The 2021–22 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 120th season of top-tier Italian football, the 90th in a round-robin tournament, and the 12th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A.[2]Internazionale were the defending champions.
On 22 May 2022, following victory in their final match against Sassuolo, Milan were crowned champions for the first time since the 2010–11 season, earning a nineteenth overall title.[3]
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league—the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Serie B.
Crotone, Benevento (both relegated after only one year in the top flight) and Parma (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated to the 2021–22 Serie B.
On 4 May 2021, Empoli secured promotion to Serie A after a two-year absence.[4] Six days later, Salernitana officially confirmed a return to the top flight after 22 years of absence.[5] The final team to be promoted were Venezia, who defeated Cittadella on 27 May in the final of the promotion play-offs, returning to the top flight after a nineteen-year absence.[6]
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) (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Notes:
^ abSince the winners of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia, Internazionale, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
^ abTorino finished ahead of Sassuolo on head-to-head points: Sassuolo 0–1 Torino, Torino 1–1 Sassuolo.
Source: Serie A Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.