Serie A has reached 50 matches without a 0-0, and the opening five rounds have produced 145 goals at 2.90 per game. It is the longest opening run without a goalless draw in the 20-team era, and the old benchmark from 1949/50 is still there in front of it.
The 1949/50 mark is still the target
Serie A has not been this far into a season without a 0-0 since the league expanded to 20 teams in 2004/2005. Sky Sport Italia noted that after five rounds and 50 matches played, there had still not been a goalless draw.
The all-time mark remains the 60-match run from 1949/50, when the first 0-0 did not arrive until Matchday 7 in Milan-Lazio. That leaves this run 10 matches short of matching the old record, with no sign of a scoreless game yet.
The goals tell the rest of the story
The scoring rate helps explain why the streak has lasted this long. Serie A has already had 145 goals in 50 matches, which is eight more than at the same point last season, when the total stood at 137.
That also leaves Italy alone among the big European leagues after five rounds. The Premier League had already seen 5 goalless draws, the Bundesliga 3, La Liga 2 and Ligue 1 4.
The last Serie A 0-0 was Fiorentina-Genoa on 10 May 2026, and the league's next few rounds will decide whether this opening burst keeps stretching the record chase or settles back into something more familiar.
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