2020–21 SSC Napoli season explained

Club:Napoli
Season:2020–21
Manager:Gennaro Gattuso
Chairman:Aurelio De Laurentiis
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
League:Serie A
League Result:5th
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:Round of 32
Cup3:Supercoppa Italiana
Cup3 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:
Lorenzo Insigne (19)
Season Topscorer:
Lorenzo Insigne (19)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 75th season in Serie A. Besides the Serie A, the club competed in Italy's main domestic cup competition, the Coppa Italia, as well as the UEFA Europa League and the Supercoppa Italiana as winners of the 2019–20 Coppa Italia.[1]

Players

Squad information

Last updated on 7 October 2020

No.NameNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Alex MeretGK1997 3, df=yes Udinese20182023290
16Nikita ContiniGK1996 5, df=yes Youth Sector2014202500
25David OspinaGK1988 8, df=yes Arsenal20192022250
Defenders
6Mário RuiLB1991 5, df=yes Roma20172025[2] 583
19Nikola MaksimovićCB1991 11, df=yes Torino20162021362
22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB1993 8, df=yes Empoli20192025221
23Elseid HysajRB1994 2, df=yes Empoli201520211450
26Kalidou KoulibalyCB1991 6, df=yes Genk2014202317310
31Faouzi GhoulamLB1991 2, df=yes Saint-Étienne201420221313
33Amir RrahmaniCB1994 2, df=yes Hellas Verona2020202400
44Kostas ManolasCB1991 6, df=yes Roma20192024162
Midfielders
4Diego DemmeDM / RB / CM1991 11, df=yes RB Leipzig2020202441
5Tiémoué BakayokoDM / CM1994 8, df=yes Chelsea (loan)2020202100
7Elif ElmasCM / AM1999 9, df=yes Fenerbahçe20192025131
8Fabián RuizCM1996 4, df=yes Real Betis20182023466
20Piotr ZielińskiCM / RW / LW1994 5, df=yes Udinese20162024[3] 13117
68Stanislav LobotkaDM / CM1994 11, df=yes Celta Vigo2020202430
Forwards
9Victor OsimhenCF1998 12, df=yes Lille2020202500
11Hirving LozanoLW / RW1995 7, df=yes PSV Eindhoven20192024162
14Dries MertensCF / ST / LW1987 5, df=yes PSV Eindhoven20132022[4] 22389
21Matteo PolitanoLW / RW / ST1993 8, df=yes Internazionale (loan)2020202223
24Lorenzo InsigneLW1991 6, df=yes Youth Sector2009202225663
37Andrea PetagnaST1995 6, df=yes SPAL2020202400

Transfers

In

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Victor Osimhen Lille€70M€10M in add-ons[5] [6]
Nikita Contini Virtus EntellaN/ALoan return
Adam Ounas NiceN/ALoan return
Andrea Petagna SPALN/ALoan return
Amir Rrahmani Hellas VeronaN/ALoan return

Loans in

Out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
José Callejón FiorentinaFreeEnd of contract[8]
Orestis Karnezis LilleFreeIncluded as part of Osimhen transfer[9]
Allan Everton€25MPlus bonuses[10]
Fernando Llorente UdineseFree[11]

Loans out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Amin Younes Eintracht FrankfurtN/ATwo year loan with option to buy[12]
Sebastiano Luperto CrotoneN/AOne year loan[13]
Adam Ounas CagliariN/AOne year loan with option to buy[14]
Arkadiusz Milik MarseilleN/A18 month loan with obligation to buy[15]
Kévin Malcuit FiorentinaN/ASix month loan with option to buy[16]
Adam Ounas CrotoneN/ASix month loan, after Cagliari loan was terminated[17]

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: article and 2020–21 Serie A.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[18]

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia.

Supercoppa Italiana

See main article: 2020 Supercoppa Italiana.

Background

The 2020 Supercoppa Italiana was the fourth time Napoli took part in the competition, having already participated as Serie A champions once (1990) and as Coppa Italia winners twice (2012 and 2014). Napoli won two of the previous three editions in which they played.[19]

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[20]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[21]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

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124FWLorenzo Insigne1900019
211FWHirving Lozano1131015
321FWMatteo Politano911011
49FWVictor Osimhen1000010
14FWDries Mertens901010
20MFPiotr Zieliński802010
737FWAndrea Petagna41005
88MFFabián Ruiz30104
22DFGiovanni Di Lorenzo31004
104MFDiego Demme20103
7MFElif Elmas21003
125MFTiémoué Bakayoko20002
1326DFKalidou Koulibaly01001
33DFAmir Rrahmani10001
Own goals30205
Totals86890103

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties . Football Italia. 17 June 2020. 17 June 2020.
  2. Web site: La SSC Napoli ufficializza i rinnovi in azzurro di Di Lorenzo, Elmas e Mario Rui fino al 2025. S.S.C. Napoli. it. 18 August 2020. 18 August 2020.
  3. Web site: OFFICIAL: Zielinski renews with Napoli. Football Italia. 31 August 2020. 1 September 2020.
  4. News: Dries Mertens agrees to extend Napoli deal to 2022. Sky Sports. 18 May 2020. 1 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Official: Napoli sign Osimhen. Football Italia. 31 July 2020. 31 July 2020.
  6. News: 31 July 2020. Napoli sign Nigeria forward Osimhen from Lille. 5 August 2020. ESPN.
  7. Web site: Official: Bakayoko joins Napoli. Football Italia. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Napoli bid farewell to Callejon. Football Italia. 9 August 2020. 1 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Karnezis completes Lille transfer. Football Italia. 4 September 2020. 5 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Official: Napoli sell Allan to Everton. Football Italia. 5 September 2020. 5 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Napoli confirm Llorente departure. S.S.C. Napoli. 27 January 2021. 27 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Official: Younes joins Eintracht Frankfurt. Football Italia. 3 October 2020. 3 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Luperto moves to Crotone on loan. S.S.C. Napoli. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Ounas joins Cagliari on loan. S.S.C. Napoli. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  15. Web site: Milik joins Marseille on initial loan. S.S.C. Napoli. 21 January 2021. 21 January 2021.
  16. Web site: Malcuit joins Fiorentina on loan. S.S.C. Napoli. 27 January 2021. 27 January 2021.
  17. Web site: Ounas joins Crotone on loan. S.S.C. Napoli. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced . Lega Serie A . 2 September 2020 . 22 September 2020 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626102110/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/serie-a-tim-for-2020-2021-announced . dead .
  19. https://www.oasport.it/2020/06/supercoppa-italiana-2020-chi-affrontera-il-napoli-possibile-avversaria-data-e-luogo/ Supercoppa Italiana 2020, chi affronterà il Napoli? Possibile avversaria, data e luogo.
  20. Web site: 2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know. 17 June 2020. 4 July 2020. UEFA.com.
  21. News: Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know. 14 December 2020. UEFA.com.

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