2020–21 Juventus FC Under-23 season

The 2020–21 season was the 3rd season in the existence of Juventus U23 and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the Serie C, the third level of Italian football. Juventus U23 finished 10th in the regular season, and qualified for the first round of the promotion play-offs. They were eliminated in the second round against Pro Vercelli.

Juventus U23
2020–21 season
ChairmanAndrea Agnelli
Head coachAndrea Pirlo (until 8 August 2020)
Lamberto Zauli (from 22 August 2020)
StadiumStadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Serie C10th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andrea Brighenti
Félix Correia
Alejandro Marqués (7 each)
All:
Andrea Brighenti
Félix Correia (8 each)

Serie C
Main article: 2020–21 Serie C

Juventus U23's season started on 28 September 2020, with a 2–1 victory over Pro Sesto, where Raffaele Alcibiade was sent-off in 89th minute.[1] On 3 October, they won again with the 2–1 result over Giana Erminio.[2] Juventus U23's first draw came on 21 October, 1–1 against AlbinoLeffe through two penalty kicks.[3] Their first defeat was on 21 October with a 1–0 result against Pro Vercelli.[4] Then, they won 1–0 over Lucchese, where Félix Correia given a red card in the 93rd minute,[5] and lost 2–1 against Como.[6] Juventus U23 started the mouth of November with three 1–1 draws: against Lecco,[7] Livorno[8] and a 10–men Novara.[9] Then, they made a 3–2 victory over Pistoiese, where Elia Petrelli made a hat-trick,[10] a 2–0 win against Grosseto[11] and a 2–1 defeat against Olbia.[12] Junvetus U23 started December with two 3–1 victories in a row against Pergolettese[13] and Pro Patria[14] but they made in the same month, three consecutive defeats: 1–0 against Alessandria[15] and 2–1 against Pontedera[16] and Renate, where Filippo Delli Carri was sent-off.[17]

Matches
Results list Juventus U23's goal tally first.
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
28 September 2020 Pro Sesto Home 2–1[18] Di Pardo 54', Correia 67'
3 October 2020 Giana Erminio Away 2–1[19] Marqués 38', Ranocchia 64'
17 October 2020 AlbinoLeffe Home 1–1[20] Del Sole 75' (pen.)
21 October 2020 Pro Vercelli Away 0–1[21]
25 October 2020 Lucchese Away 1–0[22] Solcia 45' (o.g.)
28 October 2020 Como Home 1–2[23] Marqués 77'
1 November 2020 Lecco Home 1–1[24] Fagioli 18'
4 November 2020 Livorno Away 1–1[25] Petrelli 79'
8 November 2020 Novara Away 1–1[26] Lanini 36'
22 November 2020 Pistoiese Home 3–2[27] Petrelli (3) 10', 24', 27'
25 November 2020 Grosseto Home 2–0[28] Vrioni 47', Rafia 53'
29 November 2020 Olbia Away 1–2[29] Rafia 65'
2 December 2020 Pergolettese Away 3–1[30] Petrelli 30', Correia 74', Del Sole 84'
6 December 2020 Pro Patria Home 3–1[31] Ranocchia 8', Correia 37', Greco 52' (o.g.)
13 December 2020 Alessandria Home 0–1[32]
20 December 2020 Pontedera Away 1–2[33] Brighenti 67' (pen.)
23 December 2020 Renate Home 1–2[34] Correia 65'
9 January 2021 Carrarese Away 1–0[35] Correia 83'
17 January 2021 Piacenza Home 1–1[36] Mosti 63'
24 January 2021 Pro Sesto Away 1–1[37] Cerri 87'
31 January 2021 Giana Erminio Home 3–2[38] Alcibiade 37', Brighenti (2) 48' 63' (pen.)
3 February 2021 Como Away 0–3[39]
7 February 2021 Livorno Home 6–0[40] Brighenti (2) 26', 29', Marqués 30', Correia 47', Compagnon 64', Pecorino 70'
13 February 2021 AlbinoLeffe Away 3–0[41] Correia 9', Drăgușin 32', Ranocchia 52'
16 February 2021 Pro Vercelli Home 0–2[42]
21 February 2021 Lucchese Home 1–1[43] Marqués 64'
28 February 2021 Como Away 4–0[44]
3 March 2021 Novara Home 2–1[45] Brighenti 24', Aké 90+3'
7 March 2021 Grosseto Away 1–0[46] Da Graca 85'
25 March 2021 Pergolettese Home 2–4[47] Brighenti 15', Alcibiade 90'+3'
29 March 2021 Pro Patria Away 0–1[48]
3 April 2021 Alessandria Away 0–2[49]
7 April 2021 Pistoiese Away 1–1[50] Marqués 68'
11 April 2021 Pontedera Home 1–1[51] Marqués 16'
18 April 2021 Renate Away 1–2[52] Aké 17'
22 April 2021 Olbia Home 1–1[53] Compagnon 81'
25 April 2021 Carrarese Home 1–0[54] Vrioni 90'+2' (pen.)
2 May 2021 Piacenza Away 2–3[55] Troiano 9', Fagioli 21' (pen.)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Pontedera 38 14 13 11 47 40 +7 55 Qualification to the promotion play-offs
9 Grosseto 38 14 12 12 43 41 +2 54
10 Juventus U23 38 14 10 14 52 50 +2 52
11 Novara (D, R) 38 12 13 13 48 49 −1 49[lower-alpha 1] Excluded and relegated to Serie D
12 Piacenza 38 12 13 13 47 48 −1 49[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Lega Pro (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.[56]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Novara finished ahead of Piacenza on head-to-head points: Piacenza 3–3 Novara, Novara 2–0 Piacenza.

Serie C play-off

Overview

Since Juventus U23 finished tenth in the regular season, they qualified for the first round of the promotion play-offs. On 9 May 2021, Juventus U23 won 3–1 at away the first round against Pro Patria, with goals from Filippo Ranocchia, Andrea Brighenti, Félix Correia.[57] Juventus U23 were due to play the second round three days later, but due to the postponement of another first round match due to players testing positive for COVID-19, it was decided to postpone to 19 May all second round matches.[58] Juventus lost 1–0 the second round against Pro Vercelli due to a goal on a diagonal shot by Rocco Costantino.[59]

Play-offs
Results list Juventus U23's goal tally first.
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers
9 May 2021 First round Pro Patria Away 3–1[60] Ranocchia 34', Brighenti 55', Correia 90'+5'
19 May 2021[lower-greek 1] Second round Pro Vercelli Away 0–1[62]

Player details
As of 19 May 2021[63][64]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie CSerie C play-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Italy ITA Timothy Nocchi 14014000
2 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Rosa 1207+5000
3 DF Italy ITA Luca Coccolo 18017+1000
4 MF Italy ITA Michele Troiano 2015+14110
5 DF Romania ROU Radu Drăgușin 1018120
6 MF Belgium BEL Daouda Peeters 29027020
7 MF France FRA Abdoulaye Dabo 1806+1001+10
7 FW Italy ITA Elia Petrelli 1555+10500
8 MF Italy ITA Filippo Ranocchia 30425+3321
9 FW Spain ESP Alejandro Marqués 26721+470+10
10 MF Italy ITA Nicolò Fagioli 20216+320+10
11 FW Italy ITA Andrea Brighenti 30823+5721
12 GK Uruguay URU Franco Israel 20018020
13 DF Italy ITA Raffaele Alcibiade (c) 27222+3220
14 MF Italy ITA Mattia Compagnon 1221+11200
15 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Capellini 24024000
16 DF Italy ITA Matteo Anzolin 804+2020
17 FW Portugal POR Félix Correia 30826+2721
18 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Di Pardo 20118120
19 FW Tunisia TUN Hamza Rafia 24220+320+10
20 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Leone 24011+12010
21 FW Albania ALB Giacomo Vrioni 822+421+10
22 GK Italy ITA Matteo Bucosse 505000
23 FW France FRA Marley Aké 17212+4210
24 DF Italy ITA Davide De Marino 13011+2000
25 DF Italy ITA Paolo Gozzi 1308+5000
26 DF Italy ITA Tommaso Barbieri 1508+7000
27 FW Italy ITA Ferdinando Del Sole 1424+10200
28 MF Argentina ARG Enzo Barrenechea 301+2000
29 MF Italy ITA Nicola Mosti 1216+6100
29 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Pecorino 210+2100
30 GK Italy ITA Giovanni Garofani 000000
31 MF Italy ITA Nikola Sekulov 302+1000
32 MF Italy ITA Franco Tongya 1005+5000
33 DF Italy ITA Filippo Delli Carri 24020+300+10
34 DF Brazil BRA Wesley 705+2000
34 MF Italy ITA Fabio Miretti 400+4000
35 DF Switzerland SUI Daniel Leo 606000
36 FW Italy ITA Marco Da Graca 710+7100
37 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Riccio 000000
38 GK Italy ITA Marco Raina 000000
39 FW Italy ITA Leonardo Cerri 410+4100
40 GK Hungary HUN Zsombor Senkó 101000
41 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Verduci 100+1000

See also

Notes
  1. The match was postponed from 12 to 19 May due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[61]

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