The scudetto the previous season had been won by Inter. At the end of the first half, the Neroazzurri were first together with Juventus and Fiorentina. The head-to-head continued and with eight matches to the end Inter were third, a point behind the other two. But then they destroyed Juve 6-0, Fiorentina lost at home against Lazio, and Inter went to the top alone. It did not last long since in the 28th game Inter lost in Naples, Fiorentina drew and Juventus won. The Viola abandoned the race with just two points in three games. Just 270 minutes left of the season, Inter and Juventus were tied at the top. But then Inter reclaimed the solitary lead after a draw at Palermo and a Juve defeat with Atalanta and won the last two to claim their 7th scudetto.

In the 1954-55 season the Neroazzurri were favourites but Milan had spent quite a lot of money in the summer transfer window and had signed the Uruguayan champion Juan Alberto Schiaffino one of the heroes of the Uruguay World Cup win in 1950, when against all odds Uruguay beat Brazil in the final at the Maracana.
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September
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Early stages so far but the major teams all confirmed their status.
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Milan 4, Inter 4, Fiorentina 4, Bologna 4, Juventus 4, Roma 4, Atalanta 3, Napoli 3, Sampdoria 2, Triestina 2, Genoa 1, Spal 1, Catania 0, Lazio 0, Novara 0, Pro Patria 0, Torino 0, Udinese 0
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October
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Milan so far had won all of their matches, Juventus were surprisingly beaten at home by Triestina, the Rome derby ended in a draw. Roma were doing well so far and had beaten Inter away.
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Milan 14, Inter 10, Fiorentina 10, Roma 9, Juventus 8, Atalanta 8, Triestina 8, Bologna 7, Napoli 7, Torino 7, Genoa 6, Catania 5, Novara 5, Sampdoria 5, Spal 5, Udinese 5, Pro Patria 4, Lazio 3
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November
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Milan’s winning run ended in the derby which they drew 1-1 but after ten games already had a rather large lead. Behind, Lazio were not doing well with just two wins and 7 defeats. The Biancocelesti looked to be in a spot of bother.
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Milan 19, Juventus 13, Fiorentina 13, Inter 12, Roma 12, Bologna 12, Catania 10, Napoli 10, Atalanta 10, Torino 10, Triestina 10, Genoa 9, Udinese 9, Novara 7, Pro Patria 7, Sampdoria 6, Spal 6, Lazio 5
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December
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Milan finally lost a game, away to Roma, and their lead was reduced to just three points, also due to the fact that their game with Udinese was postponed because of fog.
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Milan 21*, Juventus 18, Roma 17, Fiorentina 16, Bologna 16, Torino 16, Inter 15, Atalanta 13, Catania 13, Genoa 12, Napoli 11, Novara 11, Triestina 11, Sampdoria 10, Udinese 10*, Pro Patria 8, Lazio 7, Spal 7
* one game in hand
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January
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Milan won 4-3 in Turin against Juventus who then made just two more points before being heavily defeated against Sampdoria 5-1. Inter too were not looking healthy after losing in Rome to Lazio and then 5-3 at home to Fiorentina. Bologna crept up to second place followed by the Viola and Roma. Lazio finally moved out of the relegation zone.
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Milan 28, Bologna 24, Fiorentina 22, Roma 22, Inter 19, Juventus 19, Torino 19, Udinese 18, Napoli 17, Genoa 17, Catania 17, Sampdoria 15, Atalanta 15, Triestina 13, Novara 12, Lazio 11, Spal 10, Pro Patria 8
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February
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Milan lost two games in a row and Bologna went to -1, but then at the end of the month the Rossoblu lost at home to Roma and the Rossoneri beat Catania to go +3. Juve and Inter continued to have trouble, with the Bianconeri losing to Lazio and Triestina and Inter to Spal. Behind Pro Patria looked doomed.
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Milan 31, Bologna 28, Roma 27, Fiorentina 26, Udinese 24, Inter 23, Juventus 23, Torino 23, Sampdoria 20, Napoli 20, Genoa 20, Triestina 19, Catania 18, Atalanta 18, Lazio 18, Novara 16, Spal 15, Pro Patria 9
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March
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Milan pulled away and now had a six-point lead. Lazio thrashed Roma in the derby and moved to much safer waters. Surprise Udinese climbed up to fourth place with a game in hand.
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Milan 35, Roma 29, Bologna 29, Udinese 28*, Fiorentina 28, Juventus 27, Inter 26, Torino 26, Sampdoria 24, Napoli 24, Lazio 22, Triestina 22*, Catania 21, Genoa 21, Novara 20, Atalanta 19, Spal 17, Pro Patria 12
* one game in hand
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April
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Despite losing to Roma and drawing the derby, the scudetto was in Milan's hands as they had a four-point advantage over Roma and Udinese. Spal and Pro Patria were virtually both in Serie B.
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Milan 39, Roma 35, Udinese 35, Bologna 34, Juventus 32, Fiorentina 31, Napoli 29, Sampdoria 28, Torino 28, Inter 27, Triestina 27, Lazio 26, Catania 25, Novara 25, Atalanta 24, Genoa 24, Spal 18, Pro Patria 17
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May
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Udinese beat Milan and got to just two points from the top but in the next match the Rossoneri beat Lazio away and Udinese drew with last placed Pro Patria so Milan went +3 which they then kept thanks to a home win against Juventus. Three games to go.
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Milan 43, Udinese 40, Bologna 37, Roma 36, Fiorentina 36, Napoli 35, Juventus 34, Torino 32, Inter 31, Sampdoria 30, Genoa 29, Catania 29, Triestina 29, Lazio 27, Atalanta 26, Novara 25, Spal 21, Pro Patria 18
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June
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Milan demolished Genoa away 8-0 and Udinese drew 3-3 at Novara. With two games to the end the Rossoneri needed just one more point and they won the scudetto with a 6-0 win over Spal.
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However, Serie A was not over. Udinese and Catania were accused of corrupting referees and risked being relegated.
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Milan 48, Udinese 44, Roma 41, Bologna 40, Fiorentina 39, Napoli 38, Juventus 37, Inter 36, Sampdoria 34, Torino 34, Genoa 31, Catania 30, Lazio 30, Triestina 30, Atalanta 28, Novara 28, Spal 23, Pro Patria 21
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Aftermath
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Udinese were found guilty of having corrupted a referee in the last game of the 1952-53 season and Catania also for having paid a referee, Ugo Scaramella. Initially the two teams were not allowed to participate in professional football but then on appeal they were relegated to Serie B. This meant that Spal and Pro Patria survived and stayed in Serie A.
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Milan would play the first European Cup the next season, Vicenza and Padova were promoted to Serie A.
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Top scorer was Gunnar Nordhal with 26 goals.
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Final table: Milan 48, Roma 41, Bologna 40, Fiorentina 39, Napoli 38, Juventus 37, Inter 36, Sampdoria 34, Torino 34, Genoa 31, Lazio 30, Triestina 30, Atalanta 28, Novara 28, Spal 23, Pro Patria 21, Udinese & Catania demoted to last place
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