2020–21 Torino FC season

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Torino
2020–21 season
ChairmanUrbano Cairo
Head coachMarco Giampaolo
(until 19 January 2021)
Davide Nicola
(from 19 January 2021)
StadiumStadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Serie A17th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andrea Belotti (13)

All:
Andrea Belotti (13)

The 2020–21 season was the 110th season in the existence of Torino F.C. and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Torino participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 1 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
3 DF Brazil BRA Bremer
4 DF Brazil BRA Lyanco
5 DF Italy ITA Armando Izzo
7 MF Serbia SRB Saša Lukić
8 MF Italy ITA Daniele Baselli
9 FW Italy ITA Andrea Belotti (captain)
10 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amer Gojak (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
11 FW Italy ITA Simone Zaza
13 DF Switzerland SUI Ricardo Rodríguez
15 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Ansaldi
17 DF Ivory Coast CIV Wilfried Singo
18 GK Kosovo KOS Samir Ujkani
19 FW Paraguay PAR Antonio Sanabria
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Italy ITA Simone Verdi
26 FW Italy ITA Federico Bonazzoli (on loan from Sampdoria)
27 DF Kosovo KOS Mërgim Vojvoda
29 DF Italy ITA Nicola Murru (on loan from Sampdoria)
32 GK Serbia SRB Vanja Milinković-Savić
33 DF Cameroon CMR Nicolas Nkoulou
38 MF Italy ITA Rolando Mandragora (on loan from Juventus)
39 GK Italy ITA Salvatore Sirigu (vice-captain)
45 DF Ecuador ECU Erick Ferigra
77 MF Poland POL Karol Linetty
88 MF Venezuela VEN Tomás Rincón
99 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Buongiorno

Other players under contract[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
95 DF Italy ITA Christian Celesia
DF Italy ITA Matteo Procopio
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Ibrahim Karamoko

Out on loan[edit]

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 Italy ITA Luca Gemello (at Renate until 30 June 2021)
DF Nigeria NGA Ola Aina (at Fulham until 30 June 2021)
DF Italy ITA Stefano Cuoco (at Lentigione until 30 June 2021)
DF Ivory Coast CIV Koffi Djidji (at Crotone until 30 June 2021)
DF Italy ITA Moris Sportelli (at Arezzo until 30 June 2021)
MF France FRA Ndary Adopo (at Viterbese until 30 June 2021)
MF Ivory Coast CIV Ben Lhassine Kone (at Cosenza until 30 June 2021)
MF France FRA Soualiho Meïté (at Milan until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Romania ROU Mihael Onișa (at Imolese until 30 June 2021)
MF Italy ITA Jacopo Segre (at SPAL until 30 June 2021)
FW Argentina ARG Lucas Boyé (at Elche until 30 June 2021)
FW Moldova MDA Vitalie Damașcan (at RKC Waalwijk until 30 June 2021)
FW Italy ITA Simone Edera (at Reggina until 30 June 2021)
FW Spain ESP Iago Falque (at Benevento until 30 June 2021)
FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Millico (at Frosinone until 30 June 2021)
FW Italy ITA Nicola Rauti (at Palermo until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2020 Friendly Torino Italy 4–1 Italy Novara Turin, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
2 September 2020 Friendly Torino Italy 1–1 Italy Pro Patria Turin, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
5 September 2020 Friendly Torino Italy 1–2 Italy Pro Vercelli Turin, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
12 September 2020 Friendly Torino Italy Cancelled Italy Sampdoria Turin, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 19 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 17th 38 7 16 15 50 69 −19 018.42
Coppa Italia 28 October 2020 12 January 2021 Third round Round of 16 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 066.67
Total 41 9 17 15 55 70 −15 021.95

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
18 Benevento (R) 38 7 12 19 40 75 −35 33 Relegation to Serie B
19 Crotone (R) 38 6 5 27 45 92 −47 23
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]
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 7 16 15 50 69  −19 37 3 9 7 25 36  −11 4 7 8 25 33  −8

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLWLDLDLDLLLDDWDLDDDDDWWDLLLDWWDLWDLLD
Position1516202019181718181818191820171718181717171717171818171717171516161515161717
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[3]

19 September 2020 1 Fiorentina 1–0 Torino Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Rosario Abisso
26 September 2020 2 Torino 2–4 Atalanta Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
18 October 2020 4 Torino 2–3 Cagliari Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Federico La Penna
23 October 2020 5 Sassuolo 3–3 Torino Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Marco Guida
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
4 November 2020 3 Genoa 1–2 Torino Genoa
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Note: The match originally scheduled for 3 October, but postponed due to 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Genoa.[4]
8 November 2020 7 Torino 0–0 Crotone Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
22 November 2020 8 Internazionale 4–2 Torino Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico La Penna
30 November 2020 9 Torino 2–2 Sampdoria Turin
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
5 December 2020 10 Juventus 2–1 Torino Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
12 December 2020 11 Torino 2–3 Udinese Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
17 December 2020 12 Roma 3–1 Torino Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
20 December 2020 13 Torino 1–1 Bologna Turin
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
23 December 2020 14 Napoli 1–1 Torino Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paolo Valeri
3 January 2021 15 Parma 0–3 Torino Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
6 January 2021 16 Torino 1–1 Hellas Verona Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Di Bello
9 January 2021 17 Milan 2–0 Torino Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
16 January 2021 18 Torino 0–0 Spezia Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
22 January 2021 19 Benevento 2–2 Torino Benevento
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
29 January 2021 20 Torino 1–1 Fiorentina Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Di Bello
6 February 2021 21 Atalanta 3–3 Torino Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
13 February 2021 22 Torino 0–0 Genoa Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
19 February 2021 23 Cagliari 0–1 Torino Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
7 March 2021 26 Crotone 4–2 Torino Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Guida
14 March 2021 27 Torino 1–2 Internazionale Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paolo Valeri
17 March 2021 24 Torino 3–2 Sassuolo Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 February 2021, but was postponed after eight Torino players tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy.[5]
21 March 2021 28 Sampdoria 1–0 Torino Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
3 April 2021 29 Torino 2–2 Juventus Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
10 April 2021 30 Udinese 0–1 Torino Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
18 April 2021 31 Torino 3–1 Roma Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
21 April 2021 32 Bologna 1–1 Torino Bologna
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
26 April 2021 33 Torino 0–2 Napoli Turin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paolo Valeri
3 May 2021 34 Torino 1–0 Parma Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
9 May 2021 35 Hellas Verona 1–1 Torino Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
12 May 2021 36 Torino 0–7 Milan Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Guida
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
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.[6] On 24 April, the match was rescheduled to 18 May 2021.[7]
23 May 2021 38 Torino 1–1 Benevento Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Di Bello

Coppa Italia[edit]

28 October 2020 Third round Torino 3–1 (a.e.t.) Lecce Turin
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Marco Piccinini
26 November 2020 Fourth round Torino 2–0 Virtus Entella Turin
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Daniele Paterna
12 January 2021 Round of 16 Milan 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Torino Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Penalties
Note: G. Donnarumma was sent off for dissent while a substitute.

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
18 GK Kosovo KOS Samir Ujkani 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 GK Serbia SRB Vanja Milinković-Savić 8 0 5 0 3 0
39 GK Italy ITA Salvatore Sirigu 32 0 32 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Bremer 35 5 33 5 1+1 0
4 DF Brazil BRA Lyanco 25 1 21+2 0 1+1 1
5 DF Italy ITA Armando Izzo 26 2 24+1 2 1 0
13 DF Switzerland SUI Ricardo Rodríguez 18 0 15+1 0 1+1 0
15 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Ansaldi 34 1 20+11 1 2+1 0
17 DF Ivory Coast CIV Wilfried Singo 30 1 20+8 1 1+1 0
27 DF Kosovo KOS Mërgim Vojvoda 25 2 17+7 2 1 0
29 DF Italy ITA Nicola Murru 17 0 7+7 0 2+1 0
33 DF Cameroon CMR Nicolas Nkoulou 20 1 16+2 1 2 0
45 DF Ecuador ECU Erick Ferigra 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Buongiorno 14 0 9+3 0 2 0
Midfielders
7 MF Serbia SRB Saša Lukić 34 3 24+8 3 0+2 0
8 MF Italy ITA Daniele Baselli 15 0 3+12 0 0 0
10 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amer Gojak 17 1 6+9 1 2 0
38 MF Italy ITA Rolando Mandragora 17 3 17 3 0 0
77 MF Poland POL Karol Linetty 30 1 20+7 1 3 0
88 MF Venezuela VEN Tomás Rincón 39 1 33+3 1 1+2 0
Forwards
9 FW Italy ITA Andrea Belotti 36 13 33+2 13 0+1 0
11 FW Italy ITA Simone Zaza 31 7 15+14 6 2 1
19 FW Paraguay PAR Antonio Sanabria 14 5 12+2 5 0 0
24 FW Italy ITA Simone Verdi 34 3 17+16 1 1 2
26 FW Italy ITA Federico Bonazzoli 22 3 4+16 2 2 1
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF Italy ITA Jacopo Segre 12 0 1+8 0 3 0
20 FW Italy ITA Simone Edera 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
22 FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Millico 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
23 MF France FRA Soualiho Meïté 16 1 11+3 1 1+1 0
25 GK Italy ITA Antonio Rosati 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF France FRA Ndary Adopo 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 26 November 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 9 FW Italy Andrea Belotti 6 0 6
2 7 MF Serbia Saša Lukić 3 0 3
3 11 FW Italy Simone Zaza 1 1 2
24 FW Italy Simone Verdi 0 2 2
5 3 DF Brazil Bremer 1 0 1
4 DF Brazil Lyanco 0 1 1
15 DF Argentina Cristian Ansaldi 1 0 1
77 MF Poland Karol Linetty 1 0 1
26 FW Italy Federico Bonazzoli 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Totals 14 5 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prima Squadra Serie A Tim 2020-2021". torinofc.it. Torino Football Club. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Serie A: Genoa-Torino postponed". Football Italia. 1 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Official: Torino vs. Sassuolo postponed". Football Italia. 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Official: Lazio v Torino abandoned". Football Italia. 2 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Lazio-Torino set for May 18". Football Italia. 24 April 2021.

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