2020–21 Serie A

The 2020–21 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) is 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. Juventus are the nine-time defending champions.

Serie A
Season2020–21
Dates19 September 2020 – 23 May 2021
Matches played209
Goals scored640 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorerCristiano Ronaldo
(16 goals)
Biggest home winNapoli 6–0 Genoa
(27 September 2020)
Napoli 6–0 Fiorentina
(17 January 2021)
Biggest away winCrotone 0–4 Napoli
(6 December 2020)
Bologna 1–5 Roma
(13 December 2020)
Parma 0–4 Juventus
(19 December 2020)
Highest scoringInternazionale 6–2 Crotone
(3 January 2021)
Longest winning run8 matches
Internazionale
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Milan
Longest winless run14 matches
Cagliari
Longest losing run6 matches
Cagliari
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 7 February 2021.

Teams

Twenty teams compete in the league—the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the 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.[1][2] On 20 August 2020, Spezia won the play-offs to earn its first promotion to Serie A; Spezia is the 66th team to participate in the Italian top-level league.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

A day following the Napoli–Genoa match on 27 September 2020, Genoa announced that 14 Genoa players tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019.[3][4] The Genoa–Torino match scheduled for 3 October was thereby postponed.[5]

On 3 October, two Napoli players, Piotr Zieliński and Elif 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.[6][7][8] The Lega Calcio 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 state of quarantine in Naples.[9] 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.[10] However, following a successful appeal by Napoli to the CONI Sports Guarantee Board, these penalties were overturned on 22 December, with the match to be recovered at a later date.[11]

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2020–21 Serie A teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2019–20 season
Atalanta Bergamo Gewiss Stadium 25,000 3rd in Serie A
Benevento Benevento Stadio Ciro Vigorito 16,867 Serie B champions
Bologna Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 36,462 12th in Serie A
Cagliari Cagliari Sardegna Arena 16,416 14th in Serie A
Crotone Crotone Stadio Ezio Scida 16,640 2nd in Serie B
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 45,000 10th in Serie A
Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,600 17th in Serie A
Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 39,371 9th in Serie A
Internazionale Milan San Siro 75,923 2nd in Serie A
Juventus Turin Allianz Stadium 41,507 Serie A champions
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 70,634 4th in Serie A
Milan Milan San Siro 75,923 6th in Serie A
Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo 54,726 7th in Serie A
Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 27,906 11th in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 70,634 5th in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,599 15th in Serie A
Sassuolo Sassuolo Mapei Stadium 23,717 8th in Serie A
Spezia La Spezia Stadio Alberto Picco[lower-greek 1] 23,860 Serie B playoffs winner
Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 27,958 16th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli 25,144 13th in Serie A

Number of teams by region
No. of teams Region Team(s)
3  Emilia-RomagnaBologna, Parma and Sassuolo
 LiguriaGenoa, Sampdoria and Spezia
 LombardyAtalanta, Internazionale and Milan
2  CampaniaBenevento and Napoli
 LazioLazio and Roma
 PiedmontJuventus and Torino
1  CalabriaCrotone
 Friuli Venezia GiuliaUdinese
 SardiniaCagliari
 TuscanyFiorentina
 VenetoHellas Verona

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Atalanta Gian Piero Gasperini Rafael Tolói Joma Plus500, Radici Group, Gewiss, Automha
Benevento Filippo Inzaghi Nicolas Viola Kappa IVPC, Rillo Costruzioni, Rummo, Don Peppe
Bologna Siniša Mihajlović Andrea Poli Macron Facile Ristrutturare, Selenella, Illumia, Scala
Cagliari Eusebio Di Francesco João Pedro Adidas Ichnusa, Tiscali, Arborea
Crotone Giovanni Stroppa Alex Cordaz Zeus San Vincenzo Salumi, Envì Group, Ford Vumbaca Group
Fiorentina Cesare Prandelli Germán Pezzella Kappa Mediacom, Prima.it, Estra
Genoa Davide Ballardini Domenico Criscito Kappa Banca Sistema, Leaseplan, Synlab
Hellas Verona Ivan Jurić Miguel Veloso Macron Gruppo Sinergy, Winelivery, Trivellato Industriali
Internazionale Antonio Conte Samir Handanović Nike Pirelli, Driver
Juventus Andrea Pirlo Giorgio Chiellini Adidas Jeep, Cygames
Lazio Simone Inzaghi Senad Lulić Macron Frecciarossa
Milan Stefano Pioli Alessio Romagnoli Puma Emirates
Napoli Gennaro Gattuso Lorenzo Insigne Kappa Lete, MSC Cruises, Kimbo Caffè
Parma Roberto D'Aversa Bruno Alves Erreà Cetilar, Old Wild West, Viva la Mamma, Canovi Coperture
Roma Paulo Fonseca Lorenzo Pellegrini Nike Qatar Airways, Hyundai, Iqoniq
Sampdoria Claudio Ranieri Fabio Quagliarella Macron[13] Very Mobile, IBSA Group
Sassuolo Roberto De Zerbi Francesco Magnanelli Puma Mapei
Spezia Vincenzo Italiano Claudio Terzi Acerbis TEN Food & Beverage, Pediatrica, Iozzelli Piscine
Torino Davide Nicola Andrea Belotti Joma Suzuki, Beretta, Edilizia Acrobatica, N° 38 Wüber
Udinese Luca Gotti Rodrigo De Paul Macron Dacia, Vortice, Bluenergy, Prosciutto San Daniele

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Cagliari Walter Zenga End of contract 2 August 2020[14] Pre-season Eusebio Di Francesco 3 August 2020[15]
Torino Moreno Longo 2 August 2020 Marco Giampaolo 7 August 2020[16]
Juventus Maurizio Sarri Sacked 8 August 2020[17] Andrea Pirlo 8 August 2020[18]
Parma Roberto D'Aversa 23 August 2020[19] Fabio Liverani 28 August 2020[20]
Genoa Davide Nicola 26 August 2020 Rolando Maran 26 August 2020[21]
Fiorentina Giuseppe Iachini 9 November 2020[22] 12th Cesare Prandelli 9 November 2020[22]
Genoa Rolando Maran 21 December 2020[23] 19th Davide Ballardini 21 December 2020[23]
Parma Fabio Liverani 7 January 2021[24] 18th Roberto D'Aversa 7 January 2021[25]
Torino Marco Giampaolo 18 January 2021[26] 18th Davide Nicola 19 January 2021[27]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan 21 15 4 2 45 23 +22 49 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Internazionale 21 14 5 2 51 23 +28 47
3 Juventus 20 12 6 2 41 18 +23 42
4 Roma 21 12 4 5 44 35 +9 40
5 Lazio 21 12 4 5 36 27 +9 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Napoli 20 12 1 7 44 21 +23 37 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Atalanta 21 10 7 4 48 29 +19 37
8 Sassuolo 21 8 7 6 34 32 +2 31
9 Hellas Verona 21 8 6 7 26 23 +3 30
10 Sampdoria 21 8 3 10 31 32 −1 27
11 Udinese 21 6 6 9 23 28 −5 24
12 Genoa 21 6 6 9 24 31 −7 24
13 Bologna 21 6 5 10 28 35 −7 23
14 Benevento 21 6 5 10 24 41 −17 23
15 Fiorentina 21 5 7 9 21 33 −12 22
16 Spezia 21 5 6 10 28 38 −10 21
17 Torino 21 2 10 9 32 41 −9 16
18 Cagliari 21 3 6 12 24 39 −15 15 Relegation to Serie B
19 Parma 21 2 7 12 14 41 −27 13
20 Crotone 21 3 3 15 22 50 −28 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Serie A, Soccerway
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)

Results
Home \ Away ATA BEN BOL CAG CRO FIO GEN HEL INT JUV LAZ MIL NAP PAR ROM SAM SAS SPE TOR UDI
Atalanta — 5–2 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–0 4–1 1–3 5–1 3–3
Benevento 1–4 — 1–0 2–0 2–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–2
Bologna 2–2 — 3–2 1–0 a 1–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–5 3–4 2–2
Cagliari 1–2 — 4–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1
Crotone 1–2 4–1 — 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 4–1
Fiorentina 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 a 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2
Genoa 2–0 1–0 4–1 — 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 a 1–2
Hellas Verona 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 — 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–0
Internazionale 4–0 3–1 6–2 4–3 — 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–2
Juventus 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 a — a a 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 4–1
Lazio 1–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–3
Milan 0–3 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 a 1–3 3–2 — 2–2 3–3 3–0 2–0
Napoli 4–1 6–0 6–0 a 1–3 — 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1
Parma 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 — 0–2 2–2 0–3
Roma 5–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 a a 3–0 — 1–0 0–0 4–3 3–1
Sampdoria 2–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 — 2–3 2–1
Sassuolo 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 — 1–2 3–3 0–0
Spezia 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–4 — 0–1
Torino 2–4 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 a 3–4 2–2 0–0 — 2–3
Udinese 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Serie A
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Milan452111111111111111111
Internazionale1135646752222222222222
Juventus364553544443365445443
Roma191510898436664533334334
Lazio12109151210989799889887765
Napoli518425365335454663656
Atalanta921364678988777756577
Sassuolo873232223556646578988
Hellas Verona246787897877998999899
Sampdoria201814979101011121311101111111110101010
Udinese141719171819191613141010111213131415141311
Genoa11311111616181919191918191819191716161412
Benevento10127101314161415131515121010101011111213
Bologna16812161713141210101213141312121312131514
Fiorentina6913121011121517171717161414141214121115
Spezia131115141417131314151616171718161513151616
Torino151618201918171818181819182017171818171717
Cagliari71417131112111112111112131515151617181818
Parma172016181515151716161414151616181919191919
Crotone181920192020202020202020201920202020202020
Leader and UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Europa League group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round
Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Lega Serie A, ESPN Italian Serie A

Players' awards

MVP of the Month
Month Player Club Ref.
September Alejandro Gómez Atalanta [28]
October Zlatan Ibrahimović Milan [29]
November Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus [30]
December Hakan Çalhanoğlu Milan [31]
January Sergej Milinković-Savić Lazio [32]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 7 February 2021[33]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 16
2 Zlatan Ibrahimović Milan 14
Ciro Immobile Lazio
Romelu Lukaku Internazionale
5 Luis Muriel Atalanta 12
6 Andrea Belotti Torino 11
João Pedro Cagliari
8 Lautaro Martínez Internazionale 10
9 Mattia Destro Genoa 9
Lorenzo Insigne Napoli
Hirving Lozano Napoli
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Roma
M'Bala Nzola Spezia

Top assists
As of 7 February 2021[34]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Hakan Çalhanoğlu Milan 8
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Roma
3 Álvaro Morata Juventus 7
4 Marcelo Brozović Internazionale 6
Dries Mertens Napoli
Sergej Milinković-Savić Lazio
7 Nicolò Barella Internazionale 5
Andrea Belotti Torino
Juan Cuadrado Juventus
Josip Iličić Atalanta
Rafael Leão Milan
Lorenzo Pellegrini Roma
Roberto Soriano Bologna
Mattia Zaccagni Hellas Verona

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Serie A hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Roma Genoa 3–1 (A) 8 November 2020
Lautaro Martínez Inter Crotone 6–2 (H) 3 January 2021
Note

(H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets
As of 7 February 2021[35]
Rank Player Club
Clean
sheets
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma Milan 8
2 Samir Handanović Internazionale 7
3 Juan Musso Udinese 6
4 Bartłomiej Drągowski Fiorentina 5
Pierluigi Gollini Atalanta
Lorenzo Montipò Benevento
David Ospina Napoli
Mattia Perin Genoa
Pepe Reina Lazio
Marco Silvestri Hellas Verona

Notes

Footnotes
  1. 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 (having a capacity of approximately 10,000 seats).[12]

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