2018–19 Hellas Verona F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Hellas Verona Football Club's first season back in Serie B after being relegated to the second division at the end of the 2017–18 Serie A season. The club finished 5th in the 2018–19 Serie B season and were promoted back tot eh Serie A via winning the play-offs.[2]

Hellas Verona
2019–20 season
PresidentMaurizio Setti
ManagerFabio Grosso (until 1 May 2019)
Alfredo Aglietti (from 2 May)[1]
StadiumStadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Serie B5th (promoted via play-offs)
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giampaolo Pazzini (12)
All:
Giampaolo Pazzini (15)

Season summary

On 21 June 2018, Fabio Grosso was appointed manager of Hellas, signing a two-year deal at the newly relegated Serie B club.[3] Grosso was sacked on 1 May 2019 after a shock 3–2 home loss to relegation-threatened Livorno.[4] He was replaced the next day by Alfredo Aglietti, with the goal to help the club getting into the promotion playoffs.[5] Under Aglietti's short tenure, he managed to guide the club to fifth place in the regular season, and then to the promotion playoff finals, where Verona defeated Cittadella to achieve promotion to Serie A after only a single season in the second division.[6] Despite his successes, however, Aglietti was not confirmed for another season, and Ivan Jurić was named as his replacement in charge of the club a few days later.[7]

Squad

First team squad
As of 31 January 2019[8]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Marco Silvestri
2 MF Gianni Munari (on loan from Parma)
3 DF Luigi Vitale
4 MF Liam Henderson
5 DF Davide Faraoni (on loan from Crotone)
6 MF Luca Marrone (on loan from Juventus)
7 FW Ryder Matos (on loan from Udinese)
8 MF Samuel Gustafson (on loan from Torino)
9 MF Antonino Ragusa (on loan from Sassuolo)
10 FW Samuel Di Carmine (on loan from Perugia)
11 FW Giampaolo Pazzini (Captain)
12 GK Lorenzo Ferrari
13 FW Abdoullaye Traoré
14 MF Santiago Colombatto (on loan from Cagliari)
15 DF Jure Balkovec
No. Position Player
16 FW Lee Seung-woo
17 DF Alessandro Crescenzi
20 MF Mattia Zaccagni
21 MF Karim Laribi
22 GK Andrea Tozzo (on loan from Sampdoria)
23 FW Antonio Di Gaudio (on loan from Parma)
24 DF Marash Kumbulla
25 MF Andrea Danzi
26 GK Alessandro Berardi
27 DF Paweł Dawidowicz
28 FW Ľubomír Tupta
29 DF Alberto Almici (on loan from Atalanta)
30 DF Matteo Bianchetti
33 DF Alan Empereur

On loan

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

No. Position Player
— GK Nicola Borghetto (at Mantova until 30 June 2019)
— GK Nícolas (at Udinese until 30 June 2019)
— GK Riccardo Tosi (at Arzignano Valchiampo until 30 June 2019)
— DF Andrea Badan (at Alessandria until 30 June 2019)
— DF Gianmaria Bagarolo (at Clodiense until 30 June 2019)
— DF Deian Boldor (at Foggia until 30 June 2019)
— DF Antonio Caracciolo (at Cremonese until 30 June 2019)
— DF Nicolò Casale (at Südtirol until 30 June 2019)
— DF Matteo Franchetti (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2019)
— DF Jody Maistrello (at Mantova until 30 June 2019)
— DF Edoardo Pavan (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2019)
— DF Riccardo Perazzolo (at Torino U-19 until 30 June 2019)
— MF Daniel Bessa (at Genoa until 30 June 2019)
— MF Simone Calvano (at Padova until 30 June 2019)
No. Position Player
— MF Luca Checchin (at Alessandria until 30 June 2019)
— MF Alessandro Cherubin (at Mantova until 30 June 2019)
— MF Lorenzo Dentale (at Arzignano Valchiampo until 30 June 2019)
— MF Mohamed Fares (at SPAL until 30 June 2019)
— MF Gaetano Navas (at Paganese until 30 June 2019)
— MF Matteo Pinton (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2019)
— MF Šimon Štefanec (at Nitra until 30 June 2020)
— MF Michele Valente (at Ambrosiana until 30 June 2019)
— MF Mattia Valoti (at SPAL until 30 June 2019)
— FW Enrico Bearzotti (at Monza until 30 June 2019)
— FW Pierluigi Cappelluzzo (at Imolese until 30 June 2019)
— FW Karamoko Cissé (at Carpi until 30 June 2019)
— FW Joseph Ekuban (at Mantova until 30 June 2019)

Competitions

Serie B
Main article: 2018–19 Serie B

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Benevento 36 17 9 10 61 45 +16 60 Qualification to promotion play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Pescara 36 14 13 9 50 46 +4 55
5 Hellas Verona (O, P) 36 13 13 10 49 46 +3 52
6 Spezia 36 14 9 13 53 46 +7 51[lower-alpha 2]
7 Cittadella 36 12 15 9 49 38 +11 51[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Lega Serie B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[9]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. If the third-placed team finishes 15 or more points ahead of the fourth-placed team, then the promotion play-offs are not played and the third-placed team is promoted to Serie A.
  2. Spezia finished ahead of Cittadella on head-to-head points: Spezia 1–0 Cittadella, Cittadella 0–1 Spezia.

Play-offs
Preliminary round
18 May 2019 Hellas Verona4–1 (a.e.t.)PerugiaVerona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Faraoni  16'
Empereur  27'  101'
Di Carmine  41'
Laribi  99'
Pazzini  118', 120+1'		 Report  11' Dragomir
 34'  64' Kouan
 89' (pen.) Vido
 104' Verre
 108' Rosi		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 10,234[10]
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
Semi-final
22 May 2019 Hellas Verona0–0PescaraVerona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Danzi  90' Report  14' Pinto
 90+3' Bruno		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 11,308[10]
Referee: Livio Marinelli
26 May 2019 Pescara0–1
(0–1 agg.)		Hellas VeronaPescara
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Perrotta  71'
Scognamiglio  73'  90+2'
Del Grosso  84'		 Report  27' Colombatto
 55' Henderson
 74' (pen.)  90+4' Di Carmine		 Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Attendance: 11,165[10]
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
Final
30 May 2019 Cittadella2–0Hellas VeronaCittadella
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diaw  6', 80' Report  63' Vitale
 67' Colombatto		 Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 7,623[10]
Referee: Antonio Giua
2 June 2019 Hellas Verona3–0
(3–2 agg.)		CittadellaVerona
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Vitale  9'
Di Carmine  12'
Zaccagni  27'
Bianchetti  48'
Di Carmine  69'
Laribi  83'
Munari  90+2'		 Report  10' Siega
 24'  62' Parodi
 60'  78' Proia		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 25,248[10]
Referee: Marco Piccinini

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2018–19 Coppa Italia

Second round
5 August 2018 Hellas Verona (2)4–1Juve Stabia (3)Verona
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Third round
12 August 2018 Catania (3)2–0Hellas Verona (2)Catania
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino

References
  1. "Verona, Aglietti nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Repubblica. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. "Hellas Verona return to Serie A". Football Italia. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "Official: Grosso new Verona Coach". Football Italia. 21 June 2018.
  4. "Serie B: Verona sack Grosso". Football Italia. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Verona, Aglietti nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). Repubblica. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. "Verona, 2 allenatori e 41 battaglie in più di 9 mesi: la promozione come un parto" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. "Calcio, addio Aglietti. È Ivan Juric il nuovo allenatore dell'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. "Rosa". Hellas Verona F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  10. "Attendance Statistics of Serie B 2018-2019". StadiaPostcards.
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