2019–20 Serie A
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.
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) |
Longest unbeaten run | Lazio (21 matches) |
Longest winless run | Brescia (14 matches) |
Longest losing run | Brescia Lecce SPAL Torino (6 matches) |
Highest attendance | 75,923 Internazionale 1–2 Juventus (6 October 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 8,182 Atalanta 2–3 Torino (1 September 2019) |
Total attendance | 6,610,983 |
Average attendance | 27,205 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
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 play on this date, citing it would only resume once "health conditions allow it". On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June. On 28 May, it was announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.