| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Oreste Vigorito | |||
| Manager | Filippo Inzaghi | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Ciro Vigorito | |||
| Serie A | 18th (relegated) | |||
| Coppa Italia | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gianluca Caprari (5) All: Gianluca Caprari (5) | |||
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The 2020–21 season was the first season of Benevento back in the top-flight of Italian football following promotion from Serie B. It was also only be the club's second ever season in Serie A.[1] In addition to the domestic league, Benevento participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 7 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Players
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 August 2020. Appearances include league matches only.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò | GK | 20 February 1996 | 2019 | 2021[3] | 61 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Niccolò Manfredini | GK | 1 May 1988 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 80 | Pier Graziano Gori | GK | 10 May 1980 | 2018 | 142 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Francesco Rillo | LB | 23 May 2000 | 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | Gaetano Letizia | LB/RB | 29 June 1990 | 2017 | 2022 | 89 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Luca Caldirola | CB/LB | 1 February 1991 | 2019 | 2021 | 47 | 6 | |||
| 11 | Christian Maggio | RB | 11 February 1982 | 2018 | 50 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | Alessandro Tuia | CB | 8 June 1990 | 2018 | 2021 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 14 | Massimo Volta | CB | 14 May 1987 | 2019 | 2021 | 45 | 2 | |||
| 23 | Luca Antei | CB | 19 August 1992 | 2018 | 2021 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 93 | Federico Barba | LB/CB | 1 September 1993 | 2020 | 2023[4] | 14 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Kamil Glik | CB | 3 February 1988 | 2020 | 2023[5] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Lorenzo Del Pinto | CM/DM | 17 June 1990 | 2015 | 2021 | 110 | 2 | |||
| 6 | Siriki Sanogo | CM | 13 December 2001 | 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | Oliver Kragl | LM/AM | 12 May 1990 | 2019 | 2022 | 27 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Andrés Tello | CM/DM | 6 September 1996 | 2018 | 2021 | 55 | 3 | |||
| 10 | Nicolas Viola | CM/DM | 12 October 1989 | 2017 | 2021 | 89 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Riccardo Improta | LW/LM/RW | 19 December 1993 | 2018 | 2022 | 62 | 7 | |||
| 17 | Abdallah Basit | DM/CM | 15 October 1999 | 2019 | 2022[6] | 5 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Roberto Insigne | RW/SS | 11 May 1994 | 2019 | 2021 | 60 | 15 | |||
| 56 | Përparim Hetemaj | CM | 12 December 1986 | 2019 | 2021[7] | 33 | 0 | |||
| 27 | Dejan Vokić | AM/SS | 12 June 1996 | 2019 | 2021 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Pasquale Schiattarella | DM/CM | 30 May 1987 | 2019 | 2022[8] | 26 | 0 | |||
| 29 | Artur Ioniță | CM | 17 August 1990 | 2020 | 2023[9] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 20 | Giuseppe Di Serio | CF | 20 July 2001 | 2019 | 2021[10] | 8 | 1 | |||
| 25 | Marco Sau | CF/SS | 3 November 1987 | 2019 | 2021 | 31 | 13 | |||
| 32 | Gabriele Moncini | CF | 26 April 1996 | 2020 | 2023[11] | 19 | 4 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2020 | DF | 32 | Undislosed | Contract until June 2023 | |||
| 20 August 2020 | MF | 30 | Undisclosed | Contract until June 2023 | |||
| 24 August 2020 | DF | 21 | Undisclosed | Contract until June 2023 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Benevento began their pre-season on August 17 in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria.[12] Filippo Inzaghi announced a squad of 30 players would take part in the training camp. [13]
| 24 August 2020 Friendly | SC Imst | Cancelled | | Imst, Austria |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Velly Arena |
| 28 August 2020 Friendly | Schalke 04 | Cancelled | | Imst, Austria |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Velly Arena |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie A | 26 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 18.42 |
| Coppa Italia | 28 October 2020 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 39 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 17.95 | ||||
Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Cagliari | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 37 | |
| 17 | Torino | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 37 | |
| 18 | Benevento (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 33 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Crotone (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 92 | −47 | 23 | |
| 20 | Parma (R) | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 20 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | −15 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Serie A
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[15]
| 26 September 2020 2 | Sampdoria | 2–3 | Benevento | Genoa |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Federico Dionisi |
| 30 September 2020 1 | Benevento | 2–5 | Internazionale | Benevento |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but was postponed due to Inter's involvement in the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League.[16] | ||||
| 4 October 2020 3 | Benevento | 1–0 | Bologna | Benevento |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Simone Sozza |
| 18 October 2020 4 | Roma | 5–2 | Benevento | Rome |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| 25 October 2020 5 | Benevento | 1–2 | Napoli | Benevento |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 2 November 2020 6 | Hellas Verona | 3–1 | Benevento | Verona |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 7 November 2020 7 | Benevento | 0–3 | Spezia | Benevento |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
| 22 November 2020 8 | Fiorentina | 0–1 | Benevento | Florence |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
| 28 November 2020 9 | Benevento | 1–1 | Juventus | Benevento |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
| 6 December 2020 10 | Parma | 0–0 | Benevento | Parma |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 11 December 2020 11 | Sassuolo | 1–0 | Benevento | Reggio Emilia |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza |
| 15 December 2020 12 | Benevento | 1–1 | Lazio | Benevento |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 20 December 2020 13 | Benevento | 2–0 | Genoa | Benevento |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua |
| 23 December 2020 14 | Udinese | 0–2 | Benevento | Udine |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Volpi |
| 3 January 2021 15 | Benevento | 0–2 | Milan | Benevento |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
| 6 January 2021 16 | Cagliari | 1–2 | Benevento | Cagliari |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
| 9 January 2021 17 | Benevento | 1–4 | Atalanta | Benevento |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 17 January 2021 18 | Crotone | 4–1 | Benevento | Crotone |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza |
| 22 January 2021 19 | Benevento | 2–2 | Torino | Benevento |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
| 30 January 2021 20 | Internazionale | 4–0 | Benevento | Milan |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
| 7 February 2021 21 | Benevento | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Benevento |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
| 12 February 2021 22 | Bologna | 1–1 | Benevento | Bologna |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
| 21 February 2021 23 | Benevento | 0–0 | Roma | Benevento |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 28 February 2021 24 | Napoli | 2–0 | Benevento | Naples |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 3 March 2021 25 | Benevento | 0–3 | Hellas Verona | Benevento |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| 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 |
| 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 | Juventus | 0–1 | Benevento | Turin |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 3 April 2021 29 | Benevento | 2–2 | Parma | Benevento |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 12 April 2021 30 | Benevento | 0–1 | Sassuolo | Benevento |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini |
| 18 April 2021 31 | Lazio | 5–3 | Benevento | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
| 21 April 2021 32 | Genoa | 2–2 | Benevento | Genoa |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 25 April 2021 33 | Benevento | 2–4 | Udinese | Benevento |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
| 1 May 2021 34 | Milan | 2–0 | Benevento | Milan |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
| 9 May 2021 35 | Benevento | 1–3 | Cagliari | Benevento |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 12 May 2021 36 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Benevento | Bergamo |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa |
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 12 February 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | FW | Gianluca Caprari | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Gianluca Lapadula | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | DF | Gaetano Letizia | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 25 | FW | Marco Sau | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | DF | Luca Caldirola | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | Nicolas Viola | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 19 | MF | Roberto Insigne | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 11 | DF | Christian Maggio | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | Alessandro Tuia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | MF | Riccardo Improta | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 28 | MF | Pasquale Schiattarella | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | FW | Gabriele Moncini | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 44 | FW | Iago Falque | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 25 | 2 | 27 | ||||
Clean sheets
References
- ↑ "Filippo Inzaghi leads Benevento to Serie A promotion". The World Game. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "Rosa Giocatori". Beneventocalcio.club. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ↑ "Montipò è del Benevento". Benevento Calcio. 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Federico Barba è un giocatore del Benevento". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Glik in giallorosso. Perfezionato l'accordo con l'AS Monaco". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Basit al Benevento a titolo definitivo. Il Mattino: "affare da 300mila euro"". Arezzo Notizie (in Italian). 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Hetemaj è un giocatore del Benevento". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Schiattarella è un nuovo calciatore del Benevento". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Artur Ionita è un giocatore del Benevento". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Contratto professionistico per Di Serio". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "Gabriele Moncini è giallorosso". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 7 January 2020.
- ↑ "Il prossimo lunedì partenza per Seefeld". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 14 August 2020.
- ↑ "#Seefeld2020: i convocati di mister Inzaghi per il ritiro precampionato". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ "Rescheduled Week 1 fixtures confirmed". Football Italia. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.