Serie A table after Matchday 36
It hasn't been an easy week for Italy as a country and away from the football pitches, with historic droughts coming to a dramatic end with unprecedented rainfall leading to severe flooding and loss of life in areas, particularly in Emilia-Romagna. With Serie A returning to action for Matchday 36, tributes were seen in a number of grounds and minute's silences were observed before kick-offs up and down the peninsula.
Things got started on Friday night with Monza claiming a 2-1 comeback win over Sassuolo in Reggio Emilia. Domenico Berardi had put the hosts ahead, but Patrick Ciurria levelled on the hour mark and Matteo Pessina netted a stoppage-time winner.
Saturday's action continued with Bologna putting on a real show in Cremona. The Rossoblu all but confirmed that Cremonese would return to Serie B in their first top-flight season by running out emphatic 5-1 winners. A draw between Spezia and Lecce will see the Grigiorossi relegated.
Atalanta knew they needed nothing less than a win to keep Europa League qualification hopes alive as they hosted Verona. Despite falling behind, La Dea netted three times and comfortably won the game 3-1, moving above AS Roma in the process.
Saturday's action ended with AC Milan's emphatic 5-1 victory at home against Sampdoria which ended with Olivier Giroud bagging a hat-trick.
Sunday kicked off with a relegation six-pointer between Lecce and Spezia, though their draw did little for either. It did, though, relegate Cremonese.
Torino and Fiorentina ended 1-1, Napoli beat Inter 3-1 and Lazio won narrowly away at Udinese.
Monday's action was overshadowed by Juventus being handed a 10-point deduction in the latest development of their capital gains case, though they then lost 4-1 at Empoli. AS Roma and Salernitana drew 2-2.
Serie A table after Matchday 36
| Pos | Club | MP | Pts |
| 1 | Napoli (C) | 36 | 86 |
| 2 | Lazio | 36 | 68 |
| 3 | Inter | 36 | 66 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | 64 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 36 | 61 |
| 6 | AS Roma | 36 | 60 |
| 7 | Juventus* | 36 | 59 |
| 8 | Monza | 36 | 52 |
| 9 | Bologna | 36 | 50 |
| 10 | Torino | 36 | 50 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 36 | 47 |
| 12 | Udinese | 36 | 46 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 36 | 44 |
| 14 | Empoli | 36 | 41 |
| 15 | Salernitana | 36 | 39 |
| 16 | Lecce | 36 | 33 |
| 17 | Spezia | 36 | 31 |
| 18 | Verona | 36 | 30 |
| 19 | Cremonese (R) | 36 | 24 |
| 20 | Sampdoria (R) | 36 | 17 |
Serie A Matchday 36 results
| Date | Fixtures/Results |
| Fri, May 19 | Sassuolo 1-2 Monza |
| Sat, May 20 | Cremonese 1-5 Bologna |
| Sat, May 20 | Atalanta 3-1 Verona |
| Sat, May 20 | AC Milan 5-1 Sampdoria |
| Sun, May 21 | Lecce 0-0 Spezia |
| Sun, May 21 | Torino 1-1 Fiorentina |
| Sun, May 21 | Napoli 3-1 Inter |
| Sun, May 21 | Udinese 0-1 Lazio |
| Mon, May 12 | AS Roma 2-2 Salernitana |
| Mon, May 12 | Empoli 4-1 Juventus |