese-Napoli, Sunday, December 28 at 15:00 CET
Bologna-Sassuolo, Sunday, December 28 at 18:00 CET
Atalanta-Inter, Sunday, December 28 at 20:45 CET
Roma-Genoa, Monday, December 29 at 20:45 CET

Serie A Round 18

Cagliari-Milan, Friday, January 2 at 20:45 CET
Como-Udinese, Saturday, January 3 at 12:30 CET
Sassuolo-Parma, Saturday, January 3 at 15:00 CET
Genoa-Pisa, Saturday, January 3 at 15:00 CET
Juventus-Lecce, Saturday, January 3 at 18:00 CET
Atalanta-Roma, Saturday, January 3 at 20:45 CET
Lazio-Napoli, Sunday, January 4 at 12:30 CET
Fiorentina-Cremonese, Sunday, January 4 at 15:00 CET
Verona-Torino, Sunday, January 4 at 18:00 CET
Inter-Bologna, Sunday, January 4 at 20:45 CET

Serie A Round 19

Pisa-Como, Tuesday, January 6 at 15:00 CET
Lecce-Roma, Tuesday, January 6 at 18:00 CET
Sassuolo-Juventus, Tuesday, January 6 at 20:45 CET
Bologna-Atalanta, Wednesday, January 7 at 18:30 CET
Napoli-Verona, Wednesday, January 7 at 18:30 CET
Parma-Inter, Wednesday, January 7 at 20:45 CET
Torino-Udinese, Wednesday, January 7 at 20:45 CET
Cremonese-Cagliari, Thursday, January 8 at 18:30 CET
Milan-Genoa, Thursday, January 8 at 20:45 CET