2018-19 Serie A

87th season and 117th championship of top-tier Italian men's football

The 2018–19 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of top-tier Italian football. Juventus won their 7th Serie A title in a row. The season was played between 18 August 2018 to 26 May 2019.[2]

Serie A
Dates18 August 2018 – 26 May 2019
ChampionsJuventus
35th title
RelegatedEmpoli
Frosinone
Chievo
Champions LeagueJuventus
Napoli
Atalanta
Internazionale
Europa LeagueLazio
Roma
Torino
Matches played380
Goals scored1,019 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerFabio Quagliarella
(26 goals)[1]
Biggest home winFiorentina 6–1 Chievo
(26 August 2018)
Internazionale 5–0 Genoa
(3 November 2018)
Biggest away winFrosinone 0–5 Sampdoria
(15 September 2018)
Frosinone 0–5 Atalanta
(20 January 2019)
Highest scoringSassuolo 5–3 Genoa
(2 September 2018)
Sassuolo 2–6 Atalanta
(29 December 2018)
Sassuolo 3–5 Sampdoria
(16 March 2019)
Longest winning run8 games
Juventus
Longest unbeaten run27 games
Juventus
Longest winless run18 games
Chievo
Longest losing run7 games
Chievo
Highest attendance78,725
Internazionale 1–0 Milan
(21 October 2018)
Lowest attendance7,000
SPAL 1–0 Parma
(Bologna, 26 August 2018)
Total attendance9,199,649
Average attendance24,931
← 2017–18
2019–20 →

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2017–18 season
AtalantaBergamoStadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia21,3007th in Serie A
BolognaBolognaStadio Renato Dall'Ara38,27915th in Serie A
CagliariCagliariSardegna Arena16,23316th in Serie A
ChievoVeronaStadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi38,40213th in Serie A
EmpoliEmpoliStadio Carlo Castellani16,284Serie B champions
FiorentinaFlorenceStadio Artemio Franchi43,1478th in Serie A
FrosinoneFrosinoneStadio Benito Stirpe16,227Serie B playoff winners
GenoaGenoaStadio Luigi Ferraris36,68512th in Serie A
InternazionaleMilanSan Siro80,0184th in Serie A
JuventusTurinJuventus Stadium41,507Serie A champions
LazioRomeStadio Olimpico72,6985th in Serie A
MilanMilanSan Siro80,0186th in Serie A
NapoliNaplesStadio San Paolo60,2402nd in Serie A
ParmaParmaStadio Ennio Tardini27,9062nd in Serie B
RomaRomeStadio Olimpico72,6983rd in Serie A
SampdoriaGenoaStadio Luigi Ferraris36,68510th in Serie A
SassuoloSassuoloMapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
(Reggio Emilia)
23,71711th in Serie A
SPALFerraraStadio Paolo Mazza16,16417th in Serie A
TorinoTurinStadio Olimpico Grande Torino27,9949th in Serie A
UdineseUdineStadio Friuli25,13214th in Serie A

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerSponsors
Atalanta Gian Piero Gasperini Alejandro GómezJomaRadici Group
Bologna Siniša Mihajlović Blerim DžemailiMacronLiu·Jo
Cagliari Rolando Maran Luca CeppitelliMacronIchnusa
Chievo Domenico Di Carlo Sergio PellissierGivovaPaluani
Empoli Aurelio Andreazzoli Manuel PasqualKappaComputer Gross
Fiorentina Vincenzo Montella Germán PezzellaLe Coq SportifSave The Children
Frosinone Marco Baroni Daniel CiofaniZeus SportBanca Popolare del Frusinate
Genoa Cesare Prandelli Domenico CriscitoLottoGiocheria
Internazionale Luciano Spalletti Samir HandanovićNikePirelli
Juventus Massimiliano Allegri Giorgio ChielliniAdidasJeep
Lazio Simone Inzaghi Senad LulićMacronMarathonbet
Milan Gennaro Gattuso Alessio RomagnoliPuma[3][4]Fly Emirates
Napoli Carlo Ancelotti Lorenzo InsigneKappaLete
Parma Roberto D'Aversa Bruno AlvesErreàCetilar
Roma Claudio Ranieri Daniele De RossiNikeQatar Airways
Sampdoria Marco Giampaolo Fabio QuagliarellaJomaInvent Energy
Sassuolo Roberto De Zerbi Francesco MagnanelliKappaMapei
SPAL Leonardo Semplici Mirco AntenucciMacronTassi Group
Torino Walter Mazzarri Andrea BelottiKappaSuzuki
Udinese Igor Tudor Valon BehramiMacronDacia

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Napoli Maurizio SarriMutual consent23 May 2018[5]Pre-season Carlo Ancelotti23 May 2018[6]
Bologna Roberto Donadoni24 May 2018[7] Filippo Inzaghi13 June 2018[8]
Cagliari Diego López30 May 2018[9] Rolando Maran7 June 2018[10]
Sassuolo Giuseppe Iachini5 June 2018[11] Roberto De Zerbi13 June 2018[12]
Udinese Igor Tudor7 June 2018 Julio Velázquez7 June 2018[13]
Chievo Lorenzo D'AnnaSacked9 October 2018[14]20th Gian Piero Ventura10 October 2018[15]
Genoa Davide Ballardini9 October 2018[16]11th Ivan Jurić9 October 2018[16]
Empoli Aurelio Andreazzoli5 November 2018[17]18th Giuseppe Iachini6 November 2018[18]
Chievo Gian Piero VenturaResigned, consensual resolution13 November 2018[19]20th Domenico Di Carlo13 November 2018[20]
Udinese Julio VelázquezSacked13 November 201817th Davide Nicola13 November 2018[21]
Genoa Ivan Jurić7 December 2018[22]14th Cesare Prandelli7 December 2018[22]
Frosinone Moreno Longo19 December 2018[23]19th Marco Baroni19 December 2018[24]
Bologna Filippo Inzaghi28 January 2019[25]18th Siniša Mihajlović28 January 2019[25]
Roma Eusebio Di Francesco7 March 2019[26]5th Claudio Ranieri8 March 2019[27]
Empoli Giuseppe Iachini13 March 2019[28]17th Aurelio Andreazzoli13 March 2019[28]
Udinese Davide Nicola20 March 2019[29]16th Igor Tudor21 March 2019[30]
Fiorentina Stefano PioliResigned9 April 2019[31]10th Vincenzo Montella10 April 2019[32]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Juventus (C)3828647030+4090Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Napoli3824777436+3879
3Atalanta3820997746+3169[a]
4Internazionale3820995733+2469[a]
5Milan[b]38191185536+1968Ineligible for UEFA competitions
6Roma38181286648+1866Qualification for the Europa League group stage
7Torino38161575237+1563Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
8Lazio38178135646+1059Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
9Sampdoria38158156051+953
10Bologna381111164856−844
11Sassuolo38916135360−743[d]
12Udinese381110173953−1443[d]
13SPAL38119184456−1242
14Parma381011174161−2041[e]
15Cagliari381011173654−1841[e]
16Fiorentina38817134745+241[e]
17Genoa38814163957−1838[f]
18Empoli (R)38108205170−1938[f]Relegation to Serie B
19Frosinone (R)38510232969−4025
20Chievo (R)38214222575−5017[g]
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[35]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayATABOLCAGCHVEMPFIOFROGENINTJUVLAZMILNAPPARROMSAMSASSPATORUDI
Atalanta4–10–11–10–03–14–02–14–12–21–01–31–23–03–30–13–12–10–02–0
Bologna1–22–03–03–10–00–41–10–30–10–20–03–24–12–03–02–10–12–22–1
Cagliari0–12–02–12–22–11–01–02–10–21–21–10–12–12–20–02–22–10–01–2
Chievo1–52–20–30–03–41–00–01–12–31–11–21–31–10–30–00–20–40–10–2
Empoli3–22–12–02–21–02–11–30–11–20–11–12–13–30–22–43–02–44–12–1
Fiorentina2–00–01–16–13–10–10–03–30–31–10–10–00–11–13–30–13–01–11–0
Frosinone0–50–01–10–03–31–11–21–30–20–10–00–23–22–30–50–20–11–21–3
Genoa3–11–01–12–02–10–00–00–42–02–10–21–21–31–11–11–11–10–12–2
Internazionale0–00–12–02–02–12–13–05–01–10–11–01–00–11–12–10–02–02–21–0
Juventus1–12–03–13–01–02–13–01–11–02–02–13–13–31–02–12–12–01–14–1
Lazio1–33–33–11–21–01–01–04–10–31–21–11–24–13–02–22–24–11–12–0
Milan2–22–13–03–13–00–12–02–12–30–21–00–02–12–13–21–02–10–01–1
Napoli1–23–22–10–05–11–04–01–14–11–22–13–23–01–13–02–01–00–04–2
Parma1–30–02–01–11–01–00–01–00–11–20–21–10–40–23–32–12–30–02–2
Roma3–32–13–02–22–12–24–03–22–22–03–11–11–42–14–13–10–23–21–0
Sampdoria1–24–11–02–01–21–10–12–00–12–01–21–03–02–00–10–02–11–44–0
Sassuolo2–62–23–04–03–13–32–25–31–00–31–11–41–10–00–03–51–11–10–0
SPAL2–01–12–20–02–21–40–31–11–22–11–02–31–21–02–11–20–20–00–0
Torino2–02–31–13–03–01–13–22–11–00–13–12–01–31–20–12–13–21–01–0
Udinese1–32–12–01–03–21–11–12–00–00–21–20–10–31–21–01–01–13–21–1
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.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[36]
1 Fabio QuagliarellaSampdoria26
2 Duván ZapataAtalanta23
3 Krzysztof PiątekGenoa/Milan122
4 Cristiano RonaldoJuventus21
5 Arkadiusz MilikNapoli17
6 Francesco CaputoEmpoli16
Dries MertensNapoli
Leonardo PavolettiCagliari
Andrea PetagnaSPAL
10 Andrea BelottiTorino15
Ciro ImmobileLazio

1 Piątek played for Genoa until matchday 20 and scored 13 goals.

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[37]
1 Alejandro GómezAtalanta11
Dries MertensNapoli
3 José CallejónNapoli10
SusoMilan
5 Rodrigo De PaulUdinese8
Manuel LazzariSPAL
Fabio QuagliarellaSampdoria
Cristiano RonaldoJuventus
9 Josip IličićAtalanta7
Rade KrunićEmpoli
Cengiz ÜnderRoma
Duván ZapataAtalanta

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Josip IličićAtalantaChievo5–1 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine21 October 2018
Dries MertensNapoliEmpoli5–1 (H) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine2 November 2018
Duván ZapataAtalantaUdinese3–1 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine9 December 2018
Josip IličićAtalantaSassuolo6–2 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine29 December 2018
Duván Zapata4AtalantaFrosinone5–0 (A) Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine20 January 2019
Note

4 Player scored four goals ; (H) – Home (A) – Away

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[38]
1 Samir HandanovićInternazionale17
2 Salvatore SiriguTorino15
3 Gianluigi DonnarummaMilan13
4 Andrea ConsigliSassuolo12
5 Emil AuderoSampdoria11
Wojciech SzczęsnyJuventus
7 Luigi SepeParma10
Łukasz SkorupskiBologna
Thomas StrakoshaLazio
10 Alban LafontFiorentina9

Awards

In 2019, Serie A introduced the Serie A Awards for the first time, using calculations from Opta Sports and Netco Sports to determine the best players of the season.[39][40]

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player Cristiano RonaldoJuventus
Best Young Player Nicolò ZanioloRoma
Best Goalkeeper Samir HandanovićInternazionale
Best Defender Kalidou KoulibalyNapoli
Best Midfielder Sergej Milinković-SavićLazio
Best Striker Fabio QuagliarellaSampdoria

References

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