2021–22 U.S. Salernitana 1919 season

Salernitana
2021–22 season
CEO	Ugo Marchetti
Manager	Stefano Colantuono
Stadium	Stadio Arechi
Serie A	20th
Coppa Italia	Second round
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 14 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 103rd season in the existence of U.S. Salernitana 1919 and the club's first season back in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Salernitana are participating in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 23 October 2021

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	ITA	Vincenzo Fiorillo
2	MF	SEN	Mamadou Coulibaly (on loan from Udinese)
3	DF	ITA	Matteo Ruggeri (on loan from Atalanta)
4	DF	POL	Paweł Jaroszyński (on loan from Genoa)
5	DF	ALB	Frédéric Veseli
6	DF	NOR	Stefan Strandberg
7	MF	FRA	Franck Ribéry (captain)
8	MF	ITA	Andrea Schiavone
9	FW	ITA	Federico Bonazzoli (on loan from Sampdoria)
11	FW	BIH	Milan Đurić
12	GK	ITA	Antonio Russo
13	DF	ITA	Ramzi Aya
14	MF	ITA	Francesco Di Tacchio (vice-captain)
15	FW	CIV	Cedric Gondo
18	MF	MLI	Lassana Coulibaly


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ITA	Luca Ranieri (on loan from Fiorentina)
20	MF	CYP	Grigoris Kastanos (on loan from Juventus)
21	DF	ITA	Nadir Zortea (on loan from Atalanta)
22	MF	NGA	Joel Obi
23	DF	SVK	Norbert Gyömbér
24	DF	TUN	Wajdi Kechrida
25	FW	NGA	Simy (on loan from Crotone)
26	DF	CRO	Luka Bogdan
28	MF	ITA	Leonardo Capezzi
31	DF	SWE	Riccardo Gagliolo
33	DF	ITA	Filippo Delli Carri (on loan from Juventus)
63	FW	ITA	Edoardo Vergani
71	GK	ITA
72	GK	SVN	Vid Belec

Other players under contract[]

Include players not registered for current season.

As of 4 October 2021

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	ITA	Guido Guerrieri


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Sedrick Kalombo

Out on loan[]

As of 31 August 2021

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	ITA	Alessandro Micai (at Reggina until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Valerio Mantovani (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Mirko Esposito (at Mantova until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Gioacchino Galeotafiore (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	FRA	Sanasi Sy (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Luca Castiglia (at Modena until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	NED	Reda Boultam (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ESP	(at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Michele Cavion (at Brescia until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	(at Paganese until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	(at Paganese until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Edoardo Iannoni (at Ancona-Matelica until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Francesco Orlando (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Gaetano Vitale (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Filippo D'Andrea (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Fella (at Palermo until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	NOR	Julian Kristoffersen (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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	22 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1		18	2	2	14	11	42	−31	011.11
Coppa Italia	16 August 2021	14 December 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
Total					20	3	2	15	13	43	−30	015.00

Last updated: 17 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Venezia	19	4	5	10	18	34	−16	17
17	Spezia	19	4	4	11	19	39	−20	16
18	Genoa	19	1	8	10	19	37	−18	11	Relegation to Serie B
19	Cagliari	19	1	7	11	17	40	−23	10
20	Salernitana	18	2	2	14	11	42	−31	8

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
18	2	2	14	11	42	−31	8	1	1	7	5	21	−16	1	1	7	6	21	−15

Last updated: 17 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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	P
Position	14	18	20	20	20	20	18	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20

Updated to match(es) played on 17 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.^[1]

22 August 2021 1	Bologna	3–2	Salernitana	Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Soriano 41' 50' Schouten 55' 88' De Silvestri 59', 77' Arnautović 75' Bonifazi 87' Sansone 90+1'	Report	Strandberg 33' 34' Bonazzoli 52' (pen.) Coulibaly 70' Jaroszyński 79'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Antonio Rapuano

29 August 2021 2	Salernitana	0–4	Roma	Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonazzoli 35' Aya 50'	Report	Pérez 40' Pellegrini 48', 79' Veretout 52' Mkhitaryan 67' Abraham 69'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Rosario Abisso

12 September 2021 3	Torino	4–0	Salernitana	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanabria 45' Bremer 65' Pobega 87' Lukić 90+1'	Report	Bonazzoli 42' Gyömbér 63'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

18 September 2021 4	Salernitana	0–1	Atalanta	Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurić 45' Ranieri 60' Obi 73' Jaroszyński 86'	Report	Mæhle 16' Tolói 38' Demiral 45' Malinovskyi 56' Zapata 75'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Paolo Valeri

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

26 September 2021 6	Sassuolo	1–0	Salernitana	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lopez 15' Ferrari 31' Berardi 54' Scamacca 87'	Report	Ranieri 30' Gondo 36' Bonazzoli 89'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Antonio Giua

2 October 2021 7	Salernitana	1–0	Genoa	Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurić 66' Gyömbér 89' Ribéry 90+1'	Report	Maksimović 75' Cambiaso 84'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Maurizio Mariani

16 October 2021 8	Spezia	2–1	Salernitana	La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Strelec 51' Gyasi 62' Kovalenko 76' Manaj 90'	Report	Simy 39' Obi 53' Coulibaly 60' Ranieri 80'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Referee: Davide Massa

23 October 2021 9	Salernitana	2–4	Empoli	Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranieri 48', 76' Ismajli 55' (o.g.)	Report	Pinamonti 2', 45' (pen.) Cutrone 11' Strandberg 13' (o.g.) Stojanović 33' Haas 53' Marchizza 86'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Daniele Doveri

26 October 2021 10	Venezia	1–2	Salernitana	Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Busio 10' Aramu 14' Mazzocchi 59' Ampadu 60', 67'	Report	Bonazzoli 45+1', 61' Di Tacchio 80' Zortea 90+3' Schiavone 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Marco Di Bello

31 October 2021 11	Salernitana	0–1	Napoli	Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kastanos 70'	Report	Zambo Anguissa 41' Zieliński 61' Mário Rui 74' Koulibaly 77'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Michael Fabbri

7 November 2021 12	Lazio	3–0	Salernitana	Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cataldi 11' Immobile 31' Pedro 36' Luis Alberto 69'	Report	Gyömbér 9' Obi 55'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Antonio Rapuano

21 November 2021 13	Salernitana	0–2	Sampdoria	Salerno
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bereszyński 24' Di Tacchio 40' (o.g.) Candreva 43' Ekdal 57' Chabot 86'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Piero Giacomelli

26 November 2021 14	Cagliari	1–1	Salernitana	Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Grassi 27' Dalbert 30' Pavoletti 73', 79'	Report	Veseli 84' Bonazzoli 90'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Daniele Doveri

30 November 2021 15	Salernitana	0–2	Juventus	Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gagliolo 25'	Report	Dybala 21', 90+5' Locatelli 60' Morata 70'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Francesco Fourneau

4 December 2021 16	Milan	2–0	Salernitana	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kessié 5' Saelemaekers 18' Bakayoko 24'	Report	Di Tacchio 30' Đurić 86'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Giua

11 December 2021 17	Fiorentina	4–0	Salernitana	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Milenković 11' Bonaventura 31' Vlahović 51', 84' Maleh 90'	Report	Kastanos 20'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Davide Ghersini

17 December 2021 18	Salernitana	0–5	Internazionale	Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gyömbér 53'	Report	Perišić 11' Barella 16' Dumfries 33' Sánchez 52' Çalhanoğlu 76' Martínez 77' Gagliardini 87'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Maurizio Mariani

21 December 2021 19	Udinese	v	Salernitana	Udine
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Giacomo Camplone

6 January 2022 20	Salernitana	v	Venezia	Salerno
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Arechi

Coppa Italia[]

16 August 2021 First round	Salernitana	2–0	Reggina	Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonazzoli 45+2', 55'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Francesco Fourneau

14 December 2021 Second round	Genoa	1–0	Salernitana	Genoa
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ekuban 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Marco Serra

References[]

^ "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.

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

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