2020–21 Serie A
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 September 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
| Biggest home win | N/A |
| Biggest away win | N/A |
| Highest scoring | 0 |
| Longest winning run | 0 |
| Longest unbeaten run | 0 |
| Longest winless run | 0 |
| Longest losing run | 0 |
| Highest attendance | 0 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) will be 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. The 20-21 season is set to start on September 19th, but this could change due to the evolvement of the Covid-19 pandemic, the date having already being moved one week forward from the initial September 12th date.
Teams
20 teams will 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)[1] and Crotone (on 24 July 2020)[2] were the two teams directly promoted from Serie B, both after a 2-year absence. On 20 August 2020, Spezia won the play-offs to earn its first promotion to Serie A; the 68th team to participate in the Italian top level league.
Stadiums and locations
* Spezia will play the first dozen matches of the season in Cesena's Manuzzi stadium, while works are being finished at their Stadio Alberto Picco (currently having a capacity of only aprox. 10000)[3]
Number of teams by region
| No. of teams | Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Emilia-Romagna |
Bologna, Parma and Sassuolo |
 Liguria |
Genoa, Sampdoria and Spezia | |
 Lombardy |
Atalanta, Internazionale and Milan | |
| 2 |  Campania |
Benevento and Napoli |
 Lazio |
Lazio and Roma | |
 Piedmont |
Juventus and Torino | |
| 1 |  Calabria |
Crotone |
 Friuli Venezia Giulia |
Udinese | |
 Sardinia |
Cagliari | |
 Tuscany |
Fiorentina | |
 Veneto |
Hellas Verona |
Personnel and kits
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[5] | Pre-season | Eusebio Di Francesco
|
3 August 2020[6] |
| Torino | Moreno Longo
|
End of contract | 2 August 2020 | Marco Giampaolo
|
7 August 2020[7] | |
| Juventus | Maurizio Sarri
|
Sacked | 8 August 2020[8] | Andrea Pirlo
|
8 August 2020[9] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Qualification for Europa League group stage[b] |
| 6 | Lazio | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 68 | |
| 7 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 62 | Qualification for Conference League play-off round[b] |
| 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)[10]
(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
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.
| 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 |
Players' awards
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 10 February 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|
Top assists
- As of 9 February 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|
Hat-tricks
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|
References
- ^ "Filippo Inzaghi leads Benevento to Serie A promotion". The World Game. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/crotone-e-serie-a-lo-spezia-non-va-oltre-il-pari-e-il-calabresi-possono-festeggiare-1411896
- ^ http://www.cittadellaspezia.com/La-Spezia/Sport/Cesena-ospita-lo-Spezia-durante-i-lavori-al-Picco-318367.aspx
- ^ "Macron nuovo sponsor tecnico dell'U.C. Sampdoria". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Il Cagliari saluta mister Zenga" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Giampaolo al Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Maurizio Sarri relieved of his duties". Juventus F.C. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Andrea Pirlo is the new coach of the first team". Juventus F.C. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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