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118th season of top-tier Italian football

Football league season

The 2019–20 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 118th season of top-tier Italian football, the 88th in a round-robin tournament, and the 10th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A. Juventus were the eight-time defending champions and they successfully defended their title following a 2–0 win against Sampdoria on 26 July 2020.[4]

The season was originally scheduled to run from 24 August 2019 to 24 May 2020.[5] However, on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3] Serie A did not resume play on this date, citing it would only resume once “health conditions allow it”.[6] On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[7] On 28 May, it was announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.[8]

On 14 April 2019, Chievo returned to Serie B after 11 years.[9] Following this on 5 May Frosinone was relegated after one year[10] while the last team to be relegated was Empoli (on 26 May 2019) also after just one year.[11]

Teams that were promoted directly from 2018–19 Serie B were Brescia (on 1 May 2019, after 8 years of absence[12]) and Lecce (10 days later, after 7 years[13]) while the last team to join was Hellas Verona (after just one season in Serie B) by winning the promotion play-off on 2 June.[14]

On 28 June 2019, Milan were excluded from the Europa League after breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[15]Roma were then moved to the Europa League group phase while Torino entered the preliminary round.[16]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Serie A[edit]

On 22 February 2020, Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, suspended all sporting events in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, which included three Serie A matches in those regions, as well as one in Piedmont, that were to be played the following day, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[17][18] The following week, six matches were initially to be played behind closed doors due to scare of the outbreak, however, all were later outright suspended.[19][20][21] On 4 March, the government ruled that all sporting events in Italy would be played behind closed doors until 3 April.[2] On 9 March, the government ruled that all sporting events in Italy be suspended until 3 April.[3] Serie A did not resume play on this date, citing it will only resume once “health conditions allow it”.[6] On 13 May, it was announced that team training would be resumed on 18 May,[22] and on 18 May it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[7] On 28 May, Italian Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.[8] Protocol was established wherein the entire squad would be quarantined for 14 days if one member, player or staff, tests positive for COVID-19.[23] On 18 June, Spadafora approved the softening of quarantine rules which allowed for the quarantining of only the individual who tests positive for COVID-19, whereas the rest of the squad will ramp up testing, including a rapid-response test the day before a match.[24]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Locations of the 2019–20 Serie A teams
Team Home city Region Stadium Capacity 2018–19 season
Atalanta Bergamo Lombardy Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia 21,300 3rd in Serie A
Bologna Bologna Emilia-Romagna Stadio Renato Dall’Ara 38,279 10th in Serie A
Brescia Brescia Lombardy Stadio Mario Rigamonti 19,500 Serie B champions
Cagliari Cagliari Sardinia Sardegna Arena 16,233 15th in Serie A
Fiorentina Florence Tuscany Stadio Artemio Franchi 43,147 16th in Serie A
Genoa Genoa Liguria Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,600 17th in Serie A
Hellas Verona Verona Veneto Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi 39,211 Serie B playoffs winner
Internazionale Milan Lombardy San Siro 75,923 4th in Serie A
Juventus Turin Piedmont Juventus Stadium 41,507 Serie A champions
Lazio Rome Lazio Stadio Olimpico 70,634 8th in Serie A
Lecce Lecce Apulia Stadio Via del Mare 31,533 2nd in Serie B
Milan Milan Lombardy San Siro 75,923 5th in Serie A
Napoli Naples Campania Stadio San Paolo 54,726 2nd in Serie A
Parma Parma Emilia-Romagna Stadio Ennio Tardini 27,906 14th in Serie A
Roma Rome Lazio Stadio Olimpico 70,634 6th in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Liguria Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 9th in Serie A
Sassuolo Sassuolo Emilia-Romagna Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia) 21,584 11th in Serie A
SPAL Ferrara Emilia-Romagna Stadio Paolo Mazza 16,134 13th in Serie A
Torino Turin Piedmont Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 27,958 7th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Friuli-Venezia Giulia Stadio Friuli 25,144 12th in Serie A

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Atalanta Italy Gian Piero Gasperini Argentina Alejandro Gómez Joma Radici Group, U Power Gewiss Automha
Bologna Serbia Siniša Mihajlović Italy Andrea Poli Macron Liu·Jo Illumia Lavoropiù
Brescia Uruguay Diego López Italy Daniele Gastaldello Kappa UBI Banca OMR None
Cagliari Italy Walter Zenga Italy Luca Ceppitelli Macron ISOLA Artigianato di Sardegna, Ichnusa Nieddittas Arborea
Fiorentina Italy Giuseppe Iachini Argentina Germán Pezzella Le Coq Sportif Mediacom, Val di Fassa/Meyer Children’s Hospital Prima.it Estra
Genoa Italy Davide Nicola Italy Domenico Criscito Kappa Zentiva Leaseplan None
Hellas Verona Croatia Ivan Jurić Italy Giampaolo Pazzini Macron Gruppo Sinergy, Air Dolomiti/Sartori Vini ABEO/Busajo Onlus/Tescoma/Manila Grace/Garelli/Winelivery/Bergen/Olimpiadi del Cuore Onlus/Sundek Trivellato Industriali
Internazionale Italy Antonio Conte Slovenia Samir Handanović Nike Pirelli Driver None
Juventus Italy Maurizio Sarri Italy Giorgio Chiellini Adidas Jeep Cygames None
Lazio Italy Simone Inzaghi Bosnia and Herzegovina Senad Lulić Macron None None Frecciarossa
Lecce Italy Fabio Liverani Italy Marco Mancosu M908 Moby Lines, Pasta Maffei LaBconsulenze Banca Popolare Pugliese
Milan Italy Stefano Pioli Italy Alessio Romagnoli Puma Fly Emirates None None
Napoli Italy Gennaro Gattuso Italy Lorenzo Insigne Kappa Lete, MSC Cruises Kimbo Caffè None
Parma Italy Roberto D’Aversa Portugal Bruno Alves Erreà Cetilar, Lewer Viva la Mamma Beretta Canovi Coperture
Roma Portugal Paulo Fonseca Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Nike Qatar Airways Hyundai None
Sampdoria Italy Claudio Ranieri Italy Fabio Quagliarella Joma Invent Energy/Acqua S. Bernardo IBSA Group None
Sassuolo Italy Roberto De Zerbi Italy Francesco Magnanelli Kappa Mapei None None
SPAL Italy Luigi Di Biagio Italy Sergio Floccari Macron OrOil/VB Impianti/Orlandi Lubrificanti, Omega Group/Krifi Caffè Errebi Technology Pentaferte
Torino Italy Moreno Longo Italy Andrea Belotti Joma Suzuki, Beretta Edilizia Acrobatica N° 38 Wüber
Udinese Italy Luca Gotti Italy Kevin Lasagna Macron Dacia, Vortice Bluenergy None

Managerial changes[edit]

League table[edit]

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)
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Lazio 3–3 Atalanta, Atalanta 3–2 Lazio.
  2. ^ Napoli qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2019–20 Coppa Italia.
  3. ^ a b c Positions determined by head-to-head points: Hellas Verona: 10 pts; Fiorentina: 5 pts; Parma: 1 pt.
  4. ^ a b Udinese finished ahead of Cagliari on head-to-head points: Udinese 2–1 Cagliari, Cagliari 0–1 Udinese.

Results[edit]

Source: Serie A
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an “a” indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Players’ awards[edit]

MVP of the Month[edit]

[63]

Seasonal awards[edit]

[72][73]

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Note

(H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets[edit]

[edit]

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