2018–19 Serie A
{{Short description|117th season of top-tier Italian football}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Serie A
|dates = 18 August 2018 – 26 May 2019
|winners = Juventus
35th title
|relegated = Empoli
Frosinone
Chievo
|continentalcup1 = Champions League
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Juventus
Napoli
Atalanta
Internazionale
|continentalcup2 = Europa League
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = Lazio
Roma
Torino
|matches = 380
|total goals = 1019
|league topscorer = Fabio Quagliarella
(26 goals){{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/statistics |title=Player Statistics |publisher=Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A |access-date=12 May 2019}}
|biggest home win = Fiorentina 6–1 Chievo
(26 August 2018)
Internazionale 5–0 Genoa
(3 November 2018)
|biggest away win = Frosinone 0–5 Sampdoria
(15 September 2018)
Frosinone 0–5 Atalanta
(20 January 2019)
|highest scoring = Sassuolo 5–3 Genoa
(2 September 2018)
Sassuolo 2–6 Atalanta
(29 December 2018)
Sassuolo 3–5 Sampdoria
(16 March 2019)
|longest wins = 8 games
Juventus
|longest unbeaten = 27 games
Juventus
|longest winless = 18 games
Chievo
|longest losses = 7 games
Chievo
|highest attendance = 78,725
Internazionale 1–0 Milan
(21 October 2018)
|lowest attendance = 7,000
SPAL 1–0 Parma
(Bologna, 26 August 2018)
|attendance = 9,199,649
|average attendance = 24,931
|prevseason = 2017–18
|nextseason = 2019–20
|season = 2018–19
}}
File:Milan-Juventus 2018-2019 in game.jpg
The 2018–19 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of top-tier Italian football, the 87th in a round-robin tournament, and the 9th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the seven-time defending champions and defended their title following their victory against Fiorentina on 20 April 2019. The season was run from 18 August 2018 to 26 May 2019.{{cite web|url=https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2018/03/serie-a-and-coppa-italia-changes-for-2018-19-confirmed/|title=Serie A and Coppa Italia changes for 2018/19 confirmed - Forza Italian Football|website=forzaitalianfootball.com|date=5 March 2018}}
Events
Hellas Verona and Benevento immediately returned to Serie B after finishing 19th and 20th while Crotone, finishing in 18th place, were relegated after two seasons in the top flight.
On 28 April, Empoli earned the right to come back to Serie A after one year of relegation.{{cite web|url=http://www.calciomercom/news/l-empoli-torna-in-a-caputo-co-una-macchina-da-gol-migliore-della-32674|title=L'Empoli torna in A: Caputo & co, una macchina da gol migliore della Juve|website=Calciomercato.com|access-date=16 July 2018}} {{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On 18 May 2018, Parma achieved promotion having finished second in the 2017–18 Serie B season, just three seasons after their bankruptcy relegation to Serie D.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/121566/parma-return-serie|title=Parma return to Serie A!|publisher=Football Italia|date=18 May 2018}} The last team promoted, after 2 years of absence, was Frosinone, who defeated Palermo in the Serie B play-off finals 3–2 on aggregate.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/123077/frosinone-promoted-serie|title=Frosinone promoted to Serie A! {{!}} Football Italia|website=Football-italia.net|access-date=2018-06-17}}
On 23 July, Parma were handed a 5-point deduction for the 2018–19 Serie A season, following text messages from Parma player Emanuele Calaiò "eliciting a reduced effort" from two players of Spezia during the 2017–18 season, a match Parma won 2–0 to secure promotion to this season.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/124854/parma-handed-five-point-deduction|title=Parma handed five-point deduction|publisher=Football Italia|date=23 July 2018}} On 9 August, Parma had the 5-point deduction expunged.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/parma-has-5-point-penalty-removed-calaio-ban-reduced-080918|title=Parma has 5-point penalty removed, Calaio ban reduced|work=foxsports.com|date=9 August 2018}}
On 14 August, the day of the Ponte Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa, the Italian Football Federation announced a minute's silence would be added for the victims of the collapse before all Serie A matches during the opening weekend that succeeded the incident.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/126164/minutes-silence-genoa-victims|title=Minute's silence for Genoa victims|publisher=Football Italia|date=14 August 2018}} On 16 August, the Lega Serie A postponed the opening matches for both Genoese clubs Genoa and Sampdoria that were originally scheduled for 19 August.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/126278/official-sampdoria-genoa-matches|title=Official: Sampdoria, Genoa matches off|publisher=Football Italia|date=16 August 2018}}
On 13 September, Chievo was deducted 3 points after being found guilty of false accounting.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/127901/chievo-get-three-point-deduction|title=Chievo get three point deduction|publisher=Football Italia|date=13 September 2018}}
On 14 April 2019, Chievo was relegated from Serie A after a 3–1 defeat by Napoli, ending an eleven-year spell in the top flight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/136989/koulibaly-brace-relegates-chievo|title=Koulibaly brace relegates Chievo {{!}} Football Italia|website=www.football-italia.net|date=14 April 2019|access-date=2019-04-24}}
On 20 April, Juventus won their 35th title and their eighth in a row with a win over Fiorentina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/137199/juventus-fightback-secure-scudetto|title=Juventus fightback to secure Scudetto {{!}} Football Italia|website=www.football-italia.net|access-date=2019-04-22}}
On 5 May, Frosinone was relegated from Serie A after a 2–2 draw away at Sassuolo, going down after just one season.{{Cite web|url=https://ronaldo.com/football-news/frosinone-was-relegated-to-the-serie-b/|title=Frosinone was relegated to the Serie B - ronaldo.com|first=Manuel R.|last=Medina|date=5 May 2019|website=ronaldo.com|accessdate=6 March 2023}}
On 26 May, Atalanta finished third and secured a place in the Champions League group stage, both for the first time in their history.{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-italy-att-sas-report/atalanta-reach-champions-league-for-the-first-time-idUKKCN1SW0W9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526212136/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-italy-att-sas-report/atalanta-reach-champions-league-for-the-first-time-idUKKCN1SW0W9|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2019|title=Atalanta reach Champions League for the first time|work=Reuters|date=26 May 2019}} Meanwhile, Empoli which were one point above the relegation zone ahead of Genoa, were eventually relegated to Serie B after they were defeated by Internazionale, while Genoa drew with Fiorentina.
This was also the last season of iconic Roma captain Daniele De Rossi that left the team after 18 seasons,{{cite web| url = https://www.football-italia.net/138032/official-de-rossi-leave-roma| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190514132543/https://www.football-italia.net/138032/official-de-rossi-leave-roma| archive-date = 2019-05-14| title = OFFICIAL: De Rossi to leave Roma {{!}} Football Italia}} while veterans Sergio Pellissier (from Chievo),{{cite web| url = https://www.football-italia.net/137883/chievos-pellissier-retire| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190510211054/https://www.football-italia.net/137883/chievos-pellissier-retire| archive-date = 2019-05-10| title = Chievo's Pellissier to retire {{!}} Football Italia}} Andrea Barzagli (from Juventus){{Cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/136947/barzagli-announces-retirement|title = Barzagli announces retirement|date = 13 April 2019}} and Emiliano Moretti (from Torino){{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Torino/22-05-2019/moretti-annuncia-ritiro-si-commuove-grazie-toro-ma-momento-giusto-3301833021922.shtml|title = Moretti annuncia il ritiro e si commuove: "Grazie Toro, ma è il momento giusto"}} retired from professional football at the end of the season.
Teams
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Team
! Home city ! Stadium ! Capacity ! 2017–18 season |
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Atalanta
| Bergamo | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|21,300}} | 7th in Serie A |
Bologna
| Bologna | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|38,279}} | 15th in Serie A |
Cagliari
| Cagliari | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16,233}} | 16th in Serie A |
Chievo
| Verona | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|38,402}} | 13th in Serie A |
Empoli
| Empoli | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16,284}} |
Fiorentina
| Florence | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|43,147}} | 8th in Serie A |
Frosinone
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16,227}} |
Genoa
| Genoa | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|36,685}} | 12th in Serie A |
Sampdoria
| Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | style="text-align:center;" | {{Nts|36,685}} | 10th in Serie A |
Internazionale
| Milan | San Siro | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|80,018}} | 4th in Serie A |
Milan
| Milan | San Siro | style="text-align:center;" | {{Nts|80,018}} | 6th in Serie A |
Juventus
| Turin | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|41,507}} |
Torino
| Turin | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | style="text-align:center;" | {{Nts|27,994}} | 9th in Serie A |
Lazio
| Rome | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|72,698}} | 5th in Serie A |
Roma
| Rome | Stadio Olimpico | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|72,698}} | 3rd in Serie A |
Napoli
| Naples | style="text-align:center;" | {{Nts|60,240}} | 2nd in Serie A |
Parma
| Parma | style="text-align:center;" | {{Nts|27,906}} |
Sassuolo
| Sassuolo | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|23,717}} | 11th in Serie A |
SPAL
| Ferrara | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|16,164}} | 17th in Serie A |
Udinese
| Udine | style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|25,132}} | 14th in Serie A |
=Personnel and kits=
class="wikitable" |
rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Head Coach ! rowspan="2" |Captain ! rowspan="2" |Kit manufacturer ! colspan="2" |Shirt sponsor(s) |
---|
Main
!Other |
Atalanta
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gian Piero Gasperini | {{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Gómez | Joma |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|U-Power | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Elettrocanali | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|Automha | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Bologna
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Siniša Mihajlović | {{flagicon|SUI}} Blerim Džemaili | Macron | Liu·Jo |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Illumia | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Cagliari
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rolando Maran | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ceppitelli | Macron | ISOLA Artigianato di Sardegna |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Ichnusa | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Nieddittas | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|Io tifo positivo/Fluorsid | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Chievo
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Domenico Di Carlo | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sergio Pellissier | Givova | Paluani/Nobis/Canali System/Vicentini Carni/Fimauto/Mulish/Pescheria Viviani |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Salumi Coati | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Eurobet | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|Nobis Assicurazioni | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Empoli
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurelio Andreazzoli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Pasqual | Kappa | Computer Gross |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Sammontana (H)/Logli Massimo Saint-Gobain (A) | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Giletti SpA | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|Tenute Piccini | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Fiorentina
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Montella | {{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Pezzella |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Dream Loud Entertainment | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|New Generation Mobile | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Frosinone
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Baroni | {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniel Ciofani | Zeus Sport | Banca Popolare del Frusinate |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|958 Santero/Confetti Maxtris | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Francia Latticini | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|Tiger Shop | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Genoa
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cesare Prandelli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Domenico Criscito | Lotto |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Zentiva | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Leaseplan | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Internazionale
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luciano Spalletti | {{flagicon|SVN}} Samir Handanović | Nike | Pirelli |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Driver | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Juventus
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Allegri | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Chiellini | Adidas | Jeep |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Cygames | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Lazio
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Inzaghi | {{flagicon|BIH}} Senad Lulić | Macron |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Sèleco | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Milan
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gennaro Gattuso | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Romagnoli | Puma{{cite press release|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/sponsor/2018-02-12/puma-and-ac-milan-announce-long-term-partnership|title=PUMA AND AC MILAN ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP|date=12 February 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|publisher=A.C. Milan}}{{cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com.au/ac-milan/story/3380629/ac-milan-sign-deal-with-puma|title=AC Milan sign deal with PUMA|date=12 February 2018|access-date=26 April 2018|website=ESPN FC}} |None |
Napoli
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Ancelotti | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Insigne | Kappa | Lete |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Pasta Garofalo | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Kimbo Caffè | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Parma
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto D'Aversa | {{flagicon|POR}} Bruno Alves | Erreà | Cetilar |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Aon | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Viva la Mamma Beretta | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|Il Valutatore | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Roma
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Ranieri | {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele De Rossi | Nike |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Hyundai | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Sampdoria
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Giampaolo | {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Quagliarella | Joma | Invent Energy |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|IBSA Group | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
Sassuolo
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto De Zerbi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Magnanelli | Kappa | Mapei |None |
SPAL
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Semplici | {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirco Antenucci | Macron | Tassi Group |{{Collapsible list | title = Back|BMW ErreEffe Group | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|Pentaferte | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Torino
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Mazzarri | {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belotti | Kappa | Suzuki/Suzuki Jimny (T) |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Fratelli Beretta | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|SportPesa | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }}{{Collapsible list | title = Sleeves|N° 38 Wüber | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }} |
Udinese
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Igor Tudor | {{flagicon|SUI}} Valon Behrami | Macron | Dacia |{{Collapsible list | title = Front|Vortice | framestyle = border:none; padding:0; }}{{Collapsible list | title = Back|Bluenergy | framestyle = border:none; padding:0;| }} |
=Managerial changes=
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Team
! Outgoing manager ! Manner of departure ! Date of vacancy ! Position in table ! Replaced by ! Date of appointment |
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Napoli
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Sarri | rowspan=5| Mutual consent | rowspan=5| Pre-season | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Ancelotti |
Bologna
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Donadoni | {{flagicon|ITA}} Filippo Inzaghi |
Cagliari
| {{flagicon|URU}} Diego López | {{flagicon|ITA}} Rolando Maran |
Sassuolo
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Iachini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto De Zerbi |
Udinese
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Igor Tudor | 7 June 2018 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Velázquez |
Chievo
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo D'Anna | rowspan=3|Sacked | 20th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gian Piero Ventura |
Genoa
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Ballardini | 11th | {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Jurić |
Empoli
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurelio Andreazzoli | 18th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Iachini |
Chievo
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gian Piero Ventura | Resigned, consensual resolution | 20th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Domenico Di Carlo |
Udinese
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Velázquez | rowspan=7|Sacked | 13 November 2018 | 17th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Nicola |
Genoa
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Jurić | 14th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cesare Prandelli |
Frosinone
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Moreno Longo | 19th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Baroni |
Bologna
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Filippo Inzaghi | 18th | {{flagicon|SRB}} Siniša Mihajlović |
Roma
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Eusebio Di Francesco | 5th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Ranieri |
Empoli
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Iachini | 17th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurelio Andreazzoli |
Udinese
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Nicola | 16th | {{flagicon|CRO}} Igor Tudor |
Fiorentina
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Pioli | Resigned | 10th | {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Montella |
League table
{{2018–19 Serie A table}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/fixture-and-results Serie A]
| a_note = yes
| update = complete
| matches_style = FBR
| team1=ATA | team2=BOL | team3=CAG | team4=CHV | team5=EMP | team6=FIO | team7=FRO | team8=GEN | team9=INT | team10=JUV | team11=LAZ | team12=MIL | team13=NAP | team14=PAR | team15=ROM | team16=SAM | team17=SAS | team18=SPA | team19=TOR | team20=UDI
|name_ATA=Atalanta
|name_BOL=Bologna
|name_CAG=Cagliari
|name_CHV=Chievo
|name_EMP=Empoli
|name_FIO=Fiorentina
|name_FRO=Frosinone
|name_GEN=Genoa
|name_INT=Internazionale
|name_JUV=Juventus
|name_LAZ=Lazio
|name_MIL=Milan
|name_NAP=Napoli
|name_PAR=Parma
|name_ROM=Roma
|name_SAM=Sampdoria
|name_SAS=Sassuolo
|name_SPA=SPAL
|name_TOR=Torino
|name_UDI=Udinese
| match_ATA_BOL = 4-1
| match_ATA_CAG = 0–1
| match_ATA_CHV = 1–1
| match_ATA_EMP = 0-0
| match_ATA_FIO = 3–1
| match_ATA_FRO = 4–0
| match_ATA_GEN = 2–1
| match_ATA_INT = 4–1
| match_ATA_JUV = 2–2
| match_ATA_LAZ = 1-0
| match_ATA_MIL = 1–3
| match_ATA_NAP = 1-2
| match_ATA_PAR = 3–0
| match_ATA_ROM = 3–3
| match_ATA_SAM = 0–1
| match_ATA_SAS = 3–1
| match_ATA_SPA = 2–1
| match_ATA_TOR = 0–0
| match_ATA_UDI = 2-0
| match_BOL_ATA = 1–2
| match_BOL_CAG = 2–0
| match_BOL_CHV = 3-0
| match_BOL_EMP = 3–1
| match_BOL_FIO = 0–0
| match_BOL_FRO = 0–4
| match_BOL_GEN = 1–1
| match_BOL_INT = 0–3
| match_BOL_JUV = 0–1
| match_BOL_LAZ = 0–2
| match_BOL_MIL = 0–0
| match_BOL_NAP = 3-2
| match_BOL_PAR = 4-1
| match_BOL_ROM = 2–0
| match_BOL_SAM = 3–0
| match_BOL_SAS = 2–1
| match_BOL_SPA = 0–1
| match_BOL_TOR = 2–2
| match_BOL_UDI = 2–1
| match_CAG_ATA = 0-1
| match_CAG_BOL = 2–0
| match_CAG_CHV = 2–1
| match_CAG_EMP = 2–2
| match_CAG_FIO = 2-1
| match_CAG_FRO = 1–0
| match_CAG_GEN = 1–0
| match_CAG_INT = 2–1
| match_CAG_JUV = 0–2
| match_CAG_LAZ = 1-2
| match_CAG_MIL = 1–1
| match_CAG_NAP = 0–1
| match_CAG_PAR = 2–1
| match_CAG_ROM = 2–2
| match_CAG_SAM = 0–0
| match_CAG_SAS = 2–2
| match_CAG_SPA = 2–1
| match_CAG_TOR = 0-0
| match_CAG_UDI = 1–2
| match_CHV_ATA = 1–5
| match_CHV_BOL = 2–2
| match_CHV_CAG = 0-3
| match_CHV_EMP = 0–0
| match_CHV_FIO = 3–4
| match_CHV_FRO = 1–0
| match_CHV_GEN = 0–0
| match_CHV_INT = 1–1
| match_CHV_JUV = 2–3
| match_CHV_LAZ = 1–1
| match_CHV_MIL = 1–2
| match_CHV_NAP = 1–3
| match_CHV_PAR = 1–1
| match_CHV_ROM = 0-3
| match_CHV_SAM = 0-0
| match_CHV_SAS = 0–2
| match_CHV_SPA = 0–4
| match_CHV_TOR = 0–1
| match_CHV_UDI = 0–2
| match_EMP_ATA = 3–2
| match_EMP_BOL = 2–1
| match_EMP_CAG = 2–0
| match_EMP_CHV = 2–2
| match_EMP_FIO = 1–0
| match_EMP_FRO = 2–1
| match_EMP_GEN = 1-3
| match_EMP_INT = 0–1
| match_EMP_JUV = 1–2
| match_EMP_LAZ = 0–1
| match_EMP_MIL = 1–1
| match_EMP_NAP = 2–1
| match_EMP_PAR = 3–3
| match_EMP_ROM = 0–2
| match_EMP_SAM = 2–4
| match_EMP_SAS = 3–0
| match_EMP_SPA = 2–4
| match_EMP_TOR = 4–1
| match_EMP_UDI = 2–1
| match_FIO_ATA = 2–0
| match_FIO_BOL = 0–0
| match_FIO_CAG = 1–1
| match_FIO_CHV = 6–1
| match_FIO_EMP = 3–1
| match_FIO_FRO = 0-1
| match_FIO_GEN = 0–0
| match_FIO_INT = 3–3
| match_FIO_JUV = 0-3
| match_FIO_LAZ = 1–1
| match_FIO_MIL = 0–1
| match_FIO_NAP = 0–0
| match_FIO_PAR = 0–1
| match_FIO_ROM = 1–1
| match_FIO_SAM = 3–3
| match_FIO_SAS = 0–1
| match_FIO_SPA = 3–0
| match_FIO_TOR = 1–1
| match_FIO_UDI = 1–0
| match_FRO_ATA = 0-5
| match_FRO_BOL = 0–0
| match_FRO_CAG = 1–1
| match_FRO_CHV = 0–0
| match_FRO_EMP = 3–3
| match_FRO_FIO = 1-1
| match_FRO_GEN = 1–2
| match_FRO_INT = 1–3
| match_FRO_JUV = 0–2
| match_FRO_LAZ = 0-1
| match_FRO_MIL = 0–0
| match_FRO_NAP = 0–2
| match_FRO_PAR = 3-2
| match_FRO_ROM = 2–3
| match_FRO_SAM = 0–5
| match_FRO_SAS = 0–2
| match_FRO_SPA = 0–1
| match_FRO_TOR = 1–2
| match_FRO_UDI = 1-3
| match_GEN_ATA = 3–1
| match_GEN_BOL = 1–0
| match_GEN_CAG = 1–1
| match_GEN_CHV = 2–0
| match_GEN_EMP = 2–1
| match_GEN_FIO = 0–0
| match_GEN_FRO = 0–0
| match_GEN_INT = 0-4
| match_GEN_JUV = 2–0
| match_GEN_LAZ = 2–1
| match_GEN_MIL = 0-2
| match_GEN_NAP = 1–2
| match_GEN_PAR = 1-3
| match_GEN_ROM = 1-1
| match_GEN_SAM = 1–1
| match_GEN_SAS = 1–1
| match_GEN_SPA = 1–1
| match_GEN_TOR = 0–1
| match_GEN_UDI = 2–2
| match_INT_ATA = 0–0
| match_INT_BOL = 0–1
| match_INT_CAG = 2–0
| match_INT_CHV = 2-0
| match_INT_EMP = 2–1
| match_INT_FIO = 2–1
| match_INT_FRO = 3–0
| match_INT_GEN = 5–0
| match_INT_JUV = 1–1
| match_INT_LAZ = 0-1
| match_INT_MIL = 1–0
| match_INT_NAP = 1–0
| match_INT_PAR = 0–1
| match_INT_ROM = 1–1
| match_INT_SAM = 2–1
| match_INT_SAS = 0–0
| match_INT_SPA = 2–0
| match_INT_TOR = 2–2
| match_INT_UDI = 1–0
| match_JUV_ATA = 1–1
| match_JUV_BOL = 2–0
| match_JUV_CAG = 3–1
| match_JUV_CHV = 3–0
| match_JUV_EMP = 1–0
| match_JUV_FIO = 2–1
| match_JUV_FRO = 3-0
| match_JUV_GEN = 1–1
| match_JUV_INT = 1–0
| match_JUV_LAZ = 2–0
| match_JUV_MIL = 2–1
| match_JUV_NAP = 3–1
| match_JUV_PAR = 3–3
| match_JUV_ROM = 1–0
| match_JUV_SAM = 2–1
| match_JUV_SAS = 2–1
| match_JUV_SPA = 2–0
| match_JUV_TOR = 1–1
| match_JUV_UDI = 4-1
| match_LAZ_ATA = 1–3
| match_LAZ_BOL = 3–3
| match_LAZ_CAG = 3–1
| match_LAZ_CHV = 1–2
| match_LAZ_EMP = 1–0
| match_LAZ_FIO = 1–0
| match_LAZ_FRO = 1–0
| match_LAZ_GEN = 4–1
| match_LAZ_INT = 0–3
| match_LAZ_JUV = 1–2
| match_LAZ_MIL = 1–1
| match_LAZ_NAP = 1–2
| match_LAZ_PAR = 4–1
| match_LAZ_ROM = 3–0
| match_LAZ_SAM = 2–2
| match_LAZ_SAS = 2–2
| match_LAZ_SPA = 4–1
| match_LAZ_TOR = 1–1
| match_LAZ_UDI = 2–0
| match_MIL_ATA = 2–2
| match_MIL_BOL = 2–1
| match_MIL_CAG = 3-0
| match_MIL_CHV = 3–1
| match_MIL_EMP = 3-0
| match_MIL_FIO = 0-1
| match_MIL_FRO = 2–0
| match_MIL_GEN = 2-1
| match_MIL_INT = 2–3
| match_MIL_JUV = 0–2
| match_MIL_LAZ = 1–0
| match_MIL_NAP = 0–0
| match_MIL_PAR = 2–1
| match_MIL_ROM = 2–1
| match_MIL_SAM = 3–2
| match_MIL_SAS = 1–0
| match_MIL_SPA = 2–1
| match_MIL_TOR = 0–0
| match_MIL_UDI = 1-1
| match_NAP_ATA = 1–2
| match_NAP_BOL = 3–2
| match_NAP_CAG = 2–1
| match_NAP_CHV = 0–0
| match_NAP_EMP = 5-1
| match_NAP_FIO = 1–0
| match_NAP_FRO = 4-0
| match_NAP_GEN = 1–1
| match_NAP_INT = 4–1
| match_NAP_JUV = 1-2
| match_NAP_LAZ = 2–1
| match_NAP_MIL = 3–2
| match_NAP_PAR = 3–0
| match_NAP_ROM = 1-1
| match_NAP_SAM = 3–0
| match_NAP_SAS = 2–0
| match_NAP_SPA = 1–0
| match_NAP_TOR = 0–0
| match_NAP_UDI = 4–2
| match_PAR_ATA = 1–3
| match_PAR_BOL = 0–0
| match_PAR_CAG = 2–0
| match_PAR_CHV = 1–1
| match_PAR_EMP = 1–0
| match_PAR_FIO = 1–0
| match_PAR_FRO = 0–0
| match_PAR_GEN = 1–0
| match_PAR_INT = 0–1
| match_PAR_JUV = 1–2
| match_PAR_LAZ = 0–2
| match_PAR_MIL = 1–1
| match_PAR_NAP = 0–4
| match_PAR_ROM = 0–2
| match_PAR_SAM = 3–3
| match_PAR_SAS = 2–1
| match_PAR_SPA = 2–3
| match_PAR_TOR = 0–0
| match_PAR_UDI = 2–2
| match_ROM_ATA = 3–3
| match_ROM_BOL = 2-1
| match_ROM_CAG = 3–0
| match_ROM_CHV = 2–2
| match_ROM_EMP = 2–1
| match_ROM_FIO = 2-2
| match_ROM_FRO = 4–0
| match_ROM_GEN = 3–2
| match_ROM_INT = 2–2
| match_ROM_JUV = 2-0
| match_ROM_LAZ = 3–1
| match_ROM_MIL = 1–1
| match_ROM_NAP = 1–4
| match_ROM_PAR = 2-1
| match_ROM_SAM = 4–1
| match_ROM_SAS = 3–1
| match_ROM_SPA = 0–2
| match_ROM_TOR = 3–2
| match_ROM_UDI = 1–0
| match_SAM_ATA = 1–2
| match_SAM_BOL = 4–1
| match_SAM_CAG = 1–0
| match_SAM_CHV = 2–0
| match_SAM_EMP = 1-2
| match_SAM_FIO = 1–1
| match_SAM_FRO = 0–1
| match_SAM_GEN = 2–0
| match_SAM_INT = 0–1
| match_SAM_JUV = 2–0
| match_SAM_LAZ = 1–2
| match_SAM_MIL = 1–0
| match_SAM_NAP = 3–0
| match_SAM_PAR = 2–0
| match_SAM_ROM = 0–1
| match_SAM_SAS = 0–0
| match_SAM_SPA = 2–1
| match_SAM_TOR = 1–4
| match_SAM_UDI = 4–0
| match_SAS_ATA = 2–6
| match_SAS_BOL = 2–2
| match_SAS_CAG = 3-0
| match_SAS_CHV = 4–0
| match_SAS_EMP = 3–1
| match_SAS_FIO = 3–3
| match_SAS_FRO = 2–2
| match_SAS_GEN = 5–3
| match_SAS_INT = 1–0
| match_SAS_JUV = 0–3
| match_SAS_LAZ = 1–1
| match_SAS_MIL = 1–4
| match_SAS_NAP = 1–1
| match_SAS_PAR = 0–0
| match_SAS_ROM = 0–0
| match_SAS_SAM = 3-5
| match_SAS_SPA = 1–1
| match_SAS_TOR = 1–1
| match_SAS_UDI = 0–0
| match_SPA_ATA = 2–0
| match_SPA_BOL = 1–1
| match_SPA_CAG = 2–2
| match_SPA_CHV = 0–0
| match_SPA_EMP = 2-2
| match_SPA_FIO = 1–4
| match_SPA_FRO = 0–3
| match_SPA_GEN = 1–1
| match_SPA_INT = 1–2
| match_SPA_JUV = 2-1
| match_SPA_LAZ = 1-0
| match_SPA_MIL = 2–3
| match_SPA_NAP = 1–2
| match_SPA_PAR = 1–0
| match_SPA_ROM = 2–1
| match_SPA_SAM = 1–2
| match_SPA_SAS = 0–2
| match_SPA_TOR = 0–0
| match_SPA_UDI = 0–0
| match_TOR_ATA = 2–0
| match_TOR_BOL = 2–3
| match_TOR_CAG = 1-1
| match_TOR_CHV = 3–0
| match_TOR_EMP = 3–0
| match_TOR_FIO = 1–1
| match_TOR_FRO = 3–2
| match_TOR_GEN = 2–1
| match_TOR_INT = 1–0
| match_TOR_JUV = 0–1
| match_TOR_LAZ = 3–1
| match_TOR_MIL = 2–0
| match_TOR_NAP = 1–3
| match_TOR_PAR = 1-2
| match_TOR_ROM = 0–1
| match_TOR_SAM = 2-1
| match_TOR_SAS = 3-2
| match_TOR_SPA = 1–0
| match_TOR_UDI = 1–0
| match_UDI_ATA = 1–3
| match_UDI_BOL = 2–1
| match_UDI_CAG = 2–0
| match_UDI_CHV = 1–0
| match_UDI_EMP = 3–2
| match_UDI_FIO = 1–1
| match_UDI_FRO = 1–1
| match_UDI_GEN = 2–0
| match_UDI_INT = 0–0
| match_UDI_JUV = 0–2
| match_UDI_LAZ = 1–2
| match_UDI_MIL = 0–1
| match_UDI_NAP = 0–3
| match_UDI_PAR = 1–2
| match_UDI_ROM = 1–0
| match_UDI_SAM = 1–0
| match_UDI_SAS = 1–1
| match_UDI_SPA = 3-2
| match_UDI_TOR = 1–1
}}
Season statistics
=Top goalscorers=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ !Rank !Player !Club |
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Quagliarella |align=left |Sampdoria |26 |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|COL}} Duván Zapata |align=left |Atalanta |23 |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Piątek |22 |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |align=left |Juventus |21 |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|POL}} Arkadiusz Milik |align=left |Napoli |17 |
rowspan=4|6
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Caputo |align=left |Empoli |rowspan=4|16 |
align=left |{{flagicon|BEL}} Dries Mertens
|align=left |Napoli |
align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pavoletti
|align=left |Cagliari |
align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Petagna
|align=left |SPAL |
rowspan=2|10
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belotti |align=left |Torino |rowspan=2|15 |
align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Ciro Immobile
|align=left |Lazio |
1 Piątek played for Genoa until matchday 20 and scored 13 goals.
=Hat-tricks=
{{Main|List of Serie A hat-tricks}}
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Player
!Club !Against ! style="text-align:center;"| Result !Date |
---|
{{flagicon|SVN}} Josip Iličić
| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/9/CHIATA 5–1 (A)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121213304/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/9/CHIATA |date=21 January 2021 }} |{{dts|format=dmy|2018|10|21}} |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Dries Mertens
| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/11/NAPEMP 5–1 (H)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121213309/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/11/NAPEMP |date=21 January 2021 }} |{{dts|format=dmy|2018|11|2}} |
{{flagicon|COL}} Duván Zapata
|Atalanta | style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/15/UDIATA 3–1 (A)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121213314/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/15/UDIATA |date=21 January 2021 }} |{{dts|format=dmy|2018|12|9}} |
{{flagicon|SVN}} Josip Iličić
|Atalanta | style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/19/SASATA 6–2 (A)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121213320/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/19/SASATA |date=21 January 2021 }} |{{dts|format=dmy|2018|12|29}} |
{{flagicon|COL}} Duván Zapata4
|Atalanta | style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/20/FROATA 5–0 (A)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121213326/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/match-report/2018-19/UNICO/UNI/20/FROATA |date=21 January 2021 }} |{{dts|format=dmy|2019|01|20}} |
;Note
4 Player scored four goals ; (H) – Home (A) – Away
=Clean sheets=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Clean |
---|
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVN}} Samir Handanović |align="left"|Internazionale |17 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Salvatore Sirigu |align="left"|Torino |15 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Donnarumma |align="left"|Milan |13 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Consigli |align="left"|Sassuolo |12 |
rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Emil Audero |align="left"|Sampdoria |rowspan=2|11 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Szczęsny
|align="left"|Juventus |
rowspan=3|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Sepe |align="left"|Parma |rowspan=3|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Skorupski
|align="left"|Bologna |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Thomas Strakosha
|align="left"|Lazio |
10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alban Lafont |align="left"|Fiorentina |9 |
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/138193/ronaldo-mvp-serie-awards |title=Ronaldo MVP in Serie A Awards |publisher=Football Italia |date=18 May 2019 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7998/files/allegati/8069/cs_47.pdf |title=LEGA SERIE A PREMIA I MIGLIORI CALCIATORI DELLA STAGIONE 2018/2019 |publisher=Lega Serie A |language=it |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518190016/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7998/files/allegati/8069/cs_47.pdf |url-status=dead }}
class="wikitable" |
style="background-color: #eedd82" | Award
! style="background-color: #eedd82" | Winner ! style="background-color: #eedd82" | Club |
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Most Valuable Player
| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus |
Best Young Player
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò Zaniolo | Roma |
Best Goalkeeper
| {{flagicon|SVN}} Samir Handanović |
Best Defender
| {{flagicon|SEN}} Kalidou Koulibaly | Napoli |
Best Midfielder
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Sergej Milinković-Savić | Lazio |
Best Striker
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Quagliarella |
class="wikitable" |
colspan="7" style="background-color: #eedd82" | Team of the Year |
---|
Goalkeeper
| colspan="6" align="center" | {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Samir Handanović (Internazionale) |
Defence
| align="center" | {{flagicon|POR}} João Cancelo (Juventus) | colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|SEN}} Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) | colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) | align="center" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) |
Midfield
| colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) | colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|Bosnia}} Miralem Pjanić (Juventus) | colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Josip Iličić (Atalanta) |
Attack
| colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) | colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|COL}} Duván Zapata (Atalanta) | colspan="2" align="center" | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) |
Attendances
{{row counter|
class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"
!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ita/aveita19.htm | |||
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Internazionale | 19 | 58,789 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | AC Milan | 19 | 54,667 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Juventus | 19 | 39,244 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | AS Roma | 19 | 38,622 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | SS Lazio | 19 | 37,191 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Fiorentina | 19 | 31,135 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | SSC Napoli | 19 | 29,003 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Genoa CFC | 19 | 21,632 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Torino FC | 19 | 21,385 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Bologna FC | 19 | 21,237 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Udinese | 19 | 20,315 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Sampdoria | 19 | 20,264 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Atalanta BC | 19 | 18,196 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Parma Calcio | 19 | 16,522 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Cagliari Calcio | 19 | 15,399 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | SPAL | 19 | 13,559 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | AC ChievoVerona | 19 | 13,138 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Frosinone Calcio | 19 | 12,746 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | US Sassuolo | 19 | 12,619 |
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count | Empoli FC | 19 | 9,506 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [http://www.espn.com/soccer/league/_/name/ita.1/ ESPN Italian Serie A]
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{{Serie A teamlist}}
{{2018–19 in Italian football}}
{{2018–19 in European football (UEFA)}}
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