2021–22 Hellas Verona F.C. season

Hellas Verona
2021–22 season
President	Maurizio Setti
Manager	Igor Tudor
Stadium	Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Giovanni Simeone (12); All: ; Giovanni Simeone (12)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 22 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 118th season in the existence of Hellas Verona F.C. and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Hellas Verona are participating in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Season events[]

On 7 June 2021, Eusebio Di Francesco was unveiled as the new head coach, signing a two-year contract, until 30 June 2023, replacing Ivan Jurić who left the club earlier that day to take over the vacant manager role at Torino.^[1]^[2]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 31 July 2021 ^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	POR	Miguel Veloso (captain)
5	DF	ITA	Davide Faraoni (vice-captain)
6	DF	ITA	Matteo Lovato
7	MF	CZE	Antonín Barák
8	MF	SRB	Darko Lazović
12	GK	ITA	Nicola Borghetto
15	DF	TUR	Mert Çetin (on loan from Roma)
17	DF	ITA	Federico Ceccherini
19	MF	SUI	Kevin Rüegg
20	MF	ITA	Mattia Zaccagni


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	GER	Koray Günter
22	GK	ITA	Alessandro Berardi
23	DF	ITA	Giangiacomo Magnani
25	GK	CRO	Ivor Pandur
27	DF	POL	Paweł Dawidowicz
29	FW	CRO	Nikola Kalinić
36	DF	ARG	Bruno Amione
40	MF	ITA	Daniel Bessa
61	MF	FRA	Adrien Tameze
92	FW	ITA	Kevin Lasagna (on loan from Udinese)
—	DF	ITA	Gianluca Frabotta (on loan from Juventus)

Transfers[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

24 July 2021 Friendly	Hellas Verona	0–0	Virtus Verona	Mezzano, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Centro Sportivo Intercomunale

29 July 2021 Friendly	Hellas Verona	3–2	Modena	Veneto, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lazović 5' Silvestri 51' (o.g.) Cancellieri 54'	Report	Minesso 39' Scarsella 68'	Stadium: Campo Sportivo Castelnuovo del Garda Referee: Francesco Meraviglia

6 August 2021 Friendly	SPAL	Cancelled	Hellas Verona	Ferrara, Italy
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

7 August 2021 Friendly	Sampdoria	1–0	Hellas Verona	Pavia, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Murillo 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pietro Fortunati Referee: Francesco Cosso

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	21 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1		19	6	6	7	34	32	+2	031.58
Coppa Italia	14 August 2021	15 December 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	050.00
Total					21	7	6	8	40	36	+4	033.33

Last updated: 22 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Bologna	19	8	3	8	27	31	−4	27
11	Torino	19	7	4	8	23	19	+4	25
12	Hellas Verona	19	6	6	7	34	32	+2	24
13	Sassuolo	19	6	6	7	30	31	−1	24
14	Udinese	18	4	8	6	26	28	−2	20

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Serie A
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)

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
19	6	6	7	34	32	+2	24	5	2	3	20	14	+6	1	4	4	14	18	−4

Last updated: 22 December 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	D
Position	13	17	19	14	15	14	12	13	11	10	8	10	9	10	10	10	12	13	12

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.^[4]

21 August 2021 1	Hellas Verona	2–3	Sassuolo	Verona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Veloso 35' 45+1' Zaccagni 70' (pen.), 90' Di Carmine 75'	Report	Lopez 23' Raspadori 32' Đuričić 51', 79' Traorè 77'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Manuel Volpi

27 August 2021 2	Hellas Verona	1–3	Internazionale	Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ilić 15' Magnani 28' Tameze 88'	Report	Martínez 47', 57' Brozović 65' Correa 83', 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

13 September 2021 3	Bologna	1–0	Hellas Verona	Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Svanberg 78' Domínguez 90+7'	Report	Barák 49' Ceccherini 84' Faraoni 90+8'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

19 September 2021 4	Hellas Verona	3–2	Roma	Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Faraoni 30', 63' Barák 49', 51' Caprari 54' Hongla 83' Casale 86'	Report	Veretout 18' Pellegrini 36' Ilić 58' (o.g.) Cristante 71'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Fabio Maresca

22 September 2021 5	Salernitana	2–2	Hellas Verona	Salerno
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gondo 45+2' M. Coulibaly 76' Gagliolo 84' L. Coulibaly 86'	Report	Kalinić 7', 29', 36' Magnani 41' Dawidowicz 90'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

25 September 2021 6	Genoa	3–3	Hellas Verona	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Maksimović 48' Behrami 54' Pandev 55' Criscito 77' (pen.) Destro 80', 85'	Report	Simeone 8' Barák 49' (pen.) Günter 57' Ilić 62' Kalinić 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Doveri

3 October 2021 7	Hellas Verona	4–0	Spezia	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Simeone 4' Faraoni 15' Caprari 28', 42' Bessa 71'	Report	Ferrer 40' Bastoni 81'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Giacomo Camplone

16 October 2021 8	Milan	3–2	Hellas Verona	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Giroud 59' Kessié 76' (pen.) Günter 78' (o.g.) Ballo-Touré 81'	Report	Ceccherini 5' Caprari 7' Barák 24' (pen.) Kalinić 25' Casale 38' Veloso 54'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Alessandro Prontera

24 October 2021 9	Hellas Verona	4–1	Lazio	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Veloso 9' Simeone 30', 36', 62', 90+2' Ceccherini 67'	Report	Patric 44' Immobile 46' Akpa Akpro 56'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Marco Piccinini

27 October 2021 10	Udinese	1–1	Hellas Verona	Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Success 3' Becão 72'	Report	Dawidowicz 56' Barák 83' (pen.) Ilić 88'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Matteo Marchetti

30 October 2021 11	Hellas Verona	2–1	Juventus	Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Simeone 11', 14' Lazović 26' Casale 57' Faraoni 61' Günter 77'	Report	Danilo 29' Arthur 61' Morata 77' McKennie 80'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Livio Marinelli

7 November 2021 12	Napoli	1–1	Hellas Verona	Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Di Lorenzo 18' Rrahmani 31' Osimhen 87'	Report	Simeone 13' Barák 41' Veloso 59' Dawidowicz 68' Bessa 80' 88' Kalinić 85' 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

22 November 2021 13	Hellas Verona	2–1	Empoli	Verona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Simeone 30' Barák 49' Tameze 90+1'	Report	Luperto 43' Romagnoli 67' Di Francesco 70' Bandinelli 81'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Matteo Gariglio

27 November 2021 14	Sampdoria	3–1	Hellas Verona	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Candreva 51' Bereszyński 56' Ekdal 69', 77' Thorsby 71' Quagliarella 80' Murru 90'	Report	Tameze 37' Faraoni 65'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni

30 November 2021 15	Hellas Verona	0–0	Cagliari	Verona
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Günter 35' Simeone 49' Lazović 50'	Report	Keita 50' Cáceres 88'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Matteo Marcenaro

5 December 2021 16	Venezia	3–4	Hellas Verona	Ferrara
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ceccaroni 12', 63' Črnigoj 19' Henry 28', 90+5' Vacca 73'	Report	Magnani 45' Henry 52' (o.g.) Caprari 65' (pen.) Simeone 67', 85', 87'	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Alessandro Prontera

12 December 2021 17	Hellas Verona	1–2	Atalanta	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Simeone 22'	Report	Miranchuk 37' Koopmeiners 62'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

19 December 2021 18	Torino	1–0	Hellas Verona	Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pobega 26' Buongiorno 90+2'	Report	Magnani 25' Ceccherini 28' Simeone 65'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Michael Fabbri

22 December 2021 19	Hellas Verona	1–1	Fiorentina	Verona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lasagna 17' Caprari 46' Ilić 46'	Report	Castrovilli 81' Terzić 84'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Daniele Doveri

6 January 2022 20	Spezia	v	Hellas Verona	La Spezia
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco

Coppa Italia[]

14 August 2021 First round	Hellas Verona	3–0	Catanzaro	Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Günter 17', 23' Fazio 33' (o.g.) Lazović 42'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Luca Pairetto

15 December 2021 Second round	Hellas Verona	3–4	Empoli	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cancellieri 18' Ilić 86' Ragusa 88'	Report	La Mantia 15' Mancuso 66' (pen.), 70' Bajrami 74'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Federico Dionisi

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CRO	Ivor Pandur	3	0	1	0	2	0
96	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Montipò	16	0	16	0	0	0
Defenders
5	DF	ITA	Davide Faraoni	16	2	16	2	0	0
15	DF	TUR	Mert Cetin	3	0	0+2	0	1	0
16	DF	ITA	Nicolò Casale	17	0	12+4	0	0+1	0
17	DF	ITA	Federico Ceccherini	16	0	11+4	0	1	0
21	DF	GER	Koray Günter	14	1	13	0	1	1
23	DF	ITA	Giangiacomo Magnani	14	0	4+9	0	0+1	0
27	DF	POL	Pawel Dawidowicz	16	0	13+2	0	1	0
30	DF	ITA	Gianluca Frabotta	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	CRO	Boško Šutalo	9	0	1+7	0	1	0
42	DF	ITA		1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	POR	Miguel Veloso	13	0	9+2	0	2	0
7	MF	CZE	Antonín Barák	16	5	15	5	1	0
8	MF	SRB	Darko Lazović	17	1	14+2	0	1	1
21	MF	SRB	Ivan Ilić	16	2	12+2	1	0+2	1
20	MF	SUI	Kevin Rüegg	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	ITA	Daniel Bessa	10	1	2+7	1	1	0
61	MF	CMR	Adrien Tameze	19	2	9+8	2	1+1	0
78	MF	CMR	Martin Hongla	10	0	4+4	0	1+1	0
97	MF	ITA	Filippo Terracciano	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	CRO	Nikola Kalinić	10	3	4+5	3	1	0
10	FW	ITA	Gianluca Caprari	15	4	13+2	4	0	0
11	FW	ITA	Kevin Lasagna	11	0	3+7	0	1	0
18	FW	ITA	Matteo Cancellieri	8	1	1+5	0	2	1
32	FW	ITA	Antonino Ragusa	1	1	0	0	1	1
71	FW	ITA	Mattia Florio	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
99	FW	ARG	Giovanni Simeone	15	12	12+3	12	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
10	FW	ITA	Mattia Zaccagni	3	2	2	2	1	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 15 December 2021
Source: Competitions

References[]

^ "Il nuovo condottiero gialloblù: benvenuto Eusebio Di Francesco!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Ivan Juric allenatore del Toro" (in Italian). Torino FC. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Rosa". Hellas Verona F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.

[1] "Il nuovo condottiero gialloblù: benvenuto Eusebio Di Francesco!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[juric_torino-2] "Ivan Juric allenatore del Toro" (in Italian). Torino FC. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[3] "Rosa". Hellas Verona F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[4] "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.

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