2018–19 Serie A

Serie A
Season 2018–19
Dates 18 August 2018 – 26 May 2019
Matches played 79
Goals scored 206 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Krzysztof Piątek
(9 goals)[1]
Biggest home win Fiorentina 6–1 Chievo
(26 August 2018)
Biggest away win Frosinone 0–5 Sampdoria
(15 September 2018)
Highest scoring Sassuolo 5–3 Genoa
(2 September 2018)
Longest winning run 8 games
Juventus
Longest unbeaten run 8 games
Juventus
Longest winless run 8 games
Chievo
Longest losing run 6 games
Frosinone
Highest attendance 59,135
Internazionale 2–2 Torino
(26 August 2018)
Lowest attendance 7,000
SPAL 1–0 Parma
(26 August 2018)
Total attendance 1,483,698
Average attendance 24,728
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 7 October 2018.

The 2018–19 Serie A is the 117th season of top-tier Italian football, the 87th in a round-robin tournament, and the 9th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus are the seven-time defending champions. The season is scheduled to run from 18 August 2018 to 26 May 2019.[2]

Events

Hellas Verona and Benevento immediately returned to Serie B after finishing 19th and 20th while Crotone, finishing in 18th place, were relegated after two seasons in the top flight.

On 28 April, Empoli earned the right to come back to Serie A after one year of relegation.[3] On 18 May 2018, Parma achieved promotion having finished second in the 2017–18 Serie B season, just three seasons after their bankruptcy relegation to Serie D.[4] The last team promoted, after 2 years of absence, was Frosinone, who defeated Palermo in the Serie B play-off finals 3–2 on aggregate.[5]

On 23 July, Parma were handed a 5-point deduction for the 2018–19 Serie A season, following text messages from Parma player Emanuele Calaiò "eliciting a reduced effort" from two players of Spezia during the 2017–18 season, a match Parma won 2–0 to secure promotion to this season.[6] On 9 August, Parma had the 5-point deduction expunged.[7]

On 14 August, the day of the Ponte Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa, the Italian Football Federation announced a minute's silence would be had for the victims of the collapse before all Serie A matches during the opening weekend that succeeded the incident.[8] On 16 August, the Lega Serie A postponed the opening matches for both Genoese clubs Genoa and Sampdoria that were originally scheduled for 19 August.[9]

On 13 September, Chievo was deducted 3 points after being found guilty of false accounting.[10]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2017–18 season
Atalanta Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 21,300 7th in Serie A
Bologna Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 38,279 15th in Serie A
Cagliari Cagliari Sardegna Arena 16,233 16th in Serie A
Chievo Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 38,402 13th in Serie A
Empoli Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 16,284 Serie B Champions
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 43,147 8th in Serie A
Frosinone Frosinone Stadio Benito Stirpe 16,227 Serie B Playoff winner
Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 12th in Serie A
Internazionale Milan San Siro 80,018 4th in Serie A
Juventus Turin Juventus Stadium 41,507 Serie A Champions
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,698 5th in Serie A
Milan Milan San Siro 80,018 6th in Serie A
Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo 60,240 2nd in Serie A
Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 27,906 2nd in Serie B
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,698 3rd in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 10th in Serie A
Sassuolo Sassuolo Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
(Reggio Emilia)		 23,717 11th in Serie A
SPAL Ferrara Stadio Paolo Mazza 16,164 17th in Serie A
Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 27,994 9th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Dacia Arena 25,132 14th in Serie A

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Atalanta Italy Gian Piero Gasperini Argentina Alejandro Gómez Joma Radici Group
Bologna Italy Filippo Inzaghi Switzerland Blerim Džemaili Macron Liu·Jo
Cagliari Italy Rolando Maran Italy Daniele Dessena Macron Ichnusa
Chievo Italy Sergio Pellissier Givova Paluani
Empoli Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli Italy Manuel Pasqual Kappa Computer Gross
Fiorentina Italy Stefano Pioli Argentina Germán Pezzella Le Coq Sportif Save The Children
Frosinone Italy Moreno Longo Italy Daniel Ciofani Zeus Sport Banca Popolare del Frusinate
Genoa Croatia Ivan Jurić Italy Domenico Criscito Lotto Giocheria
Internazionale Italy Luciano Spalletti Argentina Mauro Icardi Nike Pirelli
Juventus Italy Massimiliano Allegri Italy Giorgio Chiellini Adidas Jeep
Lazio Italy Simone Inzaghi Bosnia and Herzegovina Senad Lulić Macron Marathonbet
Milan Italy Gennaro Gattuso Italy Alessio Romagnoli Puma[11][12] Fly Emirates
Napoli Italy Carlo Ancelotti Slovakia Marek Hamšík Kappa Lete
Parma Italy Roberto D'Aversa Portugal Bruno Alves Erreà Cetilar
Roma Italy Eusebio Di Francesco Italy Daniele De Rossi Nike Qatar Airways
Sampdoria Italy Marco Giampaolo Italy Vasco Regini Joma Invent Energy
Sassuolo Italy Roberto De Zerbi Italy Francesco Magnanelli Kappa Mapei
SPAL Italy Leonardo Semplici Italy Mirco Antenucci Macron Tassi Group
Torino Italy Walter Mazzarri Italy Andrea Belotti Kappa Suzuki
Udinese Spain Julio Velázquez Switzerland Valon Behrami Macron Dacia

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Napoli Italy Maurizio Sarri Mutual consent 23 May 2018[13] Pre-season Italy Carlo Ancelotti 23 May 2018[14]
Bologna Italy Roberto Donadoni 24 May 2018[15] Italy Filippo Inzaghi 13 June 2018[16]
Cagliari Uruguay Diego López 30 May 2018[17] Italy Rolando Maran 7 June 2018[18]
Sassuolo Italy Giuseppe Iachini 5 June 2018[19] Italy Roberto De Zerbi 13 June 2018[20]
Udinese Croatia Igor Tudor 7 June 2018 Spain Julio Velázquez 7 June 2018[21]
Chievo Italy Lorenzo D'Anna Sacked 9 October 2018[22] 20th Italy Gian Piero Ventura 10 October 2018[23]
Genoa Italy Davide Ballardini Sacked 9 October 2018[24] 11th Croatia Ivan Jurić 9 October 2018[24]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus 8 8 0 0 18 5 +13 24 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Napoli 8 6 0 2 15 10 +5 18
3 Internazionale 8 5 1 2 12 6 +6 16
4 Lazio 8 5 0 3 11 9 +2 15
5 Sampdoria 8 4 2 2 12 4 +8 14 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Roma 8 4 2 2 16 10 +6 14 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
7 Fiorentina 8 4 1 3 14 6 +8 13
8 Sassuolo 8 4 1 3 15 14 +1 13
9 Parma 8 4 1 3 10 9 +1 13
10 Milan 7 3 3 1 15 10 +5 12
11 Genoa 7 4 0 3 12 14 −2 12
12 Torino 8 3 3 2 9 9 0 12
13 Cagliari 8 2 3 3 6 9 −3 9
14 SPAL 8 3 0 5 6 10 −4 9
15 Udinese 8 2 2 4 8 10 −2 8
16 Bologna 8 2 1 5 4 10 −6 7
17 Atalanta 8 1 3 4 9 11 −2 6
18 Empoli 8 1 2 5 5 10 −5 5 Relegation to Serie B
19 Frosinone 8 0 1 7 3 21 −18 1
20 Chievo[lower-alpha 1] 8 0 2 6 6 19 −13 −1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. 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.[26]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Chievo was deducted 3 points after being found guilty of false accounting.[25]

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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Atalanta1461313141617
Bologna1614181818181516
Cagliari1915121216161713
Chievo1420202020202020
Empoli21081617171818
Fiorentina108353537
Frosinone2016191919191919
Genoa119157117611
Internazionale17117159653
Juventus3111111111
Lazio15191685474
Milan1217141412131110
Napoli42532222
Parma81217171012109
Roma5599141096
Sampdoria13181348985
Sassuolo66264348
SPAL7342681314
Torino1813101015151212
Udinese9711117111415
Leader
UEFA Champions League Group stage
UEFA Europa League Group stage
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
Relegation to Serie B

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Lega Serie A

Results

Home \ Away ATA BOL CAG CHV EMP FIO FRO GEN INT JUV LAZ MIL NAP PAR ROM SAM SAS SPA TOR UDI
Atalanta — 0–1 4–0 0–1 0–0
Bologna — a 0–3 a 2–0 0–1 2–1
Cagliari 2–0 — 1–1 0–0 2–2
Chievo — 0–0 2–3 0–1 0–2
Empoli 2–0 — 0–1 1–1 0–2
Fiorentina 2–0 a 6–1 — a 3–0 1–0
Frosinone 0–0 — 1–2 0–2 0–5
Genoa 1–0 2–0 2–1 — 1–3 a
Internazionale 2–0 2–1 — a a 0–1 2–2
Juventus 2–0 a a — 2–0 a 3–1 2–1 a
Lazio 1–0 1–0 4–1 — 1–2 a
Milan 2–2 3–1 a a — 2–1
Napoli 1–0 a 3–2 — 3–0 a 2–0
Parma a 2–0 1–0 1–2 — 2–2
Roma 3–3 2–2 4–0 3–1 a —
Sampdoria 1–1 a 0–1 3–0 — 2–1
Sassuolo 3–1 5–3 1–0 1–4 —
SPAL 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 —
Torino 3–2 a 1–3 0–1 1–0 —
Udinese 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Serie A
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Season statistics

Number of teams by region

Number of teams Region Team(s)
4  Emilia-RomagnaBologna, Parma, Sassuolo and SPAL
3  LazioFrosinone, Lazio and Roma
 LombardyAtalanta, Internazionale and Milan
2  LiguriaGenoa and Sampdoria
 PiedmontJuventus and Torino
 TuscanyEmpoli and Fiorentina
1  CampaniaNapoli
 Friuli-Venezia GiuliaUdinese
 SardiniaCagliari
 VenetoChievo

References

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  5. ↑ "Frosinone promoted to Serie A! | Football Italia". Football-italia.net. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  6. ↑ "Parma handed five-point deduction". Football Italia. 23 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Parma has 5-point penalty removed, Calaio ban reduced". foxsports.com. 9 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Minute's silence for Genoa victims". Football Italia. 14 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official: Sampdoria, Genoa matches off". Football Italia. 16 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Chievo get three point deduction". Football Italia. 13 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "PUMA AND AC MILAN ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Official: Napoli appoint Ancelotti - Football Italia". Football-italia.net. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Official: Udinese appoint Velazquez - Football Italia". Football-italia.net. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Official: Chievo sack D'Anna". Football Italia. 9 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Ventura new Chievo Coach". Football Italia. 10 October 2018.
  24. 1 2 "Official: Ballardini out, Juric in". Football Italia. 9 October 2018.
  25. ↑ "Chievo get three point deduction". Football Italia. 13 September 2018.
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