Italian football’s attendance race is proving just as competitive as the title fight itself.
In the latest update from the Serie A, AC Milan have moved back to the top of the league’s spectator rankings after 32 matchdays of the 2025/26 season, narrowly overtaking city rivals Inter Milan by the smallest of margins.
Milan are averaging 73,145 spectators per home game, just ahead of Inter’s 73,072 — a difference of only 73 fans per match, highlighting just how evenly matched the two clubs are off the pitch as well as on it.
Milan clubs dominate the stands
Both Milanese giants have now surpassed one million total home spectators for the sixth consecutive season, underlining their status as the league’s primary attendance engines.
Behind them, AS Roma remain firmly in third place, averaging over 62,000 fans per match, and continuing their push toward the one-million-attendance milestone.
Further down the table, SSC Napoli and Juventus FC are both averaging above 40,000 spectators per game, with Napoli trending closer to the 50,000 mark.
Serie A still above 30,000 average — but momentum slows
Overall, Serie A continues to maintain strong stadium numbers, averaging just over 30,000 spectators per match for the second consecutive season — a level not consistently seen since the late 1990s.
However, the league-wide figure has slightly declined compared to last season, with a reported drop of around 2% at this stage of the campaign.
Fill rates show a divided league
While total attendance remains strong, stadium occupancy reveals a more fragmented picture.
Several clubs are operating at over 90% capacity, with Juventus FC leading the league in fill rate, closely followed by clubs such as Cagliari, Milan, Inter and Atalanta.
At the other end of the scale, protests and fan unrest have had a visible impact on attendance figures at clubs like Lazio and Torino, both of which sit near the bottom of the occupancy rankings.
League-wide, Serie A’s average stadium fill rate stands at around 84%, slightly down compared to the previous season.
Beyond results: stadiums as financial engines
The data reinforces a key trend in Italian football: matchday revenue remains a crucial pillar of club finances, alongside broadcasting and commercial income.
Even in an increasingly global media landscape, the battle for stadium seats — and the atmosphere they create — continues to shape both sporting identity and economic strength across Serie A.