2017–18 Serie A
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The 2017–18 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th season of top-tier Italian football, the 86th in a round-robin tournament and the 8th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the six-time defending champions. The season ran from 19 August 2017 to 20 May 2018.[3][4]
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Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 19 August 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
Champions | Juventus 34th title |
Relegated | Crotone Hellas Verona Benevento |
Champions League | Juventus Napoli Roma Internazionale |
Europa League | Lazio Milan Atalanta |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,017 (2.68 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mauro Icardi Ciro Immobile (29 goals each)[1] |
Biggest home win | Juventus 7–0 Sassuolo (4 February 2018)[2] |
Biggest away win | Hellas Verona 0–5 Fiorentina (10 September 2017)[2] Cagliari 0–5 Napoli (26 February 2018)[2] Sampdoria 0–5 Internazionale (18 March 2018)[2] Hellas Verona 0–5 Atalanta (18 March 2018)[2] |
Highest scoring | Udinese 2–6 Juventus (22 October 2017) Lazio 6–2 Benevento (31 March 2018)[2] |
Longest winning run | 12 games[2] Juventus |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 games[2] Juventus |
Longest winless run | 18 games[2] Benevento |
Longest losing run | 14 games[2] Benevento |
Highest attendance | 78,328 Internazionale 3–2 Milan (15 October 2017)[2] |
Lowest attendance | 7,000 Chievo 2–3 Bologna (22 December 2017)[2] |
Total attendance | 9,351,260[2] |
Average attendance | 24,738[2] |
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On 13 May, Juventus won a record seventh consecutive title and 34th title overall with one game remaining following their 0–0 draw with Roma.[5]
The season was marred by the death of Davide Astori, the captain of Fiorentina, due to heart problems.