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 Juventus 38 26 5 7 76 43 +33 83 Qualify to UCL
2 Inter Milan 38 24 10 4 81 36 +45 82 Qualify to UCL
3 Atalanta 38 23 9 6 98 48 +50 78 Qualify to UCL
4 Lazio 38 24 6 8 79 42 +37 78 Qualify to UCL
5 AS Roma 38 21 7 10 77 51 +26 70 Qualify to Europa League
6 AC Milan 38 19 9 10 63 46 +17 66 Qualify to Europa League second qualifying round
7 Napoli 38 18 8 12 61 50 +11 62 Qualify to Europa League
8 Sassuolo 38 14 9 15 69 63 +6 51
9 Hellas Verona 38 12 13 13 47 51 −4 49
10 Fiorentina 38 12 13 13 51 48 +3 49
11 Parma 38 14 7 17 56 57 −1 49
12 Bologna 38 12 11 15 52 65 −13 47
13 Udinese 38 12 9 17 37 51 −14 45
14 Cagliari 38 11 12 15 52 56 −4 45
15 Sampdoria 38 12 6 20 48 65 −17 42
16 Torino 38 11 7 20 46 68 −22 40
17 Genoa 38 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 Lazio 36
2 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 31
3 Romelu Lukaku Inter Milan 23
4 Francesco Caputo Sassuolo 21
5 Luis Muriel Atalanta 18
6 João Pedro Cagliari 18
7 Duván Zapata Atalanta 18
8 Andrea Belotti Torino 16
9 Edin Džeko AS Roma 16
10 Josip Iličić Atalanta 15
Serie A 2019–20 most assist provider list
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Papu Gómez Atalanta 16
2 Luis Alberto Lazio 15
3 Domenico Berardi Sassuolo 10
4 Ciro Immobile Lazio 9
5 Hakan Çalhanoğlu AC Milan 9
6 Lorenzo Pellegrini AS Roma 9
Serie A 2019–20 most clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Juan Musso Udinese 14
2 Samir Handanović Inter Milan 13
3 Gianluigi Donnarumma AC Milan 12
4 Thomas Strakosha Lazio 11
5 Wojciech Szczęsny Juventus 11
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 Gómez Joma
Bologna Siniša Mihajlović Andrea Poli Macron
Brescia Diego López Daniele Gastaldello Kappa
Cagliari Walter Zenga Luca Ceppitelli Macron
Fiorentina Giuseppe Iachini Germán Pezzella Le Coq Sportif
Genoa Davide Nicola Domenico Criscito Kappa
Hellas Verona Ivan Jurić Giampaolo Pazzini Macron
Inter Milan Antonio Conte Samir Handanović Nike
Juventus Maurizio Sarri Giorgio Chiellini Adidas
Lazio Simone Inzaghi Senad Lulić Macron
Lecce Fabio Liverani Marco Mancosu M908
AC Milan Stefano Pioli Alessio Romagnoli Puma
Napoli Gennaro Gattuso Lorenzo Insigne Kappa
Parma Roberto D'Aversa Bruno Alves Erreà
AS Roma Paulo Fonseca Edin Džeko Nike
Sampdoria Claudio Ranieri Fabio Quagliarella Joma
Sassuolo Roberto De Zerbi Francesco Magnanelli Kappa
SPAL Luigi Di Biagio Sergio Floccari Macron
Torino Moreno Longo Andrea Belotti Joma
Udinese Luca Gotti Kevin Lasagna Macron
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.