2019–20 Serie A

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Torino 0–7 Atalanta
(25 January 2020)
Highest scoringLecce 2–7 Atalanta
(1 March 2020)
Longest winning runLazio
(11 matches)[1]
Longest unbeaten runLazio
(21 matches)[1]
Longest winless runBrescia
(14 matches)[1]
Longest losing runBrescia
Lecce
SPAL
Torino
(6 matches)[1]
Highest attendance75,923
Internazionale 1–2 Juventus
(6 October 2019)
Lowest attendance8,182
Atalanta 2–3 Torino
(1 September 2019)[α][β]
Total attendance6,610,983[1]
Average attendance27,205[1]

The 2019–20

Sampdoria on 26 July 2020.[4]

The season was originally scheduled to run from 24 August 2019 to 24 May 2020.[5] However, on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3] Serie A did not resume play on this date, citing it would only resume once "health conditions allow it".[6] On 18 May, it was announced that Italian football would be suspended until 14 June.[7] On 28 May, it was announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.[8]

Events

On 14 April 2019,

Empoli (on 26 May 2019) also after just one year.[11]

Teams that were promoted directly from

Hellas Verona (after just one season in Serie B) by winning the promotion play-off on 2 June.[14]

On 28 June 2019,

Torino entered the preliminary round.[16]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Serie A

On 22 February 2020,

Italian Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora announced that Serie A would resume starting 20 June.[8] Protocol was established wherein the entire squad would be quarantined for 14 days if one member, player or staff, tests positive for COVID-19.[23] On 18 June, Spadafora approved the softening of quarantine rules which allowed for the quarantining of only the individual who tests positive for COVID-19, whereas the rest of the squad will ramp up testing, including a rapid-response test the day before a match.[24]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
2018–19 Serie B
Relegated from
2018–19 Serie A
Brescia Empoli
Lecce Frosinone
Hellas Verona Chievo Verona

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2019–20 Serie A teams