2020–21 Serie A

Inter Milan ended Juventus's nine-year title streak.

The 2020–21 Serie A was the 119th season of top-tier Italian football, the 89th in a round-robin tournament, and the 11th under the Lega Serie A. Inter Milan won the title with four matches remaining, ending Juventus's run of nine consecutive league titles. It was Inter's 19th title and their first in 11 years.

Quick Facts

Competition

Serie A

Dates

19 September 2020 – 23 May 2021

Winners

Inter Milan; 19th title

Relegated

Benevento
Crotone
Parma

Matches

380

Total goals

1163

Biggest home win

Napoli 6–0 Genoa (27 September 2020); Napoli 6–0 Fiorentina (17 January 2021)

Biggest away win

Torino 0–7 AC Milan (12 May 2021)

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Teams

Benevento and Crotone were directly promoted from Serie B after two-year absences. On 20 August 2020, Spezia won a playoff to earn their first Serie A promotion, becoming the 66th team in the Italian top tier. After the Napoli–Genoa match on 27 September 2020, Genoa announced 14 players tested positive for COVID-19, postponing their match against Torino scheduled for 3 October 2020. On 3 October 2020, Napoli players Piotr Zieliński and Eljif Elmas tested positive; the Local Health Authority denied authorization to leave Naples, so Napoli blocked travel to Turin for the match against Juventus.

The league did not postpone the 4 October 2020 fixture. Juventus took the field without opponents, who were quarantining in Naples. Juventus were awarded a 3–0 default victory and Napoli docked one point for not following COVID-19 protocol. On 22 December 2020, Napoli's appeal to the CONI Sports Guarantee Board overturned these penalties. The match was recovered on 7 April 2021.