2021–22 Brescia Calcio season

Brescia
Owner	Massimo Cellino
President	Massimo Cellino
Head coach	Filippo Inzaghi; (until 23 March); Eugenio Corini; (from 23 March)
Stadium	Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Serie B	5th
Play-offs	Semi-finals
Coppa Italia	First round
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was Brescia Calcio's second consecutive season in second division of the Italian football league, the Serie B, and the 111th as a football club.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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	FIN	Jesse Joronen
2	DF	AUS	Fran Karačić
3	DF	ITA	Stefano Sabelli (on loan from Genoa)
4	DF	VEN	Jhon Chancellor
5	MF	NED	Tom van de Looi
6	DF	ITA	Davide Adorni
7	FW	SVK	Nikolas Špalek
8	FW	ARG	Rodrigo Palacio
9	FW	ITA	Stefano Moreo
11	FW	BIH	Riad Bajić (on loan from Udinese)
12	GK	ITA	Simone Perilli
14	MF	ITA	Massimiliano Mangraviti
15	DF	ITA	Andrea Cistana
18	MF	FIN	Simon Skrabb
19	DF	FRA	Matthieu Huard


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	FRA	Florian Ayé
21	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Andrenacci (on loan from Genoa)
23	MF	ITA	Federico Proia (on loan from Vicenza)
24	MF	POL	Filip Jagiełło
25	MF	ITA	Dimitri Bisoli (Captain)
26	MF	ITA	Massimo Bertagnoli
27	MF	FRA	Mattéo Tramoni (on loan from Cagliari)
28	MF	ITA	Giacomo Olzer
29	MF	CRO	Marko Pajač
30	MF	SUI	Valon Behrami
31	MF	ITA	Lorenzo Andreoli
32	DF	ITA	Andrea Papetti
37	MF	FRA	Mehdi Léris (on loan from Sampdoria)
—	FW	ITA	Flavio Bianchi (on loan from Genoa)

Out on loan[edit]

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	Federico Botti (at Siena until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Mattia Capoferri (at Lecco until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Nicolò Verzeni (at Pergolettese until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	POL	Jakub Łabojko (at AEK Larnaca until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ALB	Emanuele Ndoj (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Simone Ferrari (at Giana Erminio until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Alfredo Donnarumma (at Ternana until 30 June 2022, obligation to buy)
—	FW	ITA	Andrea Ghezzi (at Pro Sesto until 30 June 2022)

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

1 August 2021 Friendly	Brescia	1–0	Mantova	Torbole Casaglia, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo Sportivo Comunale Mazzocchi

7 August 2021 Friendly	Brescia	Cancelled	Reggiana	Desenzano del Garda, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Tre Stelle

4 September 2021 Friendly	Brescia	4–0	Venezia	Brescia, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bisoli 13' Moreo 40' Bajić 83' Jagiełło 87'			Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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 B	22 August 2021	6 May 2022	Matchday 1	5th	38	17	15	6	55	35	+20	044.74
Serie B promotion play-offs	14 May 2022	22 May 2022	Preliminary round	Semi-finals	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	033.33
Coppa Italia	16 August 2021		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					42	18	16	8	62	43	+19	042.86

Source: Soccerway

Serie B[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Pisa	38	18	13	7	48	35	+13	67^[a]	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4	Monza (O, P)	38	19	10	9	60	38	+22	67^[a]	Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
5	Brescia	38	17	15	6	55	35	+20	66	Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
6	Ascoli	38	19	8	11	52	42	+10	65
7	Benevento	38	18	9	11	62	39	+23	63

Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Pisa finished ahead of Monza on head-to-head points: Pisa 2–1 Monza, Monza 1–2 Pisa.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	15	6	55	35	+20	66	8	8	3	30	20	+10	9	7	3	25	15	+10

Source: Serie A

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W
Position	2	1	1	2	3	2	3	4	2	4	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	1	3	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	6	5	6	5

Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2021.^[2]

22 August 2021 1	Ternana	0–2	Brescia	Terni
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

27 August 2021 2	Brescia	5–1	Cosenza	Brescia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

11 September 2021 3	Alessandria	1–3	Brescia	Alessandria
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

17 September 2021 4	Brescia	2–2	Crotone	Brescia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

20 September 2021 5	Frosinone	2–2	Brescia	Frosinone
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

25 September 2021 6	Ascoli	2–3	Brescia	Ascoli Piceno
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

3 October 2021 7	Brescia	2–4	Como	Brescia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

16 October 2021 8	Perugia	1–0	Brescia	Perugia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

23 October 2021 9	Brescia	1–0	Cremonese	Brescia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

28 October 2021 10	Brescia	1–1	Lecce	Brescia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bisoli 87'	Report	Dermaku 81' Hjulmand 85'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

1 November 2021 11	Benevento	0–1	Brescia	Benevento
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

6 November 2021 12	Brescia	1–0	Pordenone	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

20 November 2021 13	Vicenza	2–3	Brescia	Vicenza
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

27 November 2021 14	Brescia	0–1	Pisa	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

1 December 2021 15	Parma	0–1	Brescia	Parma
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

5 December 2021 16	Brescia	0–2	Monza	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

11 December 2021 17	SPAL	0–2	Brescia	Ferrara
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

19 December 2021 18	Brescia	1–1	Cittadella	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

15 January 2022 19	Reggina	0–2	Brescia	Reggio Calabria
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

22 January 2022 20	Brescia	1–1	Ternana	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

5 February 2022 21	Cosenza	0–0	Brescia	Cosenza
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

13 February 2022 22	Brescia	1–1	Alessandria	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

16 February 2022 23	Crotone	0–1	Brescia	Crotone
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

20 February 2022 24	Brescia	2–2	Frosinone	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

23 February 2022 25	Brescia	2–0	Ascoli	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

26 February 2022 26	Como	1–1	Brescia	Como
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

1 March 2022 27	Brescia	2–1	Perugia	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

5 March 2022 28	Cremonese	2–1	Brescia	Cremona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

12 March 2022 29	Lecce	1–1	Brescia	Lecce
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barreca 11' Strefezza 19' Plizzari 29'	Report	Van de Looi 7' Pajač 30' Bisoli 30' Sabelli 42' Proia 57'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Michael Fabbri

15 March 2022 30	Brescia	2–2	Benevento	Brescia
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

20 March 2022 31	Pordenone	1–1	Brescia	Pordenone
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

3 April 2022 32	Brescia	2–0	Vicenza	Brescia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

6 April 2022 33	Pisa	0–0	Brescia	Pisa
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Referee: Alberto Santoro

11 April 2022 34	Brescia	1–0	Parma	Brescia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Moreo 64'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Davide Ghersini

18 April 2022 35	Monza	1–1	Brescia	Monza
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Machín 49'	Report	Bisoli 81'	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Referee: Livio Marinelli

25 April 2022 36	Brescia	1–1	SPAL	Brescia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tramoni 84'	Report	Latte Lath 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Antonio Rapuano

6 May 2022 38	Brescia	3–0	Reggina	Brescia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van de Looi 33' Tramoni 47' Cistana 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Matteo Marchetti

Promotion play-offs[edit]

14 May 2022 Preliminary round	Brescia	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Perugia	Brescia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pajač 45+6' (pen.) Ayé 107' Bianchi 118'	Report	Kouan 10' Matos 102'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Francesco Fourneau

18 May 2022 Semi-finals First leg	Brescia	1–2	Monza	Brescia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moreo 7'	Report	Gytkjær 44', 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

22 May 2022 Semi-final Second leg	Monza	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Brescia	Monza
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

Coppa Italia[edit]

16 August 2021 First round	Crotone	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Brescia	Crotone
17:45 CEST (UTC+1)	Vulić 26' Mulattieri 77'	Report	Van de Loi 46' Bajić 67'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Luca Massimi
	Penalties
	Molina Benali Mogoș Vulić		Bajić Moreo Ndoj Spalek

References[edit]

^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press.

[table_hth_PIS0.20390489474121-1] Pisa finished ahead of Monza on head-to-head points: Pisa 2–1 Monza, Monza 1–2 Pisa.

[2] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[3] "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press.

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