Serie A 2021–22 Champions, standings, matches and award

Serie A 2021–22 was the 90th season featuring a round-robin tournament format and the 12th season organized under the Lega Serie A committee. Inter Milan entered as the defending champions. Serie A 2021–22 season also known as Serie A TIM due to sponsorship, marked the 120th edition of top-tier Italian football.
On 22 May 2022, AC Milan secured the championship after defeating Sassuolo in their final match, clinching their first title since the 2010–11 season and their nineteenth overall.

Champions: AC Milan (19th title)
Top Goal Scorer: Ciro Immobile (Lazio), 27 goal

Serie A 2021–22 Annual Awards

Award	Winner	Club
Most Valuable Player	Rafael Leão	AC Milan
Best Young Player	Victor Osimhen	Napoli
Best Goalkeeper	Mike Maignan	AC Milan
Best Defender	Bremer	Torino
Best Midfielder	Marcelo Brozović	Inter Milan
Best Striker	Ciro Immobile	Lazio
Coach of the Season	Stefano Pioli	AC Milan
Goal of the Season	Théo Hernandez	AC Milan

Serie A 2021–22 Point Table | Standings

Position	Team	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Points	Qualification \| Relegation
1	AC Milan	38	26	8	4	69	31	+38	86	Qualify to UCL
2	Inter Milan	38	25	9	4	84	32	+52	84	Qualify to UCL
3	Napoli	38	24	7	7	74	31	+43	79	Qualify to UCL
4	Juventus	38	20	10	8	57	37	+20	70	Qualify to UCL
5	Lazio	38	18	10	10	77	58	+19	64	Qualify to Europa League
6	AS Roma	38	18	9	11	59	43	+16	63	Qualify to Europa League
7	Fiorentina	38	19	5	14	59	51	+8	62	Qualify to Europa Conference League
8	Atalanta	38	16	11	11	65	48	+17	59
9	Hellas Verona	38	14	11	13	65	59	+6	53
10	Torino	38	13	11	14	46	41	+5	50[b]
11	Sassuolo	38	13	11	14	64	66	−2	50[b]
12	Udinese	38	11	14	13	61	58	+3	47
13	Bologna	38	12	10	16	44	55	−11	46
14	Empoli	38	10	11	17	50	70	−20	41
15	Sampdoria	38	10	6	22	46	63	−17	36
16	Spezia	38	10	6	22	41	71	−30	36
17	Salernitana	38	7	10	21	33	78	−45	31
18	Cagliari (R)	38	6	12	20	34	68	−34	30	Relegated to Serie B
19	Genoa (R)	38	4	16	18	27	60	−33	28	Relegated to Serie B
20	Venezia (R)	38	6	9	23	34	69	−35	27	Relegated to Serie B

Note A: Since the winners of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia, Internazionale, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Note B: Torino finished ahead of Sassuolo on head-to-head points: Sassuolo 0–1 Torino, Torino 1–1 Sassuolo.

Team Promoted from 2020–21 Serie B
1. Empoli
2. Salernitana
3. Venezia

Team Relegated from 2020–21 Serie A
1. Benevento
2. Crotone
3. Parma

Serie A 2021–22 Top Goal Scorer list

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ciro Immobile	Lazio	27
2	Dušan Vlahović	Fiorentina Juventus	24
3	Lautaro Martínez	Inter Milan	21
4	Tammy Abraham	AS Roma	17
5	Giovanni Simeone	Hellas Verona	17
6	Gianluca Scamacca	Sassuolo	16
7	Domenico Berardi	Sassuolo	15
8	Marko Arnautović	Bologna	14
9	Victor Osimhen	Napoli	14
10	Gerard Deulofeu	Udinese	13
11	Edin Džeko	Inter Milan	13
12	Mario Pašalić	Atalanta	13
13	João Pedro	Cagliari	13
14	Andrea Pinamonti	Empoli	13

Serie A 2021–22 Most Assist provider list

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Domenico Berardi	Sassuolo	14
2	Hakan Çalhanoğlu	Inter Milan	12
3	Nicolò Barella	Inter Milan	12
4	Milinković-Savić	Lazio	11
5	Candreva	Sampdoria	10
6	Luis Alberto	Lazio	10

Serie A 2021–22 Most Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean Sheets
1	Mike Maignan	AC Milan	17
2	Samir Handanović	Inter Milan	15
3	Rui Patrício	AS Roma	15
4	David Ospina	Napoli	13
5	Łukasz Skorupski	Bologna	12
6	Wojciech Szczęsny	Juventus	12
7	Salvatore Sirigu	Genoa	10
8	Pietro Terracciano	Fiorentina	9
9	Juan Musso	Atalanta	8
10	Ivan Provedel	Spezia	7
11	Marco Silvestri	Udinese	7
12	Thomas Strakosha	Lazio	7
13	Guglielmo Vicario	Empoli	7

Serie A 2021–22 Team of the Year

Position	Player	Team
Goalkeeper	Mike Maignan	AC Milan
Defender	Giovanni Di Lorenzo	Napoli
Defender	Bremer	Torino
Defender	Fikayo Tomori	AC Milan
Defender	Théo Hernandez	AC Milan
Midfielder	Marcelo Brozović	Inter Milan
Midfielder	Nicolò Barella	Inter Milan
Midfielder	Sergej Milinković-Savić	Lazio
Forward	Ciro Immobile	Lazio
Forward	Dušan Vlahović	Fiorentina Juventus
Forward	Rafael Leão	AC Milan

Serie A League 2021–22 Teams
Twenty teams participated in the league, comprising the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from Serie B.
Crotone and Benevento, both relegated after one season in the top flight, along with Parma, relegated after three seasons, dropped to Serie B for the 2021–22 season.
On 4 May 2021, Empoli secured promotion to Serie A after a two-year absence. Six days later, Salernitana confirmed their return to the top flight after 22 years. The final promotion spot went to Venezia, who defeated Cittadella on 27 May in the promotion play-off final, marking their return to Serie A after nineteen years.

Serie A League 2021–22 Team information and Sponsor

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit Manufacturer
AC Milan	Stefano Pioli	Alessio Romagnoli	Puma
AS Roma	José Mourinho	Lorenzo Pellegrini	New Balance
Atalanta	Gian Piero Gasperini	Rafael Tolói	Joma
Bologna	Siniša Mihajlović	Roberto Soriano	Macron
Cagliari	Alessandro Agostini (caretaker)	João Pedro	Adidas
Empoli	Aurelio Andreazzoli	Simone Romagnoli	Kappa
Fiorentina	Vincenzo Italiano	Cristiano Biraghi	Kappa
Genoa	Alexander Blessin	Domenico Criscito	Kappa
Hellas Verona	Igor Tudor	Miguel Veloso	Macron
Inter Milan	Simone Inzaghi	Samir Handanović	Nike
Juventus	Massimiliano Allegri	Giorgio Chiellini	Adidas
Lazio	Maurizio Sarri	Ciro Immobile	Macron
Napoli	Luciano Spalletti	Lorenzo Insigne	EA7
Salernitana	Davide Nicola	Franck Ribéry	Zeus
Sampdoria	Marco Giampaolo	Fabio Quagliarella	Macron
Sassuolo	Alessio Dionisi	Francesco Magnanelli	Puma
Spezia	Thiago Motta	Giulio Maggiore	Acerbis
Torino	Ivan Jurić	Andrea Belotti	Joma
Udinese	Gabriele Cioffi (caretaker)	Bram Nuytinck	Macron
Venezia	Andrea Soncin (caretaker)	Marco Modolo	Kappa

Key Matches
Derby della Madonnina (Milan Derby): AC Milan and Inter Milan faced each other twice in the league. The first match ended in a 1-1 draw, and AC Milan won the second match 2-1.
Derby d’Italia: Juventus and Inter Milan’s encounters are always highly anticipated. Inter won the first match 1-0, while the second match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Title-Deciding Matches: AC Milan’s crucial victories towards the end of the season, including a 3-0 win against Sassuolo on the final day, secured their title.

Team Performances
AC Milan: Consistent performances throughout the season, with key players like Zlatan Ibrahimović, Rafael Leão, and Theo Hernandez.
Inter Milan: Strong season but fell just short of defending their title.
Napoli: Had a strong start to the season and maintained form to finish in the top three.
Juventus: Struggled early but recovered to secure a Champions League spot.
The 2021-22 Serie A season was highly competitive, with the title race going down to the final matchday, making it one of the most exciting seasons in recent years

Notable Events
Managerial Changes: Several teams saw managerial changes during the season, including Roma appointing José Mourinho and Juventus bringing back Massimiliano Allegri.
COVID-19 Impact: The pandemic continued to affect the league, with some matches being postponed or played without spectators.