2021–22 US Salernitana 1919 season

The 2021–22 season was 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 since 1999. In addition to the domestic league, Salernitana participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Salernitana
2021–22 season
CEODanilo Iervolino
ManagerFabrizio Castori
(until 17 October)
Stefano Colantuono
(from 17 October to 15 February)
Davide Nicola
(from 15 February)
StadiumStadio Arechi
Serie A17th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Federico Bonazzoli (10)

All:
Federico Bonazzoli (12)

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 February 2022

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 Italy ITA Vincenzo Fiorillo
2 MF Senegal SEN Mamadou Coulibaly (on loan from Udinese)
3 DF Italy ITA Matteo Ruggeri (on loan from Atalanta)
4 DF Poland POL Paweł Jaroszyński (on loan from Genoa)
5 DF Albania ALB Frédéric Veseli
6 DF Norway NOR Stefan Strandberg
7 MF France FRA Franck Ribéry (captain)
8 MF Italy ITA Andrea Schiavone
9 FW Italy ITA Federico Bonazzoli (on loan from Sampdoria)
10 FW Italy ITA Simone Verdi (on loan from Torino)
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Milan Đurić
12 GK Italy ITA Antonio Russo
13 MF Brazil BRA Éderson
14 MF Italy ITA Francesco Di Tacchio (vice-captain)
15 MF Norway NOR Emil Bohinen (on loan from CSKA Moscow)
16 MF Serbia SRB Ivan Radovanović
17 DF Argentina ARG Federico Fazio
18 MF Mali MLI Lassana Coulibaly
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Italy ITA Luca Ranieri (on loan from Fiorentina)
20 MF Cyprus CYP Grigoris Kastanos (on loan from Juventus)
21 DF Italy ITA Nadir Zortea (on loan from Atalanta)
22 MF Nigeria NGA Joel Obi
23 DF Slovakia SVK Norbert Gyömbér
24 DF Tunisia TUN Wajdi Kechrida
25 DF Romania ROU Radu Drăgușin (on loan from Juventus)
28 MF Italy ITA Leonardo Capezzi
30 MF Italy ITA Pasquale Mazzocchi (on loan from Venezia)
31 DF Sweden SWE Riccardo Gagliolo
33 DF Italy ITA Filippo Delli Carri (on loan from Juventus)
55 GK Italy ITA Luigi Sepe (on loan from Parma)
63 FW Italy ITA Edoardo Vergani
72 GK Slovenia SVN Vid Belec
87 FW Brazil BRA Mikael (on loan from Sport Recife)
88 FW Argentina ARG Diego Perotti
99 FW France FRA Lys Mousset (on loan from Sheffield United)

Out on loan

As of 2 February 2022

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 Alessandro Micai (at Reggina until 30 June 2022)
DF Croatia CRO Luka Bogdan (at Ternana until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Valerio Mantovani (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Mirko Esposito (at Mantova until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Gioacchino Galeotafiore (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
DF France FRA Sanasi Sy (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
MF Netherlands NED Reda Boultam (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Kaleb Jimenez Castillo (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Michele Cavion (at Vicenza until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Agostino Del Regno (at Paganese until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Carmine Iannone (at Paganese until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Edoardo Iannoni (at Ancona-Matelica until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Francesco Orlando (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Gaetano Vitale (at Seregno until 30 June 2022)
FW Italy ITA Filippo D'Andrea (at Teramo until 30 June 2022)
FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Fella (at Palermo until 30 June 2022)
FW Norway NOR Julian Kristoffersen (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
FW Nigeria NGA Simy (at Parma until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 July 2021 Friendly Salernitana Italy 1–0 Italy Fermana Cascia, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Sportivo di Cascia
1 August 2021 Friendly Palermo Italy 1–2 Italy Salernitana San Gregorio Magno, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Silipo 75' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio comunale San Gregorio
8 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa England 3–1 Italy Salernitana Birmingham, England
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 22 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 17th 38 7 10 21 33 78 −45 018.42
Coppa Italia 16 August 2021 14 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Total 40 8 10 22 35 79 −44 020.00

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Sampdoria 38 10 6 22 46 63 17 36
16 Spezia 38 10 6 22 41 71 30 36
17 Salernitana 38 7 10 21 33 78 45 31
18 Cagliari (R) 38 6 12 20 34 68 34 30 Relegation to Serie B
19 Genoa (R) 38 4 16 18 27 60 33 28
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)
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 7 10 21 33 78  −45 31 3 6 10 17 39  −22 4 4 11 16 39  −23

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLLLLDLWLLWLLLDLLLLWWWLLDDDDLDLLLWWDDDL
Position1418202020201820201919192020202020202020202020202020202020202020191917171717
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)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 8,375
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
29 August 2021 2 Salernitana 0–4 Roma Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Rosario Abisso
12 September 2021 3 Torino 4–0 Salernitana Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 9,082
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
18 September 2021 4 Salernitana 0–1 Atalanta Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Paolo Valeri
22 September 2021 5 Salernitana 2–2 Hellas Verona Salerno
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
26 September 2021 6 Sassuolo 1–0 Salernitana Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Antonio Giua
2 October 2021 7 Salernitana 1–0 Genoa Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 10,077
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
16 October 2021 8 Spezia 2–1 Salernitana La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Davide Massa
23 October 2021 9 Salernitana 2–4 Empoli Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 11,142
Referee: Daniele Doveri
26 October 2021 10 Venezia 1–2 Salernitana Ferrara
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 5,209
Referee: Marco Di Bello
31 October 2021 11 Salernitana 0–1 Napoli Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 17,043
Referee: Michael Fabbri
7 November 2021 12 Lazio 3–0 Salernitana Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
21 November 2021 13 Salernitana 0–2 Sampdoria Salerno
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 11,849
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
26 November 2021 14 Cagliari 1–1 Salernitana Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Daniele Doveri
30 November 2021 15 Salernitana 0–2 Juventus Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
4 December 2021 16 Milan 2–0 Salernitana Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43,609
Referee: Antonio Giua
11 December 2021 17 Fiorentina 4–0 Salernitana Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 18,579
Referee: Davide Ghersini
17 December 2021 18 Salernitana 0–5 Internazionale Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
9 January 2022 21 Hellas Verona 1–2 Salernitana Verona
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: Federico Dionisi
15 January 2022 22 Salernitana 0–3 Lazio Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Rosario Abisso
23 January 2022 23 Napoli 4–1 Salernitana Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Luca Pairetto
7 February 2022 24 Salernitana 2–2 Spezia Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 10,668
Referee: Paolo Valeri
13 February 2022 25 Genoa 1–1 Salernitana Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 13,742
Referee: Marco Di Bello
19 February 2022 26 Salernitana 2–2 Milan Salerno
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 18,449
Referee: Michael Fabbri
26 February 2022 27 Salernitana 1–1 Bologna Salerno
15:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 13,289
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
4 March 2022 28 Internazionale 5–0 Salernitana Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46,287
Referee: Livio Marinelli
12 March 2022 29 Salernitana 2–2 Sassuolo Salerno
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 10,249
Referee: Luca Massimi
20 March 2022 30 Juventus 2–0 Salernitana Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 29,186
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
2 April 2022 31 Salernitana 0–1 Torino Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 8,650
Referee: Marco Piccinini
10 April 2022 32 Roma 2–1 Salernitana Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,266
Referee: Manuel Volpi
16 April 2022 33 Sampdoria 1–2 Salernitana Genoa
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 14,908
Referee: Paolo Valeri
20 April 2022 19 Udinese 0–1 Salernitana Udine
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 12,362
Referee: Simone Sozza
Note: Udinese were awarded a 3–0 win and Salernitana were docked an additional point after Salernitana players failed to show up for the match.[2] Salernitana appealed the decision and the Italian Football Association court overturned it after the government approved a new sports protocol in January with clearer guidelines on when a match should be postponed for COVID-19 related reasons.[3]
24 April 2022 34 Salernitana 2–1 Fiorentina Salerno
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 20,920
Referee: Davide Massa
2 May 2022 35 Atalanta 1–1 Salernitana Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 17,011
Referee: Marco Guida
5 May 2022 20 Salernitana 2–1 Venezia Salerno
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022, but was postponed to 5 May 2022 due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the squads.[4]
8 May 2022 36 Salernitana 1–1 Cagliari Salerno
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 27,396
Referee: Marco Di Bello
14 May 2022 37 Empoli 1–1 Salernitana Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 11,650
Referee: Davide Massa
22 May 2022 38 Salernitana 0–4 Udinese Salerno
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 29,739
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Coppa Italia

16 August 2021 First round Salernitana 2–0 Reggina Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
14 December 2021 Second round Genoa 1–0 Salernitana Genoa
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Marco Serra

References

  1. "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Salernitana docked point, Udinese given 3-0 win after quarantine row". Football Italia. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. "Italy's FA cancels Salernitana's default loss to Udinese". Mediacorp. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. "Venezia will have to play Salernitana after appeal". Football Italia. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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