2022–23 Serie A

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The 2022–23 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier Italian football, the 91st in a round-robin tournament, and the 13th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A.[2] Napoli won the title with five matches remaining after a 1–1 draw against Udinese at the Dacia Arena on 4 May 2023.[3][4]

Season2022–23
Dates13 August 2022 – 4 June 2023
ChampionsNapoli
3rd title
RelegatedSpezia
Cremonese
Sampdoria
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Serie A
Season2022–23
Dates13 August 2022 – 4 June 2023
ChampionsNapoli
3rd title
RelegatedSpezia
Cremonese
Sampdoria
Champions LeagueNapoli
Lazio
Inter Milan
AC Milan
Europa LeagueAtalanta
Roma
Europa Conference LeagueFiorentina
Matches380
Goals974 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerVictor Osimhen
(26 goals)
Biggest home winAtalanta 8–2 Salernitana
(15 January 2023)
Biggest away winHellas Verona 0–6 Inter Milan
(3 May 2023)
Highest scoringAtalanta 8–2 Salernitana
(15 January 2023)
Longest winning runNapoli
(11 matches)
Longest unbeaten runNapoli
(15 matches)
Longest winless runCremonese
(23 matches)
Longest losing runHellas Verona
(10 matches)
Highest attendance75,584
Inter Milan 1–0 AC Milan
(5 February 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance6,500
Spezia 2–2 Sassuolo
(28 August 2022)[1]
Attendance11,213,040 (29,508 per match)[1]
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Napoli's title was their third league title in club history and their first since Diego Maradona led them to victory in 1990 — bringing an end to their 33-year Scudetto drought. AC Milan, the defending champions, finished in fourth place. It was the first time since Roma in 2001 that a club other than AC Milan, Inter Milan or Juventus had won the Serie A title.

Summary

This year would mark the return of playoff matches for the first time since 2005. If the season ends with two teams tied at the top of the league standings, those teams would play at a neutral site to determine the title winner. The match will have no extra time, and will instead go directly to a penalty shoot-out should the teams be tied after regulation. Head-to-head will still will used as a tiebreaker elsewhere on the board.[5]

The Lega Serie A in February announced their intention to run a tournament in the United States during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, consisting of players who were not called up to play for the men's national team. The unusual scheduling of the World Cup in Qatar forced many leagues to interrupt their seasons for weeks, so the Serie A saw this as an opportunity to bolster its image abroad while keeping its players active.[6] The idea received mixed feedback, and was ultimately cancelled by the league due to logistical and funding issues.[7]

In January 2023, the Serie A deducted 15 points from Juventus after an investigation by the FIGC accused the club of manipulating their balancing sheets to show false gains of around 60m euros. Months later in April, Italy's highest court ordered the case to be re-examined, and the points were restored. The original ruling was upheld—though this time resulting in Juventus being docked 10 points—in May 2023.[8]

On 28 July 2023, UEFA released a statement confirming Juventus has violated finance regulations.[9] Consequently, Juventus faced penalties including exclusion from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[10]

Teams

Cremonese returned to the Serie A for the first time in 26 years—their longest absence from the top league in history. Lecce returned after two years. Monza were promoted for the first time in the club's history, making them the 67th team to play at the highest level of Italian football.

Cagliari were relegated to the Serie B after six years, while Venezia were relegated after only one. Genoa were relegated after 15 seasons, thus ending the club's longest consecutive run in the top league.

This was the first season since the 2003–04 campaign without any representation from the archipelagos of Italy (teams located on Sardinia or Sicily) in the Serie A.

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2021–22 Serie B, Relegated from 2021–22 Serie A ...
Promoted from
2021–22 Serie B		 Relegated from
2021–22 Serie A
Lecce Cagliari
Cremonese Genoa
Monza Venezia
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Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2022–23 Serie A teams
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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Atalanta Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 21,000
Bologna Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 36,462
Cremonese Cremona Stadio Giovanni Zini 16,003
Empoli Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 16,284
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 43,147
Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 31,045
Inter Milan Milan San Siro 75,923
Juventus Turin Juventus Stadium 41,507
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 70,634
Lecce Lecce Stadio Via del mare 31,533
AC Milan Milan San Siro 75,923
Monza Monza Stadio Brianteo 15,039
Napoli Naples Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 54,726
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 70,634
Salernitana Salerno Stadio Arechi 37,180
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,599
Sassuolo Sassuolo Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore 21,525
Spezia La Spezia Stadio Alberto Picco 11,512
Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 27,958
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli 25,144
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Main Other
Atalanta Italy Gian Piero Gasperini Italy Rafael Tolói Joma Plus500
Front
Back
  • Gewiss
Sleeves
  • Automha
Bologna Italy Thiago Motta Italy Roberto Soriano Macron Cazoo
Back
  • Selenella
Sleeves
  • Lavoropiù
Cremonese Italy Davide Ballardini Italy Daniel Ciofani Acerbis Ilta Inox (H)/Arinox (A)
Front
  • Arvedi
Back
  • Gruppo Mauro Saviola
Sleeves
  • Arvedi Tubo Acciaio
Empoli Italy Paolo Zanetti Italy Filippo Bandinelli Kappa Computer Gross
Front
Back
  • Pediatrica
Sleeves
  • Contrader
Fiorentina Italy Vincenzo Italiano Italy Cristiano Biraghi Kappa Mediacom
Back
  • Holding Lamioni
Hellas Verona Italy Marco Zaffaroni Portugal Miguel Veloso Macron Sinergy Luce e Gas
Front
Back
  • VetroCar
Sleeves
  • Leasys Rent/Drivalia
Inter Milan Italy Simone Inzaghi Slovenia Samir Handanović Nike DigitalBits/Paramount+
Back
Sleeves
Juventus Italy Massimiliano Allegri Italy Leonardo Bonucci Adidas Jeep/Jeep Avenger
Back
Sleeves
  • Bitget
Lazio Italy Maurizio Sarri Italy Ciro Immobile Mizuno Binance
Back
  • Clinica Paideia
Sleeves
  • AIRFire
Lecce Italy Marco Baroni Denmark Morten Hjulmand M908 Links Management & Technology
Front
  • BetItaly Pay
Back
  • DEGHI
Sleeves
AC Milan Italy Stefano Pioli Italy Davide Calabria Puma Emirates
Back
  • wefox
Sleeves
Monza Italy Raffaele Palladino Italy Matteo Pessina Lotto Motorola
Front
  • U-Power
Back
  • Pontenossa
Sleeves
Napoli Italy Luciano Spalletti Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo EA7 Lete
Front
Back
Sleeves
Roma Portugal José Mourinho Italy Lorenzo Pellegrini New Balance DigitalBits
Back
Salernitana Portugal Paulo Sousa Argentina Federico Fazio Zeus Caffè Motta/Eté Supermercati
Front
  • Farmacia Continua/Soal Laboratories
Back
Sleeves
  • Eté Supermercati/Caffè Motta
Sampdoria Serbia Dejan Stanković Italy Fabio Quagliarella Macron Banca Ifis
Front
Back
  • IBSA Group
Sleeves
Sassuolo Italy Alessio Dionisi Italy Gian Marco Ferrari Puma Mapei None
Spezia Italy Leonardo Semplici Ghana Emmanuel Gyasi Acerbis Distretti Ecologici
Front
Back
  • Recrowd
Sleeves
  • Iozzelli Edilizia
Torino Croatia Ivan Jurić Switzerland Ricardo Rodriguez Joma Suzuki
Front
Back
  • EdiliziAcrobatica
Sleeves
Udinese Italy Andrea Sottil Argentina Roberto Pereyra Macron Dacia
Front
Back
  • Bluenergy
Sleeves
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Cremonese Italy Fabio Pecchia Resigned 21 May 2022[11] Pre-season Italy Massimiliano Alvini 1 July 2022[12]
Hellas Verona Croatia Igor Tudor Mutual consent 28 May 2022[13] Italy Gabriele Cioffi 1 July 2022[14]
Udinese Italy Gabriele Cioffi End of caretaker spell 30 May 2022[15] Italy Andrea Sottil 1 July 2022[16]
Empoli Italy Aurelio Andreazzoli Contract expired 1 June 2022[17] Italy Paolo Zanetti 1 July 2022[18]
Spezia Italy Thiago Motta Mutual consent 28 June 2022[19] Italy Luca Gotti 1 July 2022[20]
Bologna Serbia Siniša Mihajlović Sacked 6 September 2022[21] 16th Italy Luca Vigiani (caretaker) 7 September 2022[22]
Italy Luca Vigiani End of caretaker spell 12 September 2022 12th Italy Thiago Motta 12 September 2022[23]
Monza Italy Giovanni Stroppa Sacked 13 September 2022[24] 20th Italy Raffaele Palladino 13 September 2022[25]
Sampdoria Italy Marco Giampaolo 2 October 2022[26] 20th Serbia Dejan Stanković 6 October 2022[27]
Hellas Verona Italy Gabriele Cioffi 11 October 2022[28] 18th Italy Salvatore Bocchetti 13 October 2022[29]
Italy Salvatore Bocchetti Demoted to assistant coach 4 December 2022 20th Italy Marco Zaffaroni 4 December 2022[30]
Cremonese Italy Massimiliano Alvini Sacked 14 January 2023[31] 20th Italy Davide Ballardini 15 January 2023[32]
Salernitana Italy Davide Nicola 15 February 2023[33] 16th Portugal Paulo Sousa 15 February 2023[34]
Spezia Italy Luca Gotti 15 February 2023[35] 17th Italy Fabrizio Lorieri (caretaker)
Italy Fabrizio Lorieri End of caretaker spell 23 February 2023 17th Italy Leonardo Semplici 23 February 2023[36]
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Napoli (C) 38 28 6 4 77 28 +49 90 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
2 Lazio 38 22 8 8 60 30 +30 74
3 Inter Milan 38 23 3 12 71 42 +29 72
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 +21 70
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 +18 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 +12 63
7 Juventus[c] 38 22 6 10 56 33 +23 62[d]
8 Fiorentina 38 15 11 12 53 43 +10 56 Qualification for the Εuropa Conference League play-off round
9 Bologna 38 14 12 12 53 49 +4 54
10 Torino 38 14 11 13 42 41 +1 53
11 Monza 38 14 10 14 48 52 −4 52
12 Udinese 38 11 13 14 47 48 −1 46
13 Sassuolo 38 12 9 17 47 61 −14 45
14 Empoli 38 10 13 15 37 49 −12 43
15 Salernitana 38 9 15 14 48 62 −14 42
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 −13 36
17 Spezia (R) 38 6 13 19 31 62 −31 31[e] Qualification for the Relegation tie-breaker[a]
18 Hellas Verona (O) 38 7 10 21 31 59 −28 31[e]
19 Cremonese (R) 38 5 12 21 36 69 −33 27 Relegation to Serie B
20 Sampdoria (R) 38 3 10 25 24 71 −47 19
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Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[39] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[40]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  2. [b]
    Since the winners of the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, 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.
  3. [c]
    Juventus were excluded from UEFA competitions due to violation of UEFA's financial regulations.[37]
  4. [d]
    Juventus were deducted 10 points as punishment for capital gain violations.[38]
  5. [e]
    Head-to-head points: Spezia 4 Hellas Verona 1

Results

More information Home \ Away, ATA ...
Home \ Away ATA BOL CRE EMP FIO VER INT JUV LAZ LEC MIL MON NAP ROM SAL SAM SAS SPE TOR UDI
Atalanta — 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 5–2 1–2 3–1 8–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 0–0
Bologna 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
Cremonese 1–3 1–5 — 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–4 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–0
Empoli 0–2 3–1 2–0 — 0–0 1–1 0–3 4–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–1
Fiorentina 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 — 2–0 3–4 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0
Hellas Verona 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 — 0–6 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–5 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2
Inter Milan 3–2 6–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–0 4–2 3–0 1–0 3–1
Juventus 3–3 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 — 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 4–2 3–0 2–0 4–2 1–0
Lazio 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–0
Lecce 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0
AC Milan 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 4–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 5–1 2–5 2–1 1–0 4–2
Monza 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2
Napoli 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 5–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 4–0 — 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 3–2
Roma 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 — 2–2 3–0 3–4 2–1 1–1 3–0
Salernitana 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 — 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–2
Sampdoria 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 — 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1
Sassuolo 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 5–0 1–2 — 1–0 1–1 1–3
Spezia 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 — 0–4 1–1
Torino 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–0
Udinese 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 —
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Source: Serie A
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation tie-breaker

Because Spezia and Hellas Verona finished level on points in the final relegation spot, a one-match relegation tie-breaker was held at a neutral venue to determine the final team which would be relegated to Serie B.

More information Spezia, 1–3 ...
Spezia1–3Hellas Verona
  • Ampadu 15'
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Attendance: 15,000

Hellas Verona won 3–1 and remained in Serie A, while Spezia were relegated to Serie B.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[41]
1 Nigeria Victor Osimhen Napoli 26
2 Argentina Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan 21
3 Senegal Boulaye Dia Salernitana 16
4 Portugal Rafael Leão AC Milan 15
5 France Olivier Giroud AC Milan 13
Nigeria Ademola Lookman Atalanta
Angola M'Bala Nzola Spezia
8 Italy Domenico Berardi Sassuolo 12
Argentina Paulo Dybala Roma
Italy Ciro Immobile Lazio
Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli
Paraguay Antonio Sanabria Torino
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Serie A hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners Atalanta Torino 3–1 (H) 1 September 2022
Nigeria Victor Osimhen Napoli Sassuolo 4–0 (H) 29 October 2022
Senegal Boulaye Dia Salernitana Fiorentina 3–3 (H) 3 May 2023
France Olivier Giroud AC Milan Sampdoria 5–1 (H) 20 May 2023
Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners Atalanta Monza 5–2 (H) 4 June 2023
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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[42]
1 Italy Ivan Provedel Lazio 21
2 Italy Alex Meret Napoli 16
3 Poland Wojciech Szczęsny Juventus 15
4 Portugal Rui Patrício Roma 13
5 Serbia Vanja Milinković-Savić Torino 11
6 Italy Michele Di Gregorio Monza 10
Italy Marco Silvestri Udinese
8 Italy Andrea Consigli Sassuolo 9
9 France Mike Maignan AC Milan 8
Argentina Juan Musso Atalanta
Cameroon André Onana Inter Milan
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Discipline

Player

  • Most red cards: 3

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 109
    • Hellas Verona
  • Most red cards: 7
    • Empoli
  • Fewest yellow cards: 47
    • Napoli
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Torino

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Coach of the Month Goal of the Month
PlayerClubCoachClubPlayerClub
August Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia[43] Napoli Portugal José Mourinho[44] Roma Italy Lorenzo Colombo[45] Lecce
September South Korea Kim Min-jae[46] Italy Andrea Sottil[47] Udinese Portugal Rafael Leão[48] AC Milan
October Portugal Rafael Leão[49] AC Milan Italy Luciano Spalletti[50] Napoli Spain Brahim Díaz[51]
November Italy Moise Kean[52] Juventus Italy Massimiliano Allegri[53] Juventus Scotland Lewis Ferguson[54] Bologna
January Nigeria Victor Osimhen[55] Napoli Italy Luciano Spalletti[56] Napoli Nigeria Victor Osimhen[57] Napoli
February Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia[58][59] Italy Thiago Motta[60] Bologna Italy Cristiano Biraghi[61] Fiorentina
March Italy Maurizio Sarri[62] Lazio Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia[63] Napoli
April Portugal Rafael Leão[64] AC Milan Italy Raffaele Palladino[65] Monza Belgium Alexis Saelemaekers[66] AC Milan
May Senegal Boulaye Dia[67] Salernitana Italy Vincenzo Italiano[68] Fiorentina France Théo Hernandez[69]
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Seasonal awards

Main article: Serie A Awards
More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Most Valuable Player Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli
[70]
Best Under-23 Italy Nicolò Fagioli Juventus
[71]
Best Goalkeeper Italy Ivan Provedel Lazio
Best Defender South Korea Kim Min-jae Napoli
Best Midfielder Italy Nicolò Barella Inter Milan
Best Striker Nigeria Victor Osimhen Napoli
Coach of the Season Italy Luciano Spalletti Napoli
[72]
Goal of the Season Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli
[73]
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More information Team of the Season ...
Team of the Season[74]
Goalkeeper Poland Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus)
Defence Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) Brazil Bremer (Juventus) South Korea Kim Min-jae (Napoli) France Théo Hernandez (AC Milan)
Midfield Italy Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) France Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) Italy Sandro Tonali (AC Milan)
Attack Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) Nigeria Victor Osimhen (Napoli) Portugal Rafael Leão (AC Milan)
Bench

England Chris Smalling (Roma)
Brazil Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce)
Argentina Paulo Dybala (Roma)
Argentina Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan)

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More information AIC Serie A Team of the Year ...
AIC Serie A Team of the Year[75]
Goalkeeper France Mike Maignan (AC Milan)
Defence Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) South Korea Kim Min-jae (Napoli) Italy Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) France Théo Hernandez (AC Milan)
Midfield Italy Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) Turkey Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter Milan) Slovakia Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli)
Attack Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) Nigeria Victor Osimhen (Napoli) Portugal Rafael Leão (AC Milan)
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Attendances

More information #, Football club ...
#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance[76]
1Internazionale1972,630
2AC Milan1971,828
3AS Roma1962,043
4SS Lazio1945,641
5SSC Napoli1945,617
6Juventus1937,672
7Fiorentina1932,200
8US Lecce1924,683
9Bologna FC1922,314
10Udinese1921,637
11Sampdoria1920,133
12Salernitana1920,068
13Torino FC1919,508
14Hellas Verona1919,307
15Atalanta BC1918,241
16US Sassuolo1913,551
17AC Monza1912,413
18Cremonese1911,986
19Empoli FC1910,293
20Spezia Calcio199,256
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