2020–21_Spezia_Calcio_season
2020–21 Spezia Calcio season
Spezia 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 Spezia Calcio season was the club's 115th season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Spezia participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Quick Facts season, Owner ...
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Owner | Gabriele Volpi | |||
| Chairman | Stefano Chisoli | |||
| Manager | Vincenzo Italiano | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Alberto Picco Stadio Dino Manuzzi | |||
| Serie A | 15th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: M'Bala Nzola (11) All: M'Bala Nzola (11) | |||
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First-team squad
- As of 29 January 2021[1]
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Out on loan
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Win Draw Loss
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie A | 27 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 023.68 |
| Coppa Italia | 28 October 2020 | 28 January 2021 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 78 | −15 | 028.57 | ||||
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Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Note: Coppa Italia match against Roma originally ended in a 4–2 win.
Serie A
Main article: 2020–21 Serie A
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 13 | Fiorentina | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 40 |
| 14 | Udinese | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 40 |
| 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 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 39 | −15 |
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Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Serie A
Results by round
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The League fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[3]
Spezia v Sassuolo
| 27 September 2020 2 | Spezia | 1–4 | Sassuolo | La Spezia |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Referee: Davide Ghersini |
Udinese v Spezia
| 30 September 2020 1 | Udinese | 0–2 | Spezia | Udine |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Alessandro Prontera | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but was postponed due to Spezia's involvement in the Serie B promotion play-offs.[4] | ||||
Milan v Spezia
| 4 October 2020 3 | Milan | 3–0 | Spezia | Milan |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Marco Serra |
Spezia v Fiorentina
| 18 October 2020 4 | Spezia | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Cesena |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
Parma v Spezia
| 25 October 2020 5 | Parma | 2–2 | Spezia | Parma |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Valerio Marini |
Spezia v Juventus
| 1 November 2020 6 | Spezia | 1–4 | Juventus | Cesena |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
Benevento v Spezia
| 7 November 2020 7 | Benevento | 0–3 | Spezia | Benevento |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano |
Spezia v Atalanta
| 21 November 2020 8 | Spezia | 0–0 | Atalanta | Cesena |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
Cagliari v Spezia
| 29 November 2020 9 | Cagliari | 2–2 | Spezia | Cagliari |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini |
Spezia v Lazio
| 5 December 2020 10 | Spezia | 1–2 | Lazio | Cesena |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
Crotone v Spezia
| 12 December 2020 11 | Crotone | 4–1 | Spezia | Crotone |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua |
Spezia v Bologna
| 16 December 2020 12 | Spezia | 2–2 | Bologna | La Spezia |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
Internazionale v Spezia
| 20 December 2020 13 | Internazionale | 2–1 | Spezia | Milan |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
Spezia v Genoa
| 23 December 2020 14 | Spezia | 1–2 | Genoa | La Spezia |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa |
Spezia v Hellas Verona
| 3 January 2021 15 | Spezia | 0–1 | Hellas Verona | La Spezia |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
Napoli v Spezia
| 6 January 2021 16 | Napoli | 1–2 | Spezia | Naples |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
Spezia v Sampdoria
| 11 January 2021 17 | Spezia | 2–1 | Sampdoria | La Spezia |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
Torino v Spezia
| 16 January 2021 18 | Torino | 0–0 | Spezia | Turin |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
Roma v Spezia
| 23 January 2021 19 | Roma | 4–3 | Spezia | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
Spezia v Udinese
| 31 January 2021 20 | Spezia | 0–1 | Udinese | La Spezia |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Di Martino |
Sassuolo v Spezia
| 6 February 2021 21 | Sassuolo | 1–2 | Spezia | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
Spezia v Milan
| 13 February 2021 22 | Spezia | 2–0 | Milan | La Spezia |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
Fiorentina v Spezia
| 19 February 2021 23 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Spezia | Florence |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
Spezia v Parma
| 27 February 2021 24 | Spezia | 2–2 | Parma | La Spezia |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
Juventus v Spezia
| 2 March 2021 25 | Juventus | 3–0 | Spezia | Turin |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
Spezia v Benevento
| 6 March 2021 26 | Spezia | 1–1 | Benevento | La Spezia |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
Atalanta v Spezia
| 12 March 2021 27 | Atalanta | 3–1 | Spezia | Bergamo |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini |
Spezia v Cagliari
| 20 March 2021 28 | Spezia | 2–1 | Cagliari | La Spezia |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
Lazio v Spezia
| 3 April 2021 29 | Lazio | 2–1 | Spezia | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua |
Spezia v Crotone
| 10 April 2021 30 | Spezia | 3–2 | Crotone | La Spezia |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza |
Bologna v Spezia
| 18 April 2021 31 | Bologna | 4–1 | Spezia | Bologna |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
Spezia v Internazionale
| 21 April 2021 32 | Spezia | 1–1 | Internazionale | La Spezia |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
Genoa v Spezia
| 24 April 2021 33 | Genoa | 2–0 | Spezia | Genoa |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
Hellas Verona v Spezia
| 1 May 2021 34 | Hellas Verona | 1–1 | Spezia | Verona |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Volpi |
Spezia v Napoli
| 8 May 2021 35 | Spezia | 1–4 | Napoli | La Spezia |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
Sampdoria v Spezia
| 12 May 2021 36 | Sampdoria | 2–2 | Spezia | Genoa |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
Spezia v Torino
| 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 |
Spezia v Roma
| 23 May 2021 38 | Spezia | 2–2 | Roma | La Spezia |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
Coppa Italia
Main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia
Cittadella v Spezia
| 28 October 2020 Third round | Cittadella | 0–2 | Spezia | Cesena |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Marco Serra |
Bologna v Spezia
| 25 November 2020 Fourth round | Bologna | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Spezia | Bologna |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Manuel Volpi |
Roma v Spezia
| 19 January 2021 Round of 16 | Roma | 0–3 | Spezia | Rome |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Davide Ghersini | |
| Note: Match awarded 3–0 to Spezia, due to Roma making six substitutions instead of the maximum five allowed. Spezia had originally won 4–2 after extra time.[5] | ||||
Appearances and goals
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  NED |
Jeroen Zoet | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK |  LTU |
Titas Krapikas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 77 | GK |  BRA |
Rafael | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 94 | GK |  ITA |
Ivan Provedel | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  URU |
Juan Ramos | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | ITA |
Riccardo Marchizza | 25 | 0 | 17+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | DF | ITA |
Jacopo Sala | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | DF | ITA |
Elio Capradossi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | DF | ITA |
Federico Mattiello | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | ITA |
Claudio Terzi | 27 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF | ITA |
Simone Bastoni | 23 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | DF |  ESP |
Salva Ferrer | 19 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF |  GER |
Julian Chabot | 27 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | DF |  CRO |
Martin Erlić | 28 | 3 | 19+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | DF |  ALB |
Ardian Ismajli | 21 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | DF | ITA |
Cristian Dell'Orco | 11 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 69 | DF | ITA |
Luca Vignali | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ITA |
Gennaro Acampora | 17 | 1 | 2+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | MF | ITA |
Matteo Ricci | 32 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF |  FRA |
Lucien Agoumé | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | ITA |
Riccardo Saponara | 10 | 4 | 5+4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | MF |  ARG |
Nahuel Estévez | 29 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | MF | ITA |
Giulio Maggiore | 35 | 5 | 26+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 2 | ||||
| 26 | MF | ITA |
Tommaso Pobega | 20 | 6 | 17+3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 80 | MF |  COL |
Kevin Agudelo | 33 | 1 | 14+15 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | MF | BRA |
Léo Sena | 19 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  BUL |
Andrey Galabinov | 14 | 4 | 4+8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | FW |  GHA |
Emmanuel Gyasi | 39 | 5 | 32+5 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | FW | BRA |
Diego Farias | 32 | 5 | 17+12 | 4 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | FW |  ANG |
M'Bala Nzola | 25 | 11 | 21+4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | FW | ITA |
Daniele Verde | 24 | 8 | 12+9 | 6 | 2+1 | 2 | ||||
| 91 | FW | ITA |
Roberto Piccoli | 23 | 6 | 8+12 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ITA |
Luca Mora | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | ITA |
Paolo Bartolomei | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF | ITA |
Alessandro Deiola | 15 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
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Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
- As of 19 February 2021
More information Rank, No. ...
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
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| 1 | 18 | FW | |
M'Bala Nzola | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | |
Andrey Galabinov | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | FW | |
Diego Farias | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 31 | FW | |
Daniele Verde | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 11 | FW | |
Emmanuel Gyasi | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | MF | |
Giulio Maggiore | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 26 | MF | |
Tommaso Pobega | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 91 | FW | |
Roberto Piccoli | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 23 | MF | |
Riccardo Saponara | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | MF | |
Gennaro Acampora | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | |
Claudio Terzi | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | |
Simone Bastoni | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | DF | |
Julian Chabot | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | |
Martin Erlić | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 80 | MF | |
Kevin Agudelo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 30 | 12 | 42 | ||||
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- "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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