2020–21 Spezia Calcio season

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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)
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2021.

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.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

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

Out on loan[]

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

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Competitions[]

Overview[]

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[]

League table[]

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[]

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[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
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[]

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)
  • Galabinov Goal 30'
  • Sala Yellow card 44'
  • Zoet Yellow card 63'
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Referee: Davide Ghersini
30 September 2020 1 Udinese 0–2 Spezia Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Galabinov Goal 29', 90+4'
  • Terzi Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 66'
  • Ferrer Yellow card 79'
  • Ramos Yellow card 86'
  • Farias Yellow card 90+4'
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
  • Ricci Yellow card 32'
  • Gyasi Yellow card 40'
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
  • Morata Goal 14'
  • Ronaldo Goal 59', 76' (pen.)
  • Rabiot Goal 67', Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
7 November 2020 7 Benevento 0–3 Spezia Benevento
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Pobega Goal 29'
  • Bastoni Yellow card 54'
  • Agudelo Yellow card 57'
  • Nzola Goal 65', 70'
  • Estévez Yellow card 82'
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)
  • Bastoni Yellow card 23'
  • Terzi Yellow card 32'
  • Nzola Goal 64'
  • Ricci Yellow card 82'
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 Cesena
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
20 December 2020 13 Internazionale 2–1 Spezia Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Nzola Yellow card 41'
  • Terzi Yellow card 42'
  • Piccoli Goal 90+4'
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)
  • Petagna Goal 58'
  • Di Lorenzo Yellow card 87'
  • Manolas Yellow card 90+3'
Report
  • Ismajli Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 77'
  • Pobega Yellow card 65', Goal 82'
  • Nzola Goal 68' (pen.)
  • Maggiore Yellow card 72'
  • Terzi Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
11 January 2021 17 Spezia 2–1 Sampdoria La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
  • Terzi Goal 20'
  • Farias Yellow card 37'
  • Nzola Goal 60' (pen.)
  • Gyasi Yellow card 90+2'
  • Marchizza Yellow card 90+4'
  • Agudelo Yellow card 90+5'
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
  • Vignali Red card 8'
  • Pobega Yellow card 17'
  • Verde Yellow card 59'
  • Marchizza Yellow card 76'
  • Gyasi Yellow card 84'
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)
  • Pobega Yellow card 23'
  • Vignali Yellow card 39'
  • Bastoni Yellow card 66'
  • Acampora Yellow card 68'
  • Saponara Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 86'
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
  • Bastoni Yellow card 31'
  • Erlić Goal 39', Yellow card 69'
  • Gyasi Goal 78'
  • Vignali Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
13 February 2021 22 Spezia 2–0 Milan La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
  • Vignali Yellow card 23'
  • Bastoni Yellow card 25', Goal 67'
  • Maggiore Goal 56'
  • Erlić Yellow card 58'
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)
  • Ricci Yellow card 21'
  • Gyasi Goal 52', 72'
  • Nzola Yellow card 87'
  • Acampora Yellow card 90'
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
  • Galabinov Penalty missed 90+6'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
6 March 2021 26 Spezia 1–1 Benevento La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Bastoni Yellow card 25'
  • Verde Goal 71'
  • Erlić Yellow card 80'
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
  • Piccoli Goal 82'
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
20 March 2021 28 Spezia 2–1 Cagliari La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Piccoli Goal 49'
  • Farias Yellow card 72'
  • Maggiore Goal 80'
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)
  • Ismajli Yellow card 33'
  • Verde Goal 63'
  • Maggiore Goal 89'
  • Erlić Goal 90+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
  • Ismajli Goal 34'
  • Bastoni Yellow card 36'
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)
  • Ricci Yellow card 34'
  • Estévez Yellow card 58'
  • Vignali Yellow card 62'
  • Piccoli Goal 64'
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
  • Pobega Goal 15', 73'
  • Maggiore Yellow card 34'
  • Farias Yellow card 88'
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)
  • Verde Goal 6'
  • Pobega Goal 38'
Report
  • El Shaarawy Goal 52'
  • Mkhitaryan Goal 85'
  • Kumbulla Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Coppa Italia[]

28 October 2020 Third round Cittadella 0–2 Spezia Cesena
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Verde Goal 49'
  • Benedetti Goal 63' (o.g.)
  • Vignali Yellow card 69'
  • Ismajli Yellow card 87'
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
  • Piccoli Goal 5'
  • Marchizza Yellow card 27'
  • Agudelo Yellow card 58'
  • Chabot Yellow card 62'
  • Farias Goal 64'
  • Deiola Yellow card 78'
  • Krapikas Yellow card 89'
  • Maggiore Goal 100', 119', Yellow card 114'
  • Mattiello Yellow card 114'
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
  • Gyasi Goal 71'
  • Acampora Goal 73'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Francesco Fourneau

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

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

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[]

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

References[]

  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.
  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.

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