2020–21 ACF Fiorentina season

The 2020–21 ACF Fiorentina season was the club's 94th season in existence and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Fiorentina participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Fiorentina
2020–21 season
ChairmanRocco B. Commisso
Head coachGiuseppe Iachini
(until 9 November)
Cesare Prandelli
(from 9 November to 23 March 2021)
Giuseppe Iachini
(from 24 March)
StadiumStadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A13th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dušan Vlahović (21)

All:
Dušan Vlahović (21)

Players edit

Squad information edit

As of 19 September 2020
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Pietro Terracciano   GK (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34)   Empoli 2019 2021 9 0
33 Federico Brancolini   GK (2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 22)   Youth Sector 2017 2022 1 0
69 Bartłomiej Drągowski   GK (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 26)   Jagiellonia Białystok 2016 2023 39 0
Defenders
3 Cristiano Biraghi   LB (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 31)   Pescara 2017 2022 71 2
4 Nikola Milenković   CB / RB (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26)   Partizan 2017 2022 88 8
17 Federico Ceccherini   CB (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 31)   Crotone 2018 2023 31 0
20 Germán Pezzella   CB (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 32)   Real Betis 2017 2022 99 6
21 Pol Lirola   RB (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 26)   Sassuolo 2019 2024 36 0
22 Martín Cáceres   CB (1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 37)   Lazio 2019 2021 28 1
23 Lorenzo Venuti   RB (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 28)   Youth Sector 2019 2024 17 0
98 Igor   CB / LB / LM (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)   SPAL 2020 2021 2 0 Loan
Midfielders
5 Giacomo Bonaventura   CM / AM / LW (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 34)   Milan 2020 2022 1 0
6 Borja Valero   DM / CM / AM (1985-01-12) 12 January 1985 (age 39)   Inter Milan 2020 2021 167 14
8 Alfred Duncan   CM / DM (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31)   Sassuolo 2020 2024 14 1
10 Gaetano Castrovilli   CM (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27)   Bari 2017 2024 34 4
18 Riccardo Saponara   AM (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32)   Empoli 2018 2022 30 3
19 Sebastián Cristóforo   CM (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 30)   Sevilla 2017 2021 27 0
28 Tòfol Montiel   AM / LW (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 23)   Youth Sector 2019 2023 1 0
34 Sofyan Amrabat   CM / DM (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 27)   Verona 2020 2024 0 0
78 Erick Pulgar   DM / CB / CM (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)   Bologna 2019 2023 37 7
92 Valentin Eysseric   AM (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)   Nice 2017 2022 32 1
Forwards
7 Franck Ribéry   LW / LM / AM (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 41)   Bayern Munich 2019 2021 22 3
9 Dušan Vlahović   CF (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)   Partizan 2018 2023 41 6
11 Christian Kouamé   CF / LW / RW (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26)   Genoa 2020 2024 8 1
77 José Callejón   RW (1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 37)   Napoli 2020 2022 0 0
91 Aleksandr Kokorin   CF (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 (age 33)   Spartak Moscow 2021 2024 0 0

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
8 MF   Alfred Duncan   Sassuolo €15M 1 September 2020
11 FW   Christian Kouamé   Genoa €10M 1 September 2020
21 DF   Pol Lirola   Sassuolo €12M 1 September 2020
5 MF   Giacomo Bonaventura   Milan Free 10 September 2020
6 MF   Borja Valero   Internazionale Free 16 September 2020
77 FW   José Callejón   Napoli Free 5 October 2020
91 FW   Aleksandr Kokorin   Spartak Moscow €5M 27 February 2021

Out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW   Cyril Théréau Released Free 1 July 2020
18 MF   Amidu Salifu   Petrolul Free 22 August 2020
21 MF   Jordan Veretout   Roma €17M 1 September 2020
9 FW   Giovanni Simeone   Cagliari €16M 1 September 2020
MF   Bryan Dabo   Benevento 15 September 2020
10 MF   Kevin-Prince Boateng   Monza Undisclosed 28 September 2020

Loans out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF   Jacob Rasmussen   Vitesse 21 July 2020
DF   Kevin Diks   AGF Free 31 August 2020 [1]
GK   Michele Cerofolini   Reggiana 1 September 2020
DF   Gabriele Ferrarini   Venezia 1 September 2020
FW   Gabriele Gori   Vicenza 1 September 2020
93 DF   Aleksa Terzić   Empoli 1 September 2020
MF   Marco Marozzi   Ravenna 6 September 2020
MF   Marco Meli   Ravenna 6 September 2020
MF   Mattia Trovato   AlbinoLeffe 6 September 2020
33 FW   Riccardo Sottil   Cagliari 10 September 2020
17 FW   Rafik Zekhnini   Lausanne 11 September 2020
24 MF   Marco Benassi   Hellas Verona 12 September 2020
MF   Erald Lakti   Renate 22 September 2020
GK   Simone Ghidotti   Pergolettese 22 September 2020
DF   Julián Illanes   Hellas Verona 23 September 2020
DF   Luca Ranieri   SPAL 25 September 2020
25 FW   Federico Chiesa   Juventus €10M 5 October 2020 [2]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 September 2020 Friendly Fiorentina   5–0   Lucchese Florence, Italy
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Emanuele Frascaro
12 September 2020 Friendly Fiorentina   5–1   Reggiana Florence, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
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 19 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 13th 38 9 13 16 47 59 −12 023.68
Coppa Italia 28 October 2020 13 January 2021 Third round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 066.67
Total 41 11 13 17 51 62 −11 026.83

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Genoa 38 10 12 16 47 58 −11 42
12 Bologna 38 10 11 17 51 65 −14 41
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
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)[3]

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 13 16 47 59  −12 40 6 6 7 25 25  0 3 7 9 22 34  −12

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLLDWLDLLDLDDWDLWLWDLLWLLDWLDLLWDDWDLD
Position69131210111215171717171614141412141211151614151414131414151613141413131313
Updated to match(es) played on 22 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.[4]

19 September 2020 1 Fiorentina 1–0 Torino Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Rosario Abisso
26 September 2020 2 Internazionale 4–3 Fiorentina Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
2 October 2020 3 Fiorentina 1–2 Sampdoria Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
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 Fiorentina 3–2 Udinese Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
1 November 2020 6 Roma 2–0 Fiorentina Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
7 November 2020 7 Parma 0–0 Fiorentina Parma
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico La Penna
22 November 2020 8 Fiorentina 0–1 Benevento Florence
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Ghersini
29 November 2020 9 Milan 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
7 December 2020 10 Fiorentina 1–1 Genoa Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
13 December 2020 11 Atalanta 3–0 Fiorentina Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
16 December 2020 12 Fiorentina 1–1 Sassuolo Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paolo Valeri
19 December 2020 13 Fiorentina 1–1 Hellas Verona Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
22 December 2020 14 Juventus 0–3 Fiorentina Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico La Penna
3 January 2021 15 Fiorentina 0–0 Bologna Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
6 January 2021 16 Lazio 2–1 Fiorentina Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
10 January 2021 17 Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
17 January 2021 18 Napoli 6–0 Fiorentina Naples
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
23 January 2021 19 Fiorentina 2–1 Crotone Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Piccinini
29 January 2021 20 Torino 1–1 Fiorentina Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Di Bello
5 February 2021 21 Fiorentina 0–2 Internazionale Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico La Penna
14 February 2021 22 Sampdoria 2–1 Fiorentina Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
19 February 2021 23 Fiorentina 3–0 Spezia Florence
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
28 February 2021 24 Udinese 1–0 Fiorentina Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Volpi
3 March 2021 25 Fiorentina 1–2 Roma Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
7 March 2021 26 Fiorentina 3–3 Parma Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
13 March 2021 27 Benevento 1–4 Fiorentina Benevento
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
21 March 2021 28 Fiorentina 2–3 Milan Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Guida
3 April 2021 29 Genoa 1–1 Fiorentina Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
11 April 2021 30 Fiorentina 2–3 Atalanta Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
17 April 2021 31 Sassuolo 3–1 Fiorentina Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
20 April 2021 32 Hellas Verona 1–2 Fiorentina Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
25 April 2021 33 Fiorentina 1–1 Juventus Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
2 May 2021 34 Bologna 3–3 Fiorentina Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico Dionisi
8 May 2021 35 Fiorentina 2–0 Lazio Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
12 May 2021 36 Cagliari 0–0 Fiorentina Cagliari
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
16 May 2021 37 Fiorentina 0–2 Napoli Florence
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
Note: Drągowski was sent off for dissent while a substitute.
22 May 2021 38 Crotone 0–0 Fiorentina Crotone
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista

Coppa Italia edit

28 October 2020 Third round Fiorentina 2–1 Padova Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Alberto Santoro
25 November 2020 Fourth round Udinese 0–1 (a.e.t.) Fiorentina Udine
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Dacia Arena
Referee: Marco Serra
13 January 2021 Round of 16 Fiorentina 1–2 (a.e.t.) Internazionale Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Davide Massa

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ITA Pietro Terracciano 7 0 2+2 0 3 0
21 GK   ITA Antonio Rosati 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   ITA Federico Brancolini 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 GK   POL Bartłomiej Drągowski 36 0 36 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ARG Lucas Martínez Quarta 23 1 15+6 1 2 0
3 DF   ITA Cristiano Biraghi 38 1 31+4 1 2+1 0
4 DF   SRB Nikola Milenković 37 3 34 3 3 0
15 DF   URU Maximiliano Olivera 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
20 DF   ARG Germán Pezzella 33 1 32 1 1 0
22 DF   URU Martín Cáceres 31 2 26+3 2 0+2 0
23 DF   ITA Lorenzo Venuti 30 1 21+7 0 1+1 1
25 DF   FRA Kévin Malcuit 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
27 DF   ITA Antonio Barreca 4 0 1+2 0 1 0
98 DF   BRA Igor 24 0 13+8 0 2+1 0
Midfielders
5 MF   ITA Giacomo Bonaventura 35 3 27+7 3 1 0
6 MF   ESP Borja Valero 21 0 4+16 0 1 0
10 MF   ITA Gaetano Castrovilli 37 5 29+5 5 2+1 0
28 MF   ESP Tòfol Montiel 3 1 0+2 0 0+1 1
34 MF   MAR Sofyan Amrabat 33 0 28+3 0 2 0
78 MF   CHI Erick Pulgar 33 1 21+10 1 2 0
92 MF   FRA Valentin Eysseric 18 2 6+10 2 1+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   FRA Franck Ribéry 30 2 28+1 2 0+1 0
9 FW   SRB Dušan Vlahović 40 21 34+3 21 1+2 0
11 FW   CIV Christian Kouamé 36 2 9+24 1 2+1 1
77 FW   ESP José Callejón 22 1 6+14 0 1+1 1
91 FW   RUS Aleksandr Kokorin 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF   GHA Alfred Duncan 5 0 2+2 0 1 0
17 DF   ITA Federico Ceccherini 3 0 3 0 0 0
18 MF   ITA Riccardo Saponara 3 0 0+2 0 1 0
21 DF   ESP Pol Lirola 13 0 4+8 0 0+1 0
25 FW   ITA Federico Chiesa 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   ITA Christian Dalle Mura 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 FW   ITA Patrick Cutrone 13 0 0+11 0 1+1 0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 9 FW   Dušan Vlahović 20 0 20
2 10 MF   Gaetano Castrovilli 5 0 5
3 4 DF   Nikola Milenković 2 0 2
11 FW   Christian Kouamé 1 1 2
5 3 DF   Cristiano Biraghi 1 0 1
5 MF   Giacomo Bonaventura 1 0 1
7 FW   Franck Ribéry 1 0 1
20 DF   Germán Pezzella 1 0 1
22 DF   Martín Cáceres 1 0 1
23 DF   Lorenzo Venuti 0 1 1
24 MF   Federico Chiesa 1 0 1
28 MF   Tòfol Montiel 0 1 1
77 MF   José Callejón 0 1 1
92 MF   Valentin Eysseric 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Totals 25 4 29

References edit

  1. ^ "KEVIN DIKS VENDER TILBAGE" (in Danish). AGF. 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Federico Chiesa è bianconero!". Juventus F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

External links edit