2021–22 US Salernitana 1919 season

Salernitana
2021–22 season
CEO	Danilo Iervolino
Manager	Fabrizio Castori; (until 17 October); Stefano Colantuono; (from 17 October to 15 February); Davide Nicola; (from 15 February)
Stadium	Stadio Arechi
Serie A	17th
Coppa Italia	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Federico Bonazzoli (10); All: ; Federico Bonazzoli (12)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 103rd season in the existence of U.S. Salernitana 1919 and the club's first season return in the top flight of Italian football since 1999. In addition to the domestic league, Salernitana participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 February 2022

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Vincenzo Fiorillo
2	MF	SEN	Mamadou Coulibaly (on loan from Udinese)
3	DF	ITA	Matteo Ruggeri (on loan from Atalanta)
4	DF	POL	Paweł Jaroszyński (on loan from Genoa)
5	DF	ALB	Frédéric Veseli
6	DF	NOR	Stefan Strandberg
7	MF	FRA	Franck Ribéry (captain)
8	MF	ITA	Andrea Schiavone
9	FW	ITA	Federico Bonazzoli (on loan from Sampdoria)
10	FW	ITA	Simone Verdi (on loan from Torino)
11	FW	BIH	Milan Đurić
12	GK	ITA	Antonio Russo
13	MF	BRA	Éderson
14	MF	ITA	Francesco Di Tacchio (vice-captain)
15	MF	NOR	Emil Bohinen (on loan from CSKA Moscow)
16	MF	SRB	Ivan Radovanović
17	DF	ARG	Federico Fazio
18	MF	MLI	Lassana Coulibaly


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ITA	Luca Ranieri (on loan from Fiorentina)
20	MF	CYP	Grigoris Kastanos (on loan from Juventus)
21	DF	ITA	Nadir Zortea (on loan from Atalanta)
22	MF	NGA	Joel Obi
23	DF	SVK	Norbert Gyömbér
24	DF	TUN	Wajdi Kechrida
25	DF	ROU	Radu Drăgușin (on loan from Juventus)
28	MF	ITA	Leonardo Capezzi
30	MF	ITA	Pasquale Mazzocchi (on loan from Venezia)
31	DF	SWE	Riccardo Gagliolo
33	DF	ITA	Filippo Delli Carri (on loan from Juventus)
55	GK	ITA	Luigi Sepe (on loan from Parma)
63	FW	ITA	Edoardo Vergani
72	GK	SVN	Vid Belec
87	FW	BRA	Mikael (on loan from Sport Recife)
88	FW	ARG	Diego Perotti
99	FW	FRA	Lys Mousset (on loan from Sheffield United)

Out on loan

As of 2 February 2022

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Alessandro Micai (at Reggina until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	CRO	Luka Bogdan (at Ternana until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Valerio Mantovani (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Mirko Esposito (at Mantova until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Gioacchino Galeotafiore (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	FRA	Sanasi Sy (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	NED	Reda Boultam (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ESP	Kaleb Jimenez Castillo (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Michele Cavion (at Vicenza until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Agostino Del Regno (at Paganese until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Carmine Iannone (at Paganese until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Edoardo Iannoni (at Ancona-Matelica until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Francesco Orlando (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Gaetano Vitale (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Filippo D'Andrea (at Teramo until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Fella (at Palermo until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	NOR	Julian Kristoffersen (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	NGA	Simy (at Parma until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

29 July 2021 Friendly	Salernitana	1–0	Fermana	Cascia, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo Sportivo di Cascia

1 August 2021 Friendly	Palermo	1–2	Salernitana	San Gregorio Magno, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Silipo 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio comunale San Gregorio

8 August 2021 Friendly	Aston Villa	3–1	Salernitana	Birmingham, England
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Ings 34' El Ghazi 43' (pen.) Young 71'		Obi 20'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Competitions

Overall record

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	22 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	17th	38	7	10	21	33	78	−45	018.42
Coppa Italia	16 August 2021	14 December 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
Total					40	8	10	22	35	79	−44	020.00

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Sampdoria	38	10	6	22	46	63	−17	36
16	Spezia	38	10	6	22	41	71	−30	36
17	Salernitana	38	7	10	21	33	78	−45	31
18	Cagliari (R)	38	6	12	20	34	68	−34	30	Relegation to Serie B
19	Genoa (R)	38	4	16	18	27	60	−33	28	Relegation to Serie B

Source: Serie A
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)
(R) Relegated

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
38	7	10	21	33	78	−45	31	3	6	10	17	39	−22	4	4	11	16	39	−23

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	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	L
Position	14	18	20	20	20	20	18	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	17

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.^[1]

22 August 2021 1	Bologna	3–2	Salernitana	Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Soriano 41' 50' Schouten 55' 88' De Silvestri 59', 77' Arnautović 75' Bonifazi 87' Sansone 90+1'	Report	Strandberg 33' 34' Bonazzoli 52' (pen.) Coulibaly 70' Jaroszyński 79'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 8,375 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

29 August 2021 2	Salernitana	0–4	Roma	Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonazzoli 35' Aya 50'	Report	Pérez 40' Pellegrini 48', 79' Veretout 52' Mkhitaryan 67' Abraham 69'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Rosario Abisso

12 September 2021 3	Torino	4–0	Salernitana	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanabria 45' Bremer 65' Pobega 87' Lukić 90+1'	Report	Bonazzoli 42' Gyömbér 63'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 9,082 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

18 September 2021 4	Salernitana	0–1	Atalanta	Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurić 45' Ranieri 60' Obi 73' Jaroszyński 86'	Report	Mæhle 16' Tolói 38' Demiral 45' Malinovskyi 56' Zapata 75'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Paolo Valeri

22 September 2021 5	Salernitana	2–2	Hellas Verona	Salerno
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gondo 45+2' M. Coulibaly 76' Gagliolo 84' L. Coulibaly 86'	Report	Kalinić 7', 29', 36' Magnani 41' Dawidowicz 90'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 9,561 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

26 September 2021 6	Sassuolo	1–0	Salernitana	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lopez 15' Ferrari 31' Berardi 54' Scamacca 87'	Report	Ranieri 30' Gondo 36' Bonazzoli 89'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 5,177 Referee: Antonio Giua

2 October 2021 7	Salernitana	1–0	Genoa	Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurić 66' Gyömbér 89' Ribéry 90+1'	Report	Maksimović 75' Cambiaso 84'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 10,077 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

16 October 2021 8	Spezia	2–1	Salernitana	La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Strelec 51' Gyasi 62' Kovalenko 76' Manaj 90'	Report	Simy 39' Obi 53' Coulibaly 60' Ranieri 80'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Davide Massa

23 October 2021 9	Salernitana	2–4	Empoli	Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranieri 48', 76' Ismajli 55' (o.g.)	Report	Pinamonti 2', 45' (pen.) Cutrone 11' Strandberg 13' (o.g.) Stojanović 33' Haas 53' Marchizza 86'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 11,142 Referee: Daniele Doveri

26 October 2021 10	Venezia	1–2	Salernitana	Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Busio 10' Aramu 14' Mazzocchi 59' Ampadu 60', 67'	Report	Bonazzoli 45+1', 61' Di Tacchio 80' Zortea 90+3' Schiavone 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 5,209 Referee: Marco Di Bello

31 October 2021 11	Salernitana	0–1	Napoli	Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kastanos 70'	Report	Zambo Anguissa 41' Zieliński 61' Mário Rui 74' Koulibaly 77'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 17,043 Referee: Michael Fabbri

7 November 2021 12	Lazio	3–0	Salernitana	Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cataldi 11' Immobile 31' Pedro 36' Luis Alberto 69'	Report	Gyömbér 9' Obi 55'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

21 November 2021 13	Salernitana	0–2	Sampdoria	Salerno
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bereszyński 24' Di Tacchio 40' (o.g.) Candreva 43' Ekdal 57' Chabot 86'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 11,849 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

26 November 2021 14	Cagliari	1–1	Salernitana	Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Grassi 27' Dalbert 30' Pavoletti 73', 79'	Report	Veseli 84' Bonazzoli 90'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 9,700 Referee: Daniele Doveri

30 November 2021 15	Salernitana	0–2	Juventus	Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gagliolo 25'	Report	Dybala 21', 90+5' Locatelli 60' Morata 70'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

4 December 2021 16	Milan	2–0	Salernitana	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kessié 5' Saelemaekers 18' Bakayoko 24'	Report	Di Tacchio 30' Đurić 86'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,609 Referee: Antonio Giua

11 December 2021 17	Fiorentina	4–0	Salernitana	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Milenković 11' Bonaventura 31' Vlahović 51', 84' Maleh 90'	Report	Kastanos 20'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 18,579 Referee: Davide Ghersini

17 December 2021 18	Salernitana	0–5	Internazionale	Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gyömbér 53'	Report	Perišić 11' Barella 16' Dumfries 33' Sánchez 52' Çalhanoğlu 76' Martínez 77' Gagliardini 87'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

9 January 2022 21	Hellas Verona	1–2	Salernitana	Verona
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lazović 63' Ilić 89' Günter 90+2'	Report	Đurić 29' (pen.) Kastanos 31', 70' Gyömbér 36' Di Tacchio 89'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 3,106 Referee: Federico Dionisi

15 January 2022 22	Salernitana	0–3	Lazio	Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schiavone 41' Ranieri 63'	Report	Immobile 7', 10' Cataldi 28' Lazzari 66', 67' Luiz Felipe 69'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 2,559 Referee: Rosario Abisso

23 January 2022 23	Napoli	4–1	Salernitana	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Juan Jesus 17' Mertens 45+4' (pen.) Rrahmani 47' Insigne 53' (pen.)	Report	Delli Carri 23' Obi 30' Bonazzoli 33' Veseli 45+3' 51'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Luca Pairetto

7 February 2022 24	Salernitana	2–2	Spezia	Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Verdi 3', 16' Mousset 30' Fazio 53' Radovanović 90+1'	Report	Manaj 12' (pen.) Amian 15' Verde 30' (pen.) Kiwior 88' Nguiamba 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 10,668 Referee: Paolo Valeri

13 February 2022 25	Genoa	1–1	Salernitana	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Destro 32' Sturaro 53' Badelj 61' Rovella 66'	Report	Bonazzoli 45+1' Mazzocchi 63' Drăgușin 75'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 13,742 Referee: Marco Di Bello

19 February 2022 26	Salernitana	2–2	Milan	Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bonazzoli 29' Éderson 52' Đurić 72', 72'	Report	Messias 5' Bennacer 35' Giroud 60' Rebić 70', 77' Romagnoli 83'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 18,449 Referee: Michael Fabbri

26 February 2022 27	Salernitana	1–1	Bologna	Salerno
15:05 CET (UTC+1)	Ranieri 7' Coulibaly 70' Zortea 72'	Report	Arnautović 43', 79' Soriano 59' De Silvestri 82'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 13,289 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

4 March 2022 28	Internazionale	5–0	Salernitana	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Darmian 8' Martínez 22', 40', 56' De Vrij 44' Džeko 64', 69'	Report	Mousset 12'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,287 Referee: Livio Marinelli

12 March 2022 29	Salernitana	2–2	Sassuolo	Salerno
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bonazzoli 8' Ruggeri 62' Ranieri 80' Đurić 82'	Report	Berardi 13' Scamacca 20' Traorè 30' Raspadori 57' 59' Lopez 90'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 10,249 Referee: Luca Massimi

20 March 2022 30	Juventus	2–0	Salernitana	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dybala 5' Vlahović 29' Pellegrini 40' Danilo 82' Rabiot 85'	Report	Coulibaly 24' Verdi 68'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 29,186 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

2 April 2022 31	Salernitana	0–1	Torino	Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Fazio 15' 85' Bonazzoli 69' Éderson 80' Gyömbér 83'	Report	Belotti 18' (pen.), 35' Izzo 64' Berisha 69' Singo 90'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 8,650 Referee: Marco Piccinini

10 April 2022 32	Roma	2–1	Salernitana	Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kumbulla 21' Cristante 54' Mkhitaryan 80' Pérez 82' Smalling 85' Abraham 90' Patrício 90+3'	Report	Bohinen 13' Radovanović 22', 90' Đurić 30' Gyömbér 41' Ribéry 67' Sepe 71' Kastanos 76' Zortea 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,266 Referee: Manuel Volpi

16 April 2022 33	Sampdoria	1–2	Salernitana	Genoa
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caputo 32' Sensi 89'	Report	Fazio 4' Éderson 6' Đurić 20' Sepe 20' Bonazzoli 49' Bohinen 50' Ribéry 79' Mazzocchi 80' Ranieri 84'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,908 Referee: Paolo Valeri

20 April 2022 19	Udinese	0–1	Salernitana	Udine
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Jajalo 31' Marí 89' Deulofeu 90+2'	Report	Ranieri 56' Éderson 84' Bohinen 86' Kastanos 90+2' Verdi 90+3', 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 12,362 Referee: Simone Sozza
Note: Udinese were awarded a 3–0 win and Salernitana were docked an additional point after Salernitana players failed to show up for the match.^[2] Salernitana appealed the decision and the Italian Football Association court overturned it after the government approved a new sports protocol in January with clearer guidelines on when a match should be postponed for COVID-19 related reasons.^[3]

24 April 2022 34	Salernitana	2–1	Fiorentina	Salerno
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurić 9' Gyömbér 22' Bonazzoli 79'	Report	Saponara 64' Milenković 83'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 20,920 Referee: Davide Massa

2 May 2022 35	Atalanta	1–1	Salernitana	Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Demiral 37' Palomino 38' Pašalić 88' Freuler 90'	Report	Éderson 27' Đurić 38' Verdi 55'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 17,011 Referee: Marco Guida

5 May 2022 20	Salernitana	2–1	Venezia	Salerno
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonazzoli 7' (pen.) Éderson 54' Verdi 67' Bohinen 77'	Report	Ceccaroni 5' Matějů 52' Henry 58', 90+3' Svoboda 61' Busio 69' Ampadu 89' 89'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 22,200 Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022, but was postponed to 5 May 2022 due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the squads.^[4]

8 May 2022 36	Salernitana	1–1	Cagliari	Salerno
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bohinen 54' Verdi 68' (pen.) Ribéry 69' Zortea 86' Radovanović 89' Perotti 90+6' Gyömbér 90+7'	Report	Pavoletti 63' Cragno 67' Radunović 73' Altare 90+9'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 27,396 Referee: Marco Di Bello

14 May 2022 37	Empoli	1–1	Salernitana	Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cutrone 31' Henderson 74' Vicario 76' Bajrami 90+1'	Report	Radovanović 74' Bonazzoli 76' Perotti 84' Éderson 85'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 11,650 Referee: Davide Massa

22 May 2022 38	Salernitana	0–4	Udinese	Salerno
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Belec 45+4'	Report	Deulofeu 6' Nestorovski 34' Udogie 42' Pereyra 45+6', 57', 58'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 29,739 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Coppa Italia

16 August 2021 First round	Salernitana	2–0	Reggina	Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonazzoli 45+2', 55' Capezzi 86'	Report	Hetemaj 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

14 December 2021 Second round	Genoa	1–0	Salernitana	Genoa
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Galdames 21' Vásquez 32' Ekuban 76'	Report	Schiavone 11' Vergani 45+2' Di Tacchio 57'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Marco Serra

References

^ "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "Salernitana docked point, Udinese given 3-0 win after quarantine row". Football Italia. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Italy's FA cancels Salernitana's default loss to Udinese". Mediacorp. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Venezia will have to play Salernitana after appeal". Football Italia. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[1] "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[2] "Salernitana docked point, Udinese given 3-0 win after quarantine row". Football Italia. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[3] "Italy's FA cancels Salernitana's default loss to Udinese". Mediacorp. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[4] "Venezia will have to play Salernitana after appeal". Football Italia. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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