2020–21 SS Lazio season

Lazio
2020–21 season
OwnerClaudio Lotito
ChairmanClaudio Lotito
Head coachSimone Inzaghi
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A6th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ciro Immobile (20)

All:
Ciro Immobile (25)
Biggest win3–0 vs Roma
3–0 vs Milan
Biggest defeat1–4 vs Atalanta
1–4 vs Bayern Munich
2–5 vs Napoli

The 2020–21 season was the 120th season in the existence of SS Lazio and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lazio participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and also participated in the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 2 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 February 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 Albania ALB Thomas Strakosha
3 DF Brazil BRA Luiz Felipe
4 MF Spain ESP Patric
6 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Leiva
7 MF Brazil BRA Andreas Pereira (on loan from Manchester United)
8 MF Netherlands NED Djavan Anderson
10 FW Spain ESP Luis Alberto
11 FW Argentina ARG Joaquín Correa
13 DF Italy ITA Nicolò Armini
14 DF Netherlands NED Wesley Hoedt (on loan from Southampton)
16 MF Italy ITA Marco Parolo (vice-captain)
17 FW Italy ITA Ciro Immobile
18 MF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Escalante
19 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Senad Lulić (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Ecuador ECU Felipe Caicedo
21 MF Serbia SRB Sergej Milinković-Savić
25 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina
26 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Radu
29 MF Italy ITA Manuel Lazzari
32 MF Italy ITA Danilo Cataldi
33 DF Italy ITA Francesco Acerbi
37 DF Argentina ARG Mateo Musacchio
53 MF Poland POL Szymon Czyż
71 GK Albania ALB Marco Alia
77 MF Montenegro MNE Adam Marušić
92 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
94 FW Kosovo KOS Vedat Muriqi
96 MF Algeria ALG Mohamed Farès

Other players under contract

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As of 11 February 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
66 MF Finland FIN Abukar Mohamed
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Cameroon CMR Joseph Minala

Out on loan

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As of 2 February 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 Lithuania LTU Marius Adamonis (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[2]
DF Greece GRE Nikos Baxevanos (at Romania Politehnica Iași until 30 June 2021)[3]
DF Argentina ARG Tiago Casasola (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[4]
DF Denmark DEN Riza Durmisi (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[5]
DF Albania ALB Sergio Kalaj (at Grosseto until 30 June 2021)[6]
DF Italy ITA Luca Falbo (at Viterbese until 30 June 2021)[7]
DF Belgium BEL Jordan Lukaku (at Belgium Antwerp until 30 June 2021)[8]
DF Portugal POR Jorge Silva (at Portugal Boavista until 30 June 2021)[9]
DF Slovakia SVK Denis Vavro (at Spain Huesca until 30 June 2021)[10]
MF Italy ITA André Anderson (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[2]
MF Italy ITA Emanuele Cicerelli (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Poland POL Patryk Dziczek (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[2]
MF Spain ESP Jony (at Spain Osasuna until 30 June 2021)[11]
MF Morocco MAR Sofian Kiyine (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[12]
MF Italy ITA Cristiano Lombardi (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[2]
MF Italy ITA Fabio Maistro (at Pescara until 30 June 2021)[13]
MF Italy ITA Biagio Morrone (at Foggia until 30 June 2021)[14]
FW Netherlands NED Bobby Adekanye (at Netherlands ADO Den Haag until 30 June 2021)[15]
FW Ivory Coast CIV Cedric Gondo (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)[2]
FW Italy ITA Simone Palombi (at Pisa until 30 June 2021)[16]
FW Italy ITA Alessandro Rossi (at Viterbese until 30 June 2021)[17]

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
27 August 2020 GK Spain Pepe Reina 37 Italy Milan Free [18][19]
1 September 2020 MF Argentina Gonzalo Escalante 27 Free agent Free Contract with Eibar expired [20]
15 September 2020 FW Kosovo Vedat Muriqi 26 Turkey Fenerbahçe €17,500,000 [21]
18 September 2020 MF Ivory Coast Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro 27 Italy Salernitana Undisclosed [22]
1 October 2020 MF Algeria Mohamed Farès 24 Italy SPAL €10,000,000 [23]
27 January 2021 DF Argentina Mateo Musacchio 30 Italy Milan €1,000,000[24] [25]

Loans in

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
2 October 2020 MF Brazil Andreas Pereira 24 England Manchester United Loan Loan with an option to buy [26]
5 October 2020 DF Netherlands Wesley Hoedt 26 England Southampton Loan Loan with an option to buy [27]

Out

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
9 July 2020 MF Kosovo Valon Berisha 27 France Reims €5,000,000[28] [29]
1 September 2020 GK Italy Guido Guerrieri 24 Italy Salernitana Undisclosed [30]
16 September 2020 MF Croatia Milan Badelj 31 Italy Genoa Undisclosed [31]
30 September 2020 DF Brazil Wallace 25 Turkey Yeni Malatyaspor Undisclosed [32]
22 October 2020 DF Angola Bastos 28 Saudi Arabia Al-Ain €800,000[33] [34]
30 January 2021 DF Cyprus Andreas Karo 24 Portugal Marítimo Undisclosed Originally intended as loan, but was then purchased [35]
31 January 2021 MF Italy Davide Di Gennaro 32 Italy Cesena Undisclosed [36]
31 January 2021 GK Belgium Silvio Proto 37 Retired N/A Contract terminated [37]

Loans out

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
6 September 2020 DF Portugal Jorge Silva 21 Portugal Boavista N/A
14 September 2020 MF Italy Fabio Maistro 22 Italy Pescara N/A [38]
18 September 2020 DF Argentina Tiago Casasola 25 Italy Salernitana N/A [39]
18 September 2020 DF Cyprus Andreas Karo 24 Italy Salernitana N/A [39]
18 September 2020 MF Italy Cristiano Lombardi 25 Italy Salernitana N/A [39]
19 September 2020 FW Italy Alessandro Rossi 23 Italy Viterbese N/A [40]
20 September 2020 MF Spain Jony 29 Spain Osasuna N/A Loan with an option to buy [41]
24 September 2020 FW Italy Simone Palombi 24 Italy Pisa N/A [42]
2 October 2020 DF Italy Luca Falbo 20 Italy Viterbese N/A [43]
5 October 2020 GK Lithuania Marius Adamonis 23 Italy Salernitana N/A [44]
5 October 2020 FW Brazil André Anderson 21 Italy Salernitana N/A [44]
5 October 2020 MF Poland Patryk Dziczek 22 Italy Salernitana N/A [44]
5 October 2020 DF Belgium Jordan Lukaku 26 Belgium Antwerp N/A [45]
5 October 2020 FW Netherlands Bobby Adekanye 21 Spain Cádiz N/A [46]
22 January 2021 DF Denmark Riza Durmisi 27 Italy Salernitana N/A [47]
28 January 2021 MF Morocco Sofian Kiyine 23 Italy Salernitana N/A [48]
28 January 2021 FW Netherlands Bobby Adekanye 21 Netherlands ADO Den Haag N/A Loaned after Cádiz stint was terminated six months early [49]
1 February 2021 DF Slovakia Denis Vavro 24 Spain Huesca N/A [50]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2020 Friendly Lazio Italy 2–2 Italy Triestina Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Acerbi 3'
Parolo 60'
Report Gómez 38', 42' Stadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Attendance: 410[51]
Referee: Francesco Zago
1 September 2020 Friendly Lazio Italy 1–0 Italy Padova Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Fazzi 88' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Dario Duzel
4 September 2020 Friendly Lazio Italy 3–2 Italy Vicenza Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lazzari 13'
Luis Alberto 44' (pen.), 60'
Report Giacomelli 21'
Gori 25'
Stadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Sergio Palmieri
12 September 2020 Friendly Frosinone Italy 0–1 Italy Lazio Frosinone, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Correa 63' Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 0[52]
Referee: Claudio Campobasso
19 September 2020 Friendly Lazio Italy 0–0 Italy Benevento Rome, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua

Competitions

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Overview

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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 6th 38 21 5 12 61 55 +6 055.26
Coppa Italia 21 January 2021 27 January 2021 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
Champions League 20 October 2020 17 March 2021 Group stage Round of 16 8 2 4 2 13 13 +0 025.00
Total 48 24 9 15 78 72 +6 050.00

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Juventus 38 23 9 6 77 38 +39 78[a] Qualification for Champions League group stage
5 Napoli 38 24 5 9 86 41 +45 77 0Qualification for Europa League group stage[b]
6 Lazio 38 21 5 12 61 55 +6 68
7 Roma 38 18 8 12 68 58 +10 62 0Qualification for Conference League play-off round[b]
8 Sassuolo 38 17 11 10 64 56 +8 62
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)[53]
Notes:
  1. ^ Atalanta finished ahead of Juventus on head-to-head points: Juventus 1–1 Atalanta, Atalanta 1–0 Juventus.
  2. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 5 12 61 55  +6 68 13 3 3 36 23  +13 8 2 9 25 32  −7

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA
ResultLWDLWWDWLWLDWLDWWWWWWLWLDLWWWWWLWWLWLL
Position1210915121098979988988776576777776666666666
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[54]

26 September 2020 2 Cagliari 0–2 Lazio Cagliari
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Davide Massa
30 September 2020 1 Lazio 1–4 Atalanta Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Fabio Maresca
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but was postponed due to Atalanta's involvement in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.[55]
4 October 2020 3 Lazio 1–1 Internazionale Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Marco Guida
17 October 2020 4 Sampdoria 3–0 Lazio Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Daniele Orsato
24 October 2020 5 Lazio 2–1 Bologna Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
1 November 2020 6 Torino 3–4 Lazio Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
8 November 2020 7 Lazio 1–1 Juventus Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
21 November 2020 8 Crotone 0–2 Lazio Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
29 November 2020 9 Lazio 1–3 Udinese Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
5 December 2020 10 Spezia 1–2 Lazio Cesena
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
12 December 2020 11 Lazio 1–2 Hellas Verona Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
15 December 2020 12 Benevento 1–1 Lazio Benevento
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
20 December 2020 13 Lazio 2–0 Napoli Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
23 December 2020 14 Milan 3–2 Lazio Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Di Bello
3 January 2021 15 Genoa 1–1 Lazio Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
6 January 2021 16 Lazio 2–1 Fiorentina Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
10 January 2021 17 Parma 0–2 Lazio Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
15 January 2021 18 Lazio 3–0 Roma Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
24 January 2021 19 Lazio 2–1 Sassuolo Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Giua
31 January 2021 20 Atalanta 1–3 Lazio Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
7 February 2021 21 Lazio 1–0 Cagliari Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
14 February 2021 22 Internazionale 3–1 Lazio Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
20 February 2021 23 Lazio 1–0 Sampdoria Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
27 February 2021 24 Bologna 2–0 Lazio Bologna
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
6 March 2021 26 Juventus 3–1 Lazio Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
12 March 2021 27 Lazio 3–2 Crotone Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
21 March 2021 28 Udinese 0–1 Lazio Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
3 April 2021 29 Lazio 2–1 Spezia Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Giua
11 April 2021 30 Hellas Verona 0–1 Lazio Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
18 April 2021 31 Lazio 5–3 Benevento Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Ghersini
22 April 2021 32 Napoli 5–2 Lazio Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Di Bello
26 April 2021 33 Lazio 3–0 Milan Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
2 May 2021 34 Lazio 4–3 Genoa Rome
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
8 May 2021 35 Fiorentina 2–0 Lazio Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
12 May 2021 36 Lazio 1–0 Parma Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico Dionisi
15 May 2021 37 Roma 2–0 Lazio Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
18 May 2021 25 Lazio 0–0 Torino Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 March 2021, but was abandoned after Torino were banned from travelling to Rome, as they were under a quarantine order from the Turin health authority after eight Torino players tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy.[56] On 24 April, the match was rescheduled to 18 May 2021.[57]
23 May 2021 38 Sassuolo 2–0 Lazio Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alessandro Prontera

Coppa Italia

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21 January 2021 Round of 16 Lazio 2–1 Parma Rome
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
27 January 2021 Quarter-finals Atalanta 3–2 Lazio Bergamo
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Referee: Luca Pairetto

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[58]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR LAZ BRU ZEN
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–0 2–0
2 Italy Lazio 6 2 4 0 11 7 +4 10 3–1 2–2 3–1
3 Belgium Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–1 3–0
4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
20 October 2020 1 Lazio Italy 3–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (Franc