2019–20 Serie A
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The 2019–20 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) 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.[4]
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 24 August 2019 – 2 August 2020 |
Champions | Juventus 36th title |
Relegated | Lecce Brescia SPAL |
Champions League | Juventus Internazionale Atalanta Lazio |
Europa League | Napoli Roma Milan |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,154 (3.04 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ciro Immobile (36 goals) |
Biggest home win | Atalanta 7–1 Udinese (27 October 2019) Internazionale 6–0 Brescia (1 July 2020) |
Biggest away win | Torino 0–7 Atalanta (25 January 2020) |
Highest scoring | Lecce 2–7 Atalanta (1 March 2020) |
Longest winning run | Lazio (11 matches)[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | Lazio (21 matches)[1] |
Longest winless run | Brescia (14 matches)[1] |
Longest losing run | Brescia Lecce SPAL Torino (6 matches)[1] |
Highest attendance | 75,923 Internazionale 1–2 Juventus (6 October 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 8,182 Atalanta 2–3 Torino (1 September 2019)[lower-greek 1][lower-greek 2] |
Total attendance | 6,610,983[1] |
Average attendance | 27,205[1] |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The season was originally scheduled to run from 24 August 2019 to 24 May 2020.[5] However, on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3] Serie A did not resume play on this date, citing it would only resume once "health conditions allow it".[6] On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[7] On 28 May, it was announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.[8]