2020–21 Spezia Calcio season

The 2020–21 Spezia Calcio season was the club's 115th season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Spezia participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Spezia
2020–21 season
OwnerGabriele Volpi
ChairmanStefano Chisoli
ManagerVincenzo Italiano
StadiumStadio Alberto Picco
Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Serie A15th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
M'Bala Nzola (11)

All:
M'Bala Nzola (11)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 29 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NED Jeroen Zoet
3 DF   URU Juan Ramos
4 MF   ITA Gennaro Acampora
5 DF   ITA Riccardo Marchizza (on loan from Sassuolo)
7 DF   ITA Jacopo Sala
8 MF   ITA Matteo Ricci
9 FW   BUL Andrey Galabinov
10 MF   FRA Lucien Agoumé (on loan from Inter Milan)
11 FW   GHA Emmanuel Gyasi
12 GK   LTU Titas Krapikas
13 DF   ITA Elio Capradossi
14 DF   ITA Federico Mattiello (on loan from Atalanta)
17 FW   BRA Diego Farias (on loan from Cagliari)
18 FW   FRA M'Bala Nzola
19 DF   ITA Claudio Terzi (captain)
20 DF   ITA Simone Bastoni
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   ESP Salva Ferrer
22 DF   GER Julian Chabot (on loan from Sampdoria)
23 MF   ITA Riccardo Saponara (on loan from Fiorentina)
24 MF   ARG Nahuel Estévez (on loan from Estudiantes)
25 MF   ITA Giulio Maggiore (vice-captain)
26 MF   ITA Tommaso Pobega (on loan from Milan)
28 DF   CRO Martin Erlić
31 FW   ITA Daniele Verde (on loan from AEK Athens)
34 DF   ALB Ardian Ismajli
39 DF   ITA Cristian Dell'Orco (on loan from Sassuolo)
69 DF   ITA Luca Vignali
77 GK   BRA Rafael
80 MF   COL Kevin Agudelo (on loan from Genoa)
88 MF   BRA Léo Sena (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
91 FW   ITA Roberto Piccoli (on loan from Atalanta)
94 GK   ITA Ivan Provedel

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Marco Angeletti (at Pontedera until 30 June 2021)
GK   CAN Axel Desjardins (at Novara until 30 June 2021)
DF   ITA Cristian Cerretti (at Imolese until 30 June 2021)
DF   ITA Lorenzo Colombini (at Novara until 30 June 2021)
MF   NGA Theophilus Awua (at Pro Vercelli until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Matteo Figoli (at Pergolettese until 30 June 2021)
MF   ITA Alessandro Bordin (at Casertana until 30 June 2021)
MF   NGA Adamo Haruna (at Grosseto until 30 June 2021)
FW   ISL Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (at Odense until 30 June 2021)
FW   ITA Gregorio Morachioli (at Imolese until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 September 2020 Friendly Spezia   5–0   Pistoiese La Spezia, Italy
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 27 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 15th 38 9 12 17 52 72 −20 023.68
Coppa Italia 28 October 2020 28 January 2021 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5 075.00
Total 42 12 12 18 63 78 −15 028.57

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Note: Coppa Italia match against Roma originally ended in a 4–2 win.

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Fiorentina 38 9 13 16 47 59 −12 40
14 Udinese 38 10 10 18 42 58 −16 40
15 Spezia 38 9 12 17 52 72 −20 39
16 Cagliari 38 9 10 19 43 59 −16 37
17 Torino 38 7 16 15 50 69 −19 37
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)[2]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 9 12 17 52 72  −20 39 5 7 7 28 33  −5 4 5 10 24 39  −15

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round edit

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHH
ResultWLLDDLWDDLLDLLLWWDLLWWLDLDLWLWLDLDLDWD
Position1311151414171313141516161717181614131516161316141515151516141415151617171515
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The League fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[3]

27 September 2020 2 Spezia 1–4 Sassuolo La Spezia
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Davide Ghersini
30 September 2020 1 Udinese 0–2 Spezia Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but was postponed due to Spezia's involvement in the Serie B promotion play-offs.[4]
4 October 2020 3 Milan 3–0 Spezia Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Marco Serra
18 October 2020 4 Spezia 2–2 Fiorentina Cesena
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
25 October 2020 5 Parma 2–2 Spezia Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Valerio Marini
1 November 2020 6 Spezia 1–4 Juventus Cesena
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
7 November 2020 7 Benevento 0–3 Spezia Benevento
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
21 November 2020 8 Spezia 0–0 Atalanta Cesena
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
29 November 2020 9 Cagliari 2–2 Spezia Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
5 December 2020 10 Spezia 1–2 Lazio Cesena
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
12 December 2020 11 Crotone 4–1 Spezia Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Giua
16 December 2020 12 Spezia 2–2 Bologna La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
20 December 2020 13 Internazionale 2–1 Spezia Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
23 December 2020 14 Spezia 1–2 Genoa La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
3 January 2021 15 Spezia 0–1 Hellas Verona La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
6 January 2021 16 Napoli 1–2 Spezia Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
11 January 2021 17 Spezia 2–1 Sampdoria La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Piccinini
16 January 2021 18 Torino 0–0 Spezia Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
23 January 2021 19 Roma 4–3 Spezia Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
31 January 2021 20 Spezia 0–1 Udinese La Spezia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Di Martino
6 February 2021 21 Sassuolo 1–2 Spezia Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
13 February 2021 22 Spezia 2–0 Milan La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
19 February 2021 23 Fiorentina 3–0 Spezia Florence
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
27 February 2021 24 Spezia 2–2 Parma La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
2 March 2021 25 Juventus 3–0 Spezia Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
6 March 2021 26 Spezia 1–1 Benevento La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
12 March 2021 27 Atalanta 3–1 Spezia Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
20 March 2021 28 Spezia 2–1 Cagliari La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
3 April 2021 29 Lazio 2–1 Spezia Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Giua
10 April 2021 30 Spezia 3–2 Crotone La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simone Sozza
18 April 2021 31 Bologna 4–1 Spezia Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Piccinini
21 April 2021 32 Spezia 1–1 Internazionale La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
24 April 2021 33 Genoa 2–0 Spezia Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
1 May 2021 34 Hellas Verona 1–1 Spezia Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Volpi
8 May 2021 35 Spezia 1–4 Napoli La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
12 May 2021 36 Sampdoria 2–2 Spezia Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
15 May 2021 37 Spezia 4–1 Torino La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
23 May 2021 38 Spezia 2–2 Roma La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Coppa Italia edit

28 October 2020 Third round Cittadella 0–2 Spezia Cesena
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Marco Serra
25 November 2020 Fourth round Bologna 2–4 (a.e.t.) Spezia Bologna
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Manuel Volpi
19 January 2021 Round of 16 Roma 0–3 Spezia Rome
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Davide Ghersini
Note: Match awarded 3–0 to Spezia, due to Roma making six substitutions instead of the maximum five allowed. Spezia had originally won 4–2 after extra time.[5]
28 January 2021 Quarter-finals Napoli 4–2 Spezia Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Francesco Fourneau

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   NED Jeroen Zoet 7 0 7 0 0 0
12 GK   LTU Titas Krapikas 4 0 0 0 4 0
77 GK   BRA Rafael 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
94 GK   ITA Ivan Provedel 29 0 29 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   URU Juan Ramos 8 0 2+4 0 1+1 0
5 DF   ITA Riccardo Marchizza 25 0 17+7 0 1 0
7 DF   ITA Jacopo Sala 7 0 4+2 0 1 0
13 DF   ITA Elio Capradossi 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF   ITA Federico Mattiello 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
19 DF   ITA Claudio Terzi 27 1 22+3 1 1+1 0
20 DF   ITA Simone Bastoni 23 1 19+3 1 0+1 0
21 DF   ESP Salva Ferrer 19 0 14+4 0 1 0
22 DF   GER Julian Chabot 27 1 19+6 1 2 0
28 DF   CRO Martin Erlić 28 3 19+8 3 1 0
34 DF   ALB Ardian Ismajli 21 1 14+3 1 3+1 0
39 DF   ITA Cristian Dell'Orco 11 0 2+6 0 2+1 0
69 DF   ITA Luca Vignali 25 0 19+2 0 3+1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ITA Gennaro Acampora 17 1 2+12 0 2+1 1
8 MF   ITA Matteo Ricci 32 0 26+3 0 2+1 0
10 MF   FRA Lucien Agoumé 13 0 9+3 0 1 0
23 MF   ITA Riccardo Saponara 10 4 5+4 2 1 2
24 MF   ARG Nahuel Estévez 29 0 19+8 0 1+1 0
25 MF   ITA Giulio Maggiore 35 5 26+7 3 1+1 2
26 MF   ITA Tommaso Pobega 20 6 17+3 6 0 0
80 MF   COL Kevin Agudelo 33 1 14+15 1 2+2 0
88 MF   BRA Léo Sena 19 0 8+8 0 1+2 0
Forwards
9 FW   BUL Andrey Galabinov 14 4 4+8 3 2 1
11 FW   GHA Emmanuel Gyasi 39 5 32+5 4 1+1 1
17 FW   BRA Diego Farias 32 5 17+12 4 1+2 1
18 FW   ANG M'Bala Nzola 25 11 21+4 11 0 0
31 FW   ITA Daniele Verde 24 8 12+9 6 2+1 2
91 FW   ITA Roberto Piccoli 23 6 8+12 5 2+1 1
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF   ITA Luca Mora 6 0 1+3 0 2 0
16 MF   ITA Paolo Bartolomei 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
27 MF   ITA Alessandro Deiola 15 0 4+8 0 3 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of 19 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 18 FW   M'Bala Nzola 9 0 9
2 9 FW   Andrey Galabinov 3 1 4
17 FW   Diego Farias 3 1 4
31 FW   Daniele Verde 2 2 4
5 11 FW   Emmanuel Gyasi 2 1 3
25 MF   Giulio Maggiore 1 2 3
26 MF   Tommaso Pobega 3 0 3
91 FW   Roberto Piccoli 2 1 3
9 23 MF   Riccardo Saponara 0 2 2
10 4 MF   Gennaro Acampora 0 1 1
19 DF   Claudio Terzi 1 0 1
20 DF   Simone Bastoni 1 0 1
22 DF   Julian Chabot 1 0 1
28 DF   Martin Erlić 1 0 1
80 MF   Kevin Agudelo 1 0 1
Own goal 0 1 1
Totals 30 12 42

References edit

  1. ^ "Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  2. ^ "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Rescheduled Week 1 fixtures confirmed". Football Italia. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Roma, ufficiale: sconfitta 3-0 a tavolino con lo Spezia in Coppa Italia". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

External links edit