2020–21 Serie A
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 19 September 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
Champions | Internazionale 19th title |
Relegated | Benevento Crotone Parma |
Champions League | Internazionale Milan Atalanta Juventus |
Europa League | Napoli Lazio |
Europa Conference League | Roma |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,163 (3.06 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cristiano Ronaldo (29 goals) |
Biggest home win | Napoli 6–0 Genoa (27 September 2020) Napoli 6–0 Fiorentina (17 January 2021) |
Biggest away win | Torino 0–7 Milan (12 May 2021) |
Highest scoring | Internazionale 6–2 Crotone (3 January 2021) Lazio 5–3 Benevento (18 April 2021) |
Longest winning run | Internazionale (11 matches)[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | Internazionale (20 matches)[1] |
Longest winless run | Parma (17 matches)[1] |
Longest losing run | Parma (9 matches)[1] |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 119th season of top-tier Italian football, the 89th in a round-robin tournament, and the 11th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A.
Following Atalanta's draw with Sassuolo on 2 May 2021, Internazionale were confirmed as champions for the first time since the 2009–10 Serie A, ending Juventus' run of nine consecutive titles.[2]
Teams
[edit]Twenty teams competed in the league—the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from Serie B. Benevento (on 29 June 2020) and Crotone (on 24 July 2020) were the two teams directly promoted from Serie B, both after a two-year absence.[3][4] On 20 August 2020, Spezia won the play-offs to earn its first promotion to Serie A; they became the 66th team to participate in the Italian top-level league.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
[edit]A day following the Napoli–Genoa match on 27 September 2020, Genoa announced that fourteen of their players tested positive for COVID-19.[5][6] The Genoa–Torino match scheduled for 3 October was thereby postponed.[7]
On 3 October, two Napoli players, Piotr Zieliński and Eljif Elmas, tested positive for COVID-19, and after the denial of the authorization to leave Naples by the Local Health Authority (ASL), Napoli blocked their players' departure for the match in Turin against Juventus.[8][9][10] The Lega Serie A decided not to postpone the match scheduled for 4 October 2020. On the day of the game, Juventus took the field, in the absence their opponents who were in a state of quarantine in Naples.[11] On 14 October, Juventus were awarded a 3–0 victory by default, and Napoli docked one point as the Disciplinary Commission ruled Napoli did not follow the COVID-19 pandemic protocol.[12] Following a successful appeal by Napoli to the CONI Sports Guarantee Board, these penalties were overturned on 22 December.[13] The match was eventually recovered on 7 April 2021, more than six months after its originally scheduled date.
Team changes
[edit]Promoted from 2019–20 Serie B |
Relegated from 2019–20 Serie A |
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Benevento | Lecce |
Crotone | Brescia |
Spezia | SPAL |
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atalanta | Bergamo | Gewiss Stadium | 25,000 |
Benevento | Benevento | Stadio Ciro Vigorito | 16,867 |
Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 36,462 |
Cagliari | Cagliari | Sardegna Arena | 16,416 |
Crotone | Crotone | Stadio Ezio Scida | 16,640 |
Fiorentina | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 45,000 |
Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,600 |
Hellas Verona | Verona | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi | 39,371 |
Internazionale | Milan | San Siro | 75,923 |
Juventus | Turin | Allianz Stadium | 41,507 |
Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 70,634 |
Milan | Milan | San Siro | 75,923 |
Napoli | Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 54,726 |
Parma | Parma | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 27,906 |
Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 70,634 |
Sampdoria | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,599 |
Sassuolo | Sassuolo | Mapei Stadium | 23,717 |
Spezia | La Spezia | Stadio Alberto Picco[α] | 10,336 |
Torino | Turin | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 27,958 |
Udinese | Udine | Stadio Friuli | 25,144 |
Number of teams by region
[edit]No. of
teams |
Region | Team(s) |
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3 | ![]() |
Bologna, Parma and Sassuolo |
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Genoa, Sampdoria and Spezia | |
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Atalanta, Inter and AC Milan | |
2 | ![]() |
Benevento and Napoli |
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Lazio and Roma | |
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Juventus and Torino | |
1 | ![]() |
Crotone |
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Udinese | |
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Cagliari | |
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Fiorentina | |
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Verona |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | |
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Main | Other | ||||
Atalanta | ![]() |
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Joma | Plus500 | Front Back
Sleeves
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Benevento | ![]() |
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Kappa | IVPC | Front
Back
Sleeves
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Bologna | ![]() |
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Macron | Facile Ristrutturare | Front
Back
Sleeves
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Cagliari | ![]() |
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Adidas | ISOLA Artigianato di Sardegna | Front Back Sleeves
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Crotone | ![]() |
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Zeus | San Vincenzo Salumi | Front
Back
Sleeves
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Fiorentina | ![]() |
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Kappa | Mediacom | Back
Sleeves
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Genoa | ![]() |
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Kappa | Banca Sistema | Back Sleeves |
Hellas Verona | ![]() |
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Macron | Gruppo Sinergy | Front
Back
Sleeves
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Internazionale | ![]() |
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Nike | Pirelli | Back |
Juventus | ![]() |
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Adidas | Jeep | Back |
Lazio | ![]() |
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Macron | World Food Programme/Contrader/Clinica Paideia | Back
Sleeves |
Milan | ![]() |
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Puma | Emirates | None |
Napoli | ![]() |
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Kappa | Lete | Front Back
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Parma | ![]() |
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Erreà | Cetilar | Front
Back
Sleeves
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Roma | ![]() |
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Nike | Qatar Airways | Back Sleeves
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Sampdoria | ![]() |
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Macron[15] | Very Mobile | Back
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Sassuolo | ![]() |
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Puma | Mapei | None |
Spezia | ![]() |
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Acerbis | TEN Food & Beverage | Back
Sleeves
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Torino | ![]() |
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Joma | Suzuki | Front
Back
Sleeves
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Udinese | ![]() |
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Macron | Dacia | Front
Back
Sleeves |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Cagliari | ![]() |
End of contract | 2 August 2020[16] | Pre-season | ![]() |
3 August 2020[17] |
Torino | ![]() |
2 August 2020 | ![]() |
7 August 2020[18] | ||
Juventus | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 August 2020[19] | ![]() |
8 August 2020[20] | |
Parma | ![]() |
23 August 2020[21] | ![]() |
28 August 2020[22] | ||
Genoa | ![]() |
26 August 2020 | ![]() |
26 August 2020[23] | ||
Fiorentina | ![]() |
9 November 2020[24] | 12th | ![]() |
9 November 2020[24] | |
Genoa | ![]() |
21 December 2020[25] | 19th | ![]() |
21 December 2020[25] | |
Parma | ![]() |
7 January 2021[26] | 18th | ![]() |
7 January 2021[27] | |
Torino | ![]() |
18 January 2021[28] | 18th | ![]() |
19 January 2021[29] | |
Cagliari | ![]() |
22 February 2021[30] | 18th | ![]() |
22 February 2021[31] | |
Crotone | ![]() |
1 March 2021[32] | 20th | ![]() |
1 March 2021[33] | |
Fiorentina | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 March 2021[34] | 14th | ![]() |
24 March 2021[35] |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 89 | 35 | +54 | 91 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
2 | Milan | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 79 | |
3 | Atalanta | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 78[a] | |
4 | Juventus | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 78[a] | |
5 | Napoli | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 77 | Europa League group stage[b] | Qualification for
6 | Lazio | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 68 | |
7 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 62 | Conference League play-off round[b] | Qualification for
8 | Sassuolo | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 62 | |
9 | Sampdoria | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 52 | |
10 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 45 | |
11 | Genoa | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 42 | |
12 | Bologna | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 41 | |
13 | Fiorentina | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 40 | |
14 | Udinese | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 40 | |
15 | Spezia | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 39 | |
16 | Cagliari | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 37 | |
17 | Torino | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 37 | |
18 | Benevento (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 33 | Relegation to Serie B |
19 | Crotone (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 92 | −47 | 23 | |
20 | Parma (R) | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[36]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Juventus on head-to-head points: Juventus 1–1 Atalanta, Atalanta 1–0 Juventus.
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results
[edit]Players' awards
[edit]Most valuable player of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
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September | ![]() |
Atalanta | [37] |
October | ![]() |
Milan | [38] |
November | ![]() |
Juventus | [39] |
December | ![]() |
Milan | [40] |
January | ![]() |
Lazio | [41] |
February | ![]() |
Internazionale | [42] |
March | ![]() |
Napoli | [43] |
April | ![]() |
Atalanta | [44] |
May | ![]() |
Atalanta | [45] |
Seasonal awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Club | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
Internazionale | [47] |
Best Young Player | ![]() |
Fiorentina | [48] |
Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Milan | [49] |
Best Defender | ![]() |
Atalanta | [50] |
Best Midfielder | ![]() |
Internazionale | [51] |
Best Striker | ![]() |
Juventus | [52] |
Team of the Year[53] | ||||||
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Defence | ![]() |
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Midfield | ![]() |
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Attack | ![]() |
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Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[54] |
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1 | ![]() |
Juventus | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
Internazionale | 24 |
3 | ![]() |
Atalanta | 22 |
4 | ![]() |
Fiorentina | 21 |
5 | ![]() |
Lazio | 20 |
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Crotone | ||
7 | ![]() |
Napoli | 19 |
8 | ![]() |
Sassuolo | 17 |
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Internazionale | ||
10 | ![]() |
Cagliari | 16 |
Hat-tricks
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Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Roma | Genoa | 3–1 (A) Archived 27 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine | 8 November 2020 |
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Internazionale | Crotone | 6–2 (H) Archived 10 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine | 3 January 2021 |
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Fiorentina | Benevento | 4–1 (A) Archived 16 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine | 13 March 2021 |
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Juventus | Cagliari | 3–1 (A) Archived 16 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine | 14 March 2021 |
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Bologna | Fiorentina | 3–3 (H) Archived 27 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine | 2 May 2021 |
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Milan | Torino | 7–0 (A) | 12 May 2021 |
- Note
(H) – Home (A) – Away
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | |
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1 | ![]() |
Milan | 14 |
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Internazionale | ||
3 | ![]() |
Atalanta | 9 |
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Lazio | ||
5 | ![]() |
Fiorentina | 8 |
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Udinese | ||
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Napoli | ||
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Genoa | ||
9 | ![]() |
Sassuolo | 7 |
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Benevento | ||
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Hellas Verona | ||
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Torino |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 14
Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento)
- Most red cards: 2
Rodrigo De Paul (Udinese)
Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari)
Team
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 100
- Most red cards: 6
- Fewest yellow cards: 59
- Fewest red cards: 1
Notes
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Spezia played the first 11 matches of the season in the Stadio Dino Manuzzi of Cesena, while works were being finished at their ground Stadio Alberto Picco.[14]
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External links
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