2021–22 Serie A
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2021 – 22 May 2022 |
| Matches played | 120 |
| Goals scored | 367 (3.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ciro Immobile (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lazio 6–1 Spezia (28 August 2021) Internazionale 6–1 Bologna (18 September 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Salernitana 0–4 Roma (29 August 2021) Udinese 0–4 Napoli (20 September 2021) Sampdoria 0–4 Napoli (23 September 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Lazio 6–1 Spezia (28 August 2021) Internazionale 6–1 Bologna (18 September 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Napoli (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Milan Napoli (12 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Genoa (9 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Cagliari Salernitana (4 matches) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 7 November 2021. | |
The 2021–22 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) is the 120th season of top-tier Italian football, the 90th in a round-robin tournament, and the 12th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A.[1] Internazionale are the defending champions.
Teams[edit]
Twenty teams compete in the league—the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Serie B.
Crotone, Benevento (both relegated after only one year in the top flight) and Parma (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated to the 2021–22 Serie B.
On 4 May 2021, Empoli secured promotion to Serie A after a two-year absence.[2] Six days later, Salernitana officially confirmed a return to the top flight after 22 years of absence.[3] The final team to be promoted were Venezia, who defeated Cittadella on 27 May in the final of the promotion play-offs, returning to the top flight after a nineteen-year absence.[4]
Stadiums and locations[edit]
Personnel and kits[edit]
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | Mutual consent | 23 May 2021[5] | Pre-season | 1 July 2021[6] | ||
| Internazionale | 26 May 2021[7] | 1 July 2021[8] | ||||
| Hellas Verona | 28 May 2021[9] | 1 July 2021[10] | ||||
| Empoli | 15 June 2021[11] | 1 July 2021[12] | ||||
| Juventus | Sacked | 28 May 2021[13] | 1 July 2021[14] | |||
| Roma | End of contract | 30 June 2021[15] | 1 July 2021[16] | |||
| Fiorentina | 30 June 2021[17] | 1 July 2021[18] | ||||
| Sassuolo | 30 June 2021[19] | 1 July 2021[20] | ||||
| Sampdoria | 30 June 2021[21] | 4 July 2021 | ||||
| Lazio | 30 June 2021[22] | 1 July 2021[23] | ||||
| Torino | 30 June 2021[24] | 1 July 2021[25] | ||||
| Spezia | Signed by Fiorentina | 30 June 2021[26] | 8 July 2021 | |||
| Hellas Verona | Sacked | 14 September 2021[27] | 19th | 14 September 2021[28] | ||
| Cagliari | 14 September 2021[29] | 17th | 15 September 2021[30] | |||
| Salernitana | 17 October 2021[31] | 20th | 17 October 2021[32] | |||
| Genoa | 6 November 2021[33] | 17th | 7 November 2021[34] |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 32 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Milan | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 32 | |
| 3 | Internazionale | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 25 | |
| 4 | Atalanta | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Lazio | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 21 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Roma | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 19 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 18 | |
| 8 | Juventus | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 18 | |
| 9 | Bologna | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 16 | |
| 11 | Empoli | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 16 | |
| 12 | Torino | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 14 | |
| 14 | Udinese | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 14 | |
| 15 | Venezia | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 | |
| 16 | Spezia | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 11 | |
| 17 | Genoa | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 9 | |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 9 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Salernitana | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 | |
| 20 | Cagliari | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 6 |
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[edit]
Positions by round[edit]
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 |
Season statistics[edit]
- As of 7 November 2021
Top goalscorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[35] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 10 | |
| 2 | Hellas Verona | 9 | |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 8 | |
| 4 | Internazionale | 7 | |
| Cagliari | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| 7 | Genoa | 6 | |
| 8 | Bologna | 5 | |
| Sassuolo | |||
| Genoa | |||
| Internazionale | |||
| Napoli | |||
| Roma |
Hat-tricks[edit]
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazio | Spezia | 6–1 (H) | 28 August 2021 | |
| Hellas Verona | Lazio | 4–1 (H) | 24 October 2021 | |
| Fiorentina | Spezia | 3–0 (H) | 31 October 2021 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[36] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 5 | |
| 2 | Lazio | 4 | |
| Hellas Verona | |||
| Lazio | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| 6 | Lazio | 3 | |
| Torino | |||
| Bologna | |||
| Juventus | |||
| Milan | |||
| Hellas Verona | |||
| Napoli | |||
| Cagliari | |||
| Genoa | |||
| Roma |
Clean sheets[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 7 | |
| 2 | Roma | 4 | |
| Bologna | |||
| 4 | Milan | 3 | |
| Torino | |||
| Internazionale | |||
| 7 | Sampdoria | 2 | |
| Sassuolo | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| Lazio | |||
| Venezia | |||
| Udinese | |||
| Juventus | |||
| Fiorentina | |||
| Empoli |
Awards[edit]
Monthly awards[edit]
| Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| September | Napoli | Napoli | Roma | [37][38][39] | |||
| October | Hellas Verona | Milan | TBA | [40][41] | |||
References[edit]
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- ^ "Venezia promoted to Serie A". Football Italia. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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- ^ "Mazzarri nuovo allenatore del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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- ^ "Stefano Pioli Coach of the Month for October". Serie A. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.