2020–21 Spezia Calcio season

Spezia
2020–21 season
Owner	Gabriele Volpi
Chairman	Stefano Chisoli
Manager	Vincenzo Italiano
Stadium	Stadio Alberto Picco; Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Serie A	16th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; M'Bala Nzola (9); All: ; M'Bala Nzola (9)
	All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

The 2020–21 Spezia Calcio season is the club's 115th season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Spezia participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Jeroen Zoet
3	DF	URU	Juan Ramos
4	MF	ITA	Gennaro Acampora
5	DF	ITA	Riccardo Marchizza (on loan from Sassuolo)
6	MF	ITA	Luca Mora
7	DF	ITA	Jacopo Sala
8	MF	ITA	Matteo Ricci
9	FW	BUL	Andrey Galabinov
10	MF	FRA	Lucien Agoumé (on loan from Inter Milan)
11	FW	ITA	Emmanuel Gyasi
12	GK	LTU	Titas Krapikas
13	DF	ITA	Elio Capradossi
14	DF	ITA	Federico Mattiello (on loan from Atalanta)
15	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Mastinu
17	FW	BRA	Diego Farias (on loan from Cagliari)
18	FW	FRA	M'Bala Nzola
19	DF	ITA	Claudio Terzi (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ITA	Simone Bastoni
21	DF	ESP	Salva Ferrer
22	DF	GER	Julian Chabot (on loan from Sampdoria)
23	MF	ITA	Riccardo Saponara (on loan from Fiorentina)
24	MF	ARG	Nahuel Estévez (on loan from Estudiantes)
25	MF	ITA	Giulio Maggiore
26	MF	ITA	Tommaso Pobega (on loan from Milan)
27	MF	ITA	Alessandro Deiola (on loan from Cagliari)
28	DF	CRO	Martin Erlić
31	FW	ITA	Daniele Verde (on loan from AEK Athens)
34	DF	ALB	Ardian Ismajli
39	DF	ITA	Cristian Dell'Orco (on loan from Sassuolo)
69	DF	ITA	Luca Vignali
77	GK	BRA	Rafael
80	MF	COL	Kevin Agudelo (on loan from Genoa)
88	MF	BRA	Léo Sena (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
91	FW	ITA	Roberto Piccoli (on loan from Atalanta)
94	GK	ITA	Ivan Provedel

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Marco Angeletti (at Pontedera until 30 June 2021)
—	GK	CAN	Axel Desjardins (at Novara until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ITA	Cristian Cerretti (at Imolese until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Colombini (at Novara until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	NGA	Theophilus Awua (at Cittadella until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Matteo Figoli (at Pergolettese until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	ITA	Alessandro Bordin (at Casertana until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	NGA	Adamo Haruna (at Grosseto until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ISL	Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (at Odense until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ITA	Gregorio Morachioli (at Imolese until 30 June 2021)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	27 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1		21	5	6	10	28	38	−10	023.81
Coppa Italia	28 October 2020	28 January 2021	Third round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	11	6	+5	075.00
Total					25	8	6	11	39	44	−5	032.00

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Note: Coppa Italia match against Roma originally ended in a 4–2 win.

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

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 summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	5	6	10	28	38	−10	21	1	3	6	10	19	−9	4	3	4	18	19	−1

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W
Position	13	11	15	14	14	17	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	16	14	13	15	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The League fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[2]

27 September 2020 2	Spezia	1–4	Sassuolo	La Spezia
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Galabinov 30' Sala 44' Zoet 63'	Report	Đuričić 12', 45+4' Berardi 64' (pen.) Defrel 66' Caputo 76'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Referee: Davide Ghersini

30 September 2020 1	Udinese	0–2	Spezia	Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Galabinov 29', 90+4' Terzi 39' 66' Ferrer 79' Ramos 86' Farias 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Alessandro Prontera
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but was postponed due to Spezia's involvement in the Serie B promotion play-offs.[3]

4 October 2020 3	Milan	3–0	Spezia	Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Çalhanoğlu 47' Leão 57', 78' Hernandez 76'	Report	Ricci 32' Gyasi 40'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Marco Serra

18 October 2020 4	Spezia	2–2	Fiorentina	Cesena
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Verde 39' Deiola 45+1' Chabot 59' Farias 75'	Report	Pezzella 2' Biraghi 4' Bonaventura 66' Lirola 86'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

25 October 2020 5	Parma	2–2	Spezia	Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grassi 5' Hernani 23' Gagliolo 34' Sohm 90' Kucka 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Pobega 6' Chabot 28' Agudelo 31' Ferrer 85'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Valerio Marini

1 November 2020 6	Spezia	1–4	Juventus	Cesena
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pobega 32' Chabot 49' Bartolomei 75' Estévez 87'	Report	Morata 14' Ronaldo 59', 76' (pen.) Rabiot 67', 69'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso

7 November 2020 7	Benevento	0–3	Spezia	Benevento
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Improta 47' Maggio 83' Caldirola 90'	Report	Pobega 29' Bastoni 54' Agudelo 57' Nzola 65', 70' Estévez 82'	Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

21 November 2020 8	Spezia	0–0	Atalanta	Cesena
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ricci 3' Estévez 28' Terzi 65'	Report	Gosens 38' Pašalić 52' Pessina 85'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

29 November 2020 9	Cagliari	2–2	Spezia	Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	João Pedro 52' Pavoletti 58'	Report	Ferrer 30' Terzi 33' Gyasi 36' Estévez 44' Chabot 81' Nzola 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini

5 December 2020 10	Spezia	1–2	Lazio	Cesena
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bastoni 23' Terzi 32' Nzola 64' Ricci 82'	Report	Immobile 15' Milinković-Savić 33' Akpa Akpro 84'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

12 December 2020 11	Crotone	4–1	Spezia	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Messias 7', 90+6', 33' Eduardo 34', 56' Reca 49' Magallán 70'	Report	Chabot 3' Farias 18' Ferrer 22' Maggiore 64'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua

16 December 2020 12	Spezia	2–2	Bologna	Cesena
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Marchizza 16' Nzola 19', 63' Gyasi 37' Agoumé 49' Chabot 85' Provedel 90+1' Erlić 90+3'	Report	Tomiyasu 25' Domínguez 72' Barrow 90+2', 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

20 December 2020 13	Internazionale	2–1	Spezia	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brozović 18' Hakimi 52' Lukaku 71' (pen.)	Report	Nzola 41' Terzi 42' Piccoli 90+4'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri

23 December 2020 14	Spezia	1–2	Genoa	La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Erlić 2' Chabot 5' Nzola 10' Terzi 72'	Report	Destro 16', 70' Pandev 33' Ghiglione 43' Criscito 73' (pen.) Zajc 75'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa

3 January 2021 15	Spezia	0–1	Hellas Verona	La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chabot 12' 69' Estévez 35' Pobega 66' Erlić 77' Agoumé 79'	Report	Zaccagni 75'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

6 January 2021 16	Napoli	1–2	Spezia	Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Petagna 58' Di Lorenzo 87' Manolas 90+3'	Report	Ismajli 61' 77' Pobega 65', 82' Nzola 68' (pen.) Maggiore 72' Terzi 88'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

11 January 2021 17	Spezia	2–1	Sampdoria	La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Terzi 20' Farias 37' Nzola 60' (pen.) Gyasi 90+2' Marchizza 90+4' Agudelo 90+5'	Report	Candreva 24' Yoshida 34' Bereszyński 56' Jankto 71'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini

16 January 2021 18	Torino	0–0	Spezia	Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Buongiorno 34' Lyanco 61' Linetty 89'	Report	Vignali 8' Pobega 17' Verde 59' Marchizza 76' Gyasi 84'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri

23 January 2021 19	Roma	4–3	Spezia	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mayoral 17', 52', 87' Karsdorp 55' Peres 87' Pellegrini 90+2', 90+3'	Report	Chabot 21' Piccoli 24' Farias 59' Verde 90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

31 January 2021 20	Spezia	0–1	Udinese	La Spezia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pobega 23' Vignali 39' Bastoni 66' Acampora 68' Saponara 81' 86'	Report	Bonifazi 16' De Paul 52' (pen.), 71' 75' De Maio 89'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Di Martino

6 February 2021 21	Sassuolo	1–2	Spezia	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Caputo 25' Locatelli 79' Ferrari 86'	Report	Bastoni 31' Erlić 39', 69' Gyasi 78' Vignali 90+1'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

13 February 2021 22	Spezia	v	Milan	La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco

Coppa Italia

28 October 2020 Third round	Cittadella	0–2	Spezia	Cesena
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Verde 49' Benedetti 63' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Marco Serra

25 November 2020 Fourth round	Bologna	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Spezia	Bologna
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Barrow 13' Domínguez 44' Orsolini 45+1' Medel 50' Soriano 104' Sansone 116'	Report	Piccoli 5' Marchizza 27' Agudelo 58' Chabot 62' Farias 64' Deiola 78' Krapikas 89' Maggiore 100', 119', 114' Mattiello 114'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Manuel Volpi

19 January 2021 Round of 16	Roma	0–3	Spezia	Rome
21:15 CET (UTC+1)	Pellegrini 43' (pen.), 111' Mancini 51' 92' Mkhitaryan 73' López 92'	Report	Galabinov 6' (pen.) Agudelo 13' Saponara 15', 119' Ismajli 24' Dell'Orco 90+1' Verde 107'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Davide Ghersini
Note: Match awarded 3–0 to Spezia, due to Roma making six substitutions instead of the maximum five allowed. Spezia had originally won 4–2 after extra time.[4]

28 January 2021 Quarter-finals	Napoli	4–2	Spezia	Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Koulibaly 5' Lozano 10', 20' Politano 30' Elmas 40' Mário Rui 61'	Report	Gyasi 71' Acampora 73'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Francesco Fourneau

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 28 January 2021

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	18	FW	M'Bala Nzola	9	0	9
2	9	FW	Andrey Galabinov	3	1	4
	17	FW	Diego Farias	3	1	4
	31	FW	Daniele Verde	2	2	4
5	26	MF	Tommaso Pobega	3	0	3
5	91	FW	Roberto Piccoli	2	1	3
7	11	FW	Emmanuel Gyasi	1	1	2
	23	MF	Riccardo Saponara	0	2	2
	25	MF	Giulio Maggiore	0	2	2
10	4	MF	Gennaro Acampora	0	1	1
	19	DF	Claudio Terzi	1	0	1
	22	DF	Julian Chabot	1	0	1
	80	MF	Kevin Agudelo	1	0	1
Own goal				0	1	1
Totals				26	12	38

References

"Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
"Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020.
"Rescheduled Week 1 fixtures confirmed". Football Italia. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
"Roma, ufficiale: sconfitta 3-0 a tavolino con lo Spezia in Coppa Italia". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

[2] "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020.

[3] "Rescheduled Week 1 fixtures confirmed". Football Italia. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

[4] "Roma, ufficiale: sconfitta 3-0 a tavolino con lo Spezia in Coppa Italia". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.