After a surprise loss to Sassuolo, champions Inter hit back on Friday night with a dominant 5-0 win over Frosinone to kick off the action on Matchday 36 of the 2023/24 Serie A season, but the Canarini were fortunate that other results largely went in their favour.

The following day, Bologna secured a 2-0 away win over a Napoli side who look a shadow of the team that lifted the Scudetto last term and by the end of the weekend had achieved Champions League qualification. While a much changed AC Milan eased past Cagliari 5-1, despite the visitors having been expected to show more determination to remain in the top flight.

Ismael Bennacer celebrates the opening goal for AC Milan against Cagliari (@acmilan).

Serie A survival was the focus for the early Sunday fixtures, with Empoli losing 2-0 at Lazio before Sassuolo lost 2-1 at Genoa from a winning position at half-time, and Hellas Verona could not secure safety, as Torino defeated the 2-1.

At the other end of the standings, it took a last gasp Adrien Rabiot goal to save Juventus from an embarrassing defeat to bottom side Salernitana, as they salvaged a 1-1 draw in Turin. Atalanta, though, overcame AS Roma with a vital 2-1 win in Bergamo, that moved them three points ahead of the Giallorossi with a game in hand.

Charles De Ketelaere celebrates his two goals from Atalanta against AS Roma (@Atalanta_BC).

On Monday night, Udinese picked up a vital three points by winning 2-0 at Lecce, before Fiorentina beat Monza 2-1 with Arthur Melo scoring the winner.

Serie A 2023/24: Matchday 36 results

DateFixtures/Results
Fri, May 10Frosinone 0-5 Inter
Sat, May 11Napoli 0-2 Bologna
Sat, May 11AC Milan 5-1 Cagliari
Sun, May 12Lazio 2-0 Empoli
Sun, May 12Genoa 2-1 Sassuolo
Sun, May 12Hellas Verona 1-2 Torino
Sun, May 12Juventus 1-1 Salernitana
Sun, May 12Atalanta 2-1 AS Roma
Mon, May 13Lecce 0-2 Udinese
Mon, May 13Fiorentina 2-1 Monza

2023/24 Serie A: Table after Matchday 36

PosClubMPPts
1Inter (C)3692
2AC Milan3674
3Bologna3667
4Juventus3667
5Atalanta3563
6AS Roma3660
7Lazio3659
8Fiorentina3553
9Napoli3651
10Torino3650
11Genoa3646
12Monza3645
13Lecce3637
14Hellas Verona3634
15Udinese3633
16Cagliari3633
17Frosinone3632
18Empoli3532
19Sassuolo3629
20Salernitana (R)3616