Serie A 2019–20 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.
The season was originally scheduled to run from 24 August 2019 to 24 May 2020. However, on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. Serie A did not resume on this date, stating that play would only continue once “health conditions allow it.” On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June. Finally, on 28 May, it was confirmed that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.
Champions:
Juventus (36th title)
Top Goal Scorer:
Ciro Immobile, 36 goal
Serie A 2019–20 annual award
Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player
Paulo Dybala
Juventus
Best Young Player
Dejan Kulusevski
Parma
Best Goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczęsny
Juventus
Best Defender
Stefan de Vrij
Inter Milan
Best Midfielder
Alejandro Gómez
Atalanta
Best Striker
Ciro Immobile
Lazio
Serie A 2019–20 Point Table | Standings
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification | Relegation
1
Juventus38 26 5 7 76 43 +33 83 Qualify to UCL
2
Inter Milan38 24 10 4 81 36 +45 82 Qualify to UCL
3
Atalanta38 23 9 6 98 48 +50 78 Qualify to UCL
4
Lazio38 24 6 8 79 42 +37 78 Qualify to UCL
5
AS Roma38 21 7 10 77 51 +26 70 Qualify to Europa League
6
AC Milan38 19 9 10 63 46 +17 66 Qualify to Europa League second qualifying round
7
Napoli38 18 8 12 61 50 +11 62 Qualify to Europa League
8
Sassuolo38 14 9 15 69 63 +6 51
9
Hellas Verona38 12 13 13 47 51 −4 49
10
Fiorentina38 12 13 13 51 48 +3 49
11
Parma38 14 7 17 56 57 −1 49
12
Bologna38 12 11 15 52 65 −13 47
13
Udinese38 12 9 17 37 51 −14 45
14
Cagliari38 11 12 15 52 56 −4 45
15
Sampdoria38 12 6 20 48 65 −17 42
16
Torino38 11 7 20 46 68 −22 40
17
Genoa38 10 9 19 47 73 −26 39
18
Lecce (R)38 9 8 21 52 85 −33 35 Relegated to Serie B
19
Brescia (R)38 6 7 25 35 79 −44 25 Relegated to Serie B
20
SPAL (R)38 5 5 28 27 77 −50 20 Relegated to Serie B
Note A: Atalanta finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Lazio 3–3 Atalanta, Atalanta 3–2 Lazio.
Note B: Napoli qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2019–20 Coppa Italia.
Note C: Positions determined by head-to-head points: Hellas Verona: 10 pts; Fiorentina: 5 pts; Parma: 1 pt.
Note D: Udinese finished ahead of Cagliari on head-to-head points: Udinese 2–1 Cagliari, Cagliari 0–1 Udinese.
Team Promoted from 2018–19 Serie B
Brescia
Lecce
Hellas Verona
Team Relegated from 2018–19 Serie A
Empoli
Frosinone
Chievo Verona
Serie A 2019–20 Top Goal Scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1
Ciro Immobile
Lazio36
2
Cristiano Ronaldo
Juventus31
3
Romelu Lukaku
Inter Milan23
4
Francesco Caputo
Sassuolo21
5
Luis Muriel
Atalanta18
6
João Pedro
Cagliari18
7
Duván Zapata
Atalanta18
8
Andrea Belotti
Torino16
9
Edin Džeko
AS Roma16
10
Josip Iličić
Atalanta15
Serie A 2019–20 most assist provider list
Rank Player Club Assists
1
Papu Gómez
Atalanta16
2
Luis Alberto
Lazio15
3
Domenico Berardi
Sassuolo10
4
Ciro Immobile
Lazio9
5
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
AC Milan9
6
Lorenzo Pellegrini
AS Roma9
Serie A 2019–20 most clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1
Juan Musso
Udinese14
2
Samir Handanović
Inter Milan13
3
Gianluigi Donnarumma
AC Milan12
4
Thomas Strakosha
Lazio11
5
Wojciech Szczęsny
Juventus11
Serie A 2019–20 Team of the Year
Position Player Team
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
AC Milan
Defender
Robin Gosens
Atalanta
Defender
Stefan de Vrij
Inter Milan
Defender
Leonardo Bonucci
Juventus
Defender
Théo Hernandez
AC Milan
Midfielder
Nicolò Barella
Inter Milan
Midfielder
Papu Gómez
Atalanta
Midfielder
Luis Alberto
Lazio
Forward
Paulo Dybala
Juventus
Forward
Ciro Immobile
Lazio
Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo
Juventus
Serie A 2019–20 Team information and Sponsor
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer
Atalanta
Gian Piero Gasperini
Alejandro GómezJoma
Bologna
Siniša Mihajlović
Andrea PoliMacron
Brescia
Diego López
Daniele GastaldelloKappa
Cagliari
Walter Zenga
Luca CeppitelliMacron
Fiorentina
Giuseppe Iachini
Germán PezzellaLe Coq Sportif
Genoa
Davide Nicola
Domenico CriscitoKappa
Hellas Verona
Ivan Jurić
Giampaolo PazziniMacron
Inter Milan
Antonio Conte
Samir HandanovićNike
Juventus
Maurizio Sarri
Giorgio ChielliniAdidas
Lazio
Simone Inzaghi
Senad LulićMacron
Lecce
Fabio Liverani
Marco MancosuM908
AC Milan
Stefano Pioli
Alessio RomagnoliPuma
Napoli
Gennaro Gattuso
Lorenzo InsigneKappa
Parma
Roberto D'Aversa
Bruno AlvesErreà
AS Roma
Paulo Fonseca
Edin DžekoNike
Sampdoria
Claudio Ranieri
Fabio QuagliarellaJoma
Sassuolo
Roberto De Zerbi
Francesco MagnanelliKappa
SPAL
Luigi Di Biagio
Sergio FloccariMacron
Torino
Moreno Longo
Andrea BelottiJoma
Udinese
Luca Gotti
Kevin LasagnaMacron
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Serie A
On 22 February 2020, Italy’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, suspended all sporting events in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, which included three Serie A matches scheduled for the following day, as well as one in Piedmont, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following week, six matches were initially set to be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the outbreak, but they were later suspended outright.
On 4 March, the government ruled that all sporting events in Italy would be played behind closed doors until 3 April. On 9 March, the government further ruled that all sporting events in the country would be suspended until 3 April. Serie A did not resume on this date, stating that play would only continue once “health conditions allow it.”
On 13 May, it was announced that team training would resume on 18 May, and on that same day, it was confirmed that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June. Finally, on 28 May, Italian Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.
A protocol was established, stating that if one member of a team, either a player or staff member, tested positive for COVID-19, the entire squad would be quarantined for 14 days. However, on 18 June, Spadafora approved a softening of quarantine rules, allowing only the individual who tested positive to be quarantined, while the rest of the squad would increase testing, including a rapid-response test the day before a match.
