The 2018–19 season was Hellas Verona Football Club's first season back in Serie B after being relegated to the second division at the end of the 2017–18 Serie A season. The club finished 5th in the 2018–19 Serie B season and were promoted back to the Serie A via winning the play-offs.[2]
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Maurizio Setti | ||
| Manager | Fabio Grosso (until 1 May 2019) Alfredo Aglietti (from 2 May)[1] | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | ||
| Serie B | 5th (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Coppa Italia | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Giampaolo Pazzini (12) All: Giampaolo Pazzini (15) | ||
Season summary
On 21 June 2018, Fabio Grosso was appointed manager of Hellas, signing a two-year deal at the newly relegated Serie B club.[3] Grosso was sacked on 1 May 2019 after a shock 3–2 home loss to relegation-threatened Livorno.[4] He was replaced the next day by Alfredo Aglietti, with the goal to help the club getting into the promotion playoffs.[1] Under Aglietti's short tenure, he managed to guide the club to fifth place in the regular season, and then to the promotion playoff finals, where Verona defeated Cittadella to achieve promotion to Serie A after only a single season in the second division.[5] Despite his successes, however, Aglietti was not confirmed for another season, and Ivan Jurić was named as his replacement in charge of the club a few days later.[6]
Squad
First team squad
- As of 31 January 2019[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | FW |  KOR | Lee Seung-woo |
| 17 | DF |  ITA | Alessandro Crescenzi |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 21 | MF |  TUN | Karim Laribi |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Andrea Tozzo (on loan from Sampdoria) |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Antonio Di Gaudio (on loan from Parma) |
| 24 | DF |  ALB | Marash Kumbulla |
| 25 | MF | ITA | Andrea Danzi |
| 26 | GK | ITA | Alessandro Berardi |
| 27 | DF |  POL | Paweł Dawidowicz |
| 28 | FW |  SVK | Ľubomír Tupta |
| 29 | DF | ITA | Alberto Almici (on loan from Atalanta) |
| 30 | DF | ITA | Matteo Bianchetti |
| 33 | DF |  BRA | Alan Empereur |
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | ITA | Luca Checchin (at Alessandria until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | ITA | Alessandro Cherubin (at Mantova until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | ITA | Lorenzo Dentale (at Arzignano Valchiampo until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF |  ALG | Mohamed Fares (at SPAL until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | ITA | Gaetano Navas (at Paganese until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | ITA | Matteo Pinton (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | SVK | Šimon Štefanec (at Nitra until 30 June 2020) |
| — | MF | ITA | Michele Valente (at Ambrosiana until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | ITA | Mattia Valoti (at SPAL until 30 June 2019) |
| — | FW | ITA | Enrico Bearzotti (at Monza until 30 June 2019) |
| — | FW | ITA | Pierluigi Cappelluzzo (at Imolese until 30 June 2019) |
| — | FW |  GUI | Karamoko Cissé (at Carpi until 30 June 2019) |
| — | FW |  GHA | Joseph Ekuban (at Mantova until 30 June 2019) |
Competitions
Serie B
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Benevento | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 60 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 4 | Pescara | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 55 | |
| 5 | Hellas Verona (O, P) | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 52 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
| 6 | Spezia | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 51[a] | |
| 7 | Cittadella | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Play-offs
Preliminary round
| 18 May 2019 | Hellas Verona | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Perugia | Verona |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Faraoni  16'Empereur 27'  101'Di Carmine 41'Laribi 99'Pazzini 118', 120+1' | Report | 11' Dragomir 34'  64' Kouan 89' (pen.) Vido 104' Verre 108' Rosi | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 10,234[9] Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
Semi-final
| 22 May 2019 | Hellas Verona | 0–0 | Pescara | Verona |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Danzi 90' | Report | 14' Pinto 90+3' Bruno | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 11,308[9] Referee: Livio Marinelli |
| 26 May 2019 | Pescara | 0–1 (0–1 agg.) | Hellas Verona | Pescara |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Perrotta 71' Scognamiglio 73' 90+2'Del Grosso 84' | Report | 27' Colombatto 55' Henderson 74' (pen.) 90+4' Di Carmine | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 11,165[9] Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
Final
| 30 May 2019 | Cittadella | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Cittadella |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Diaw 6', 80' | Report | 63' Vitale 67' Colombatto | Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 7,623[9] Referee: Antonio Giua |
| 2 June 2019 | Hellas Verona | 3–0 (3–2 agg.) | Cittadella | Verona |
| 21:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Vitale 9' Di Carmine 12'Zaccagni 27'Bianchetti 48'Di Carmine 69'Laribi 83'Munari 90+2' | Report | 10' Siega 24' 62' Parodi 60' 78' Proia | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 25,248[9] Referee: Marco Piccinini |
Coppa Italia
Second round
| 5 August 2018 | Hellas Verona (2) | 4–1 | Juve Stabia (3) | Verona |
| Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi |
Third round
| 12 August 2018 | Catania (3) | 2–0 | Hellas Verona (2) | Catania |
| Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino |