2009–10 Serie A

The 2009–10 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th season of top-tier Italian football, the 78th in a round-robin tournament. There were three promoted teams from the Serie B, replacing the three teams that were relegated following the 2008–09 season. Nike provided a new match ball – the T90 Ascente – for this season. Following the season, citing a larger television contract, the seventeen teams that survived the season and the three promoted sides formed a new league akin to England's Premier League.^[6]

Serie A

Season	2009–10
Dates	22 August 2009 – 16 May 2010
Champions	Internazionale 18th title
Relegated	Atalanta Siena Livorno
Champions League	Internazionale Roma Milan Sampdoria
Europa League	Palermo Napoli Juventus
Matches played	380
Goals scored	992 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Antonio Di Natale (29 goals)
Biggest home win	Juventus 5–1 Sampdoria (28 October 2009)[1] Milan 4–0 Siena (17 January 2010)[2]
Biggest away win	Genoa 0–5 Internazionale (17 October 2009)[3]
Highest scoring	Internazionale 5–3 Palermo (29 October 2009)[4] Genoa 5–3 Cagliari (14 March 2010)[5]
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The title race was only settled on the last day of the season. The title was won by Internazionale, their fifth title in a row. Inter would go on to complete the first and only treble by an Italian team by winning the Coppa Italia and Champions League.^[7]

Teams

The following 20 teams participated in the 2009–10 season:

Atalanta

Bari

Bologna

Cagliari

Catania

Chievo

Fiorentina

Genoa

Internazionale

Juventus

Lazio

Livorno

Milan

Napoli

Palermo

Parma

Roma

Sampdoria

Siena

Udinese

Locations of the 2009–10 Serie A teams

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	2008–09 season
Atalanta	Bergamo	Atleti Azzurri d'Italia	26,393	11th in Serie A
Bari	Bari	San Nicola	58,270	Serie B Champions
Bologna	Bologna	Renato Dall'Ara	39,444	17th in Serie A
Cagliari	Cagliari	Sant'Elia	23,486	9th in Serie A
Catania	Catania	Angelo Massimino	23,420	15th in Serie A
Chievo Verona	Verona	Marc'Antonio Bentegodi	39,211	16th in Serie A
Fiorentina	Florence	Artemio Franchi (Florence)	47,282	4th in Serie A
Genoa	Genoa	Luigi Ferraris	36,685	5th in Serie A
Internazionale	Milan	San Siro	80,074	Serie A Champions
Juventus	Turin	Olimpico di Torino	27,994	2nd in Serie A
Lazio	Rome	Olimpico	72,698	10th in Serie A
Livorno	Livorno	Armando Picchi	19,238	Serie B Playoff Winners
Milan	Milan	San Siro	80,074	3rd in Serie A
Napoli	Naples	San Paolo	60,240	12th in Serie A
Palermo	Palermo	Renzo Barbera	37,242	8th in Serie A
Parma	Parma	Ennio Tardini	27,906	Serie B Runners-up
Roma	Rome	Olimpico	72,698	6th in Serie A
Sampdoria	Genoa	Luigi Ferraris	36,685	13th in Serie A
Siena	Siena	Artemio Franchi (Siena)	15,373	14th in Serie A
Udinese	Udine	Friuli	41,652	7th in Serie A

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head Coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Atalanta	Bortolo Mutti	Cristiano Doni	Errea	Sit In Sport, Daihatsu
Bari	Giampiero Ventura	Jean François Gillet	Errea	Banca Popolare di Bari, Radionorba
Bologna	Franco Colomba	Marco Di Vaio	Macron	COGEI/Serenissima CIR/Ceramica Serenissima/Cerasarda, bigpoker.it
Cagliari	Massimiliano Allegri	Diego López	Macron	Dahlia TV, Sardegna
Catania	Gianluca Atzori	Giuseppe Mascara	Legea	SP Energia Siciliana, Provincia di Catania
Chievo Verona	Domenico Di Carlo	Sergio Pellissier	Givova	Banca Popolare di Verona/Merkur-Win
Fiorentina	Cesare Prandelli	Riccardo Montolivo	Lotto	Toyota
Genoa	Gian Piero Gasperini	Marco Rossi	Asics	Gaudì Jeans
Internazionale	José Mourinho	Javier Zanetti	Nike	Pirelli
Juventus	Alberto Zaccheroni	Alessandro Del Piero	Nike	New Holland
Lazio	Edoardo Reja	Tommaso Rocchi	Puma	Edileuropa
Livorno	Gennaro Ruotolo	Francesco Tavano	Asics	Gruppo Banca Carige
Milan	Leonardo	Massimo Ambrosini	Adidas	Bwin
Napoli	Walter Mazzarri	Paolo Cannavaro	Macron	Lete
Palermo	Walter Zenga	Fabrizio Miccoli	Lotto	BetShop/Eurobet
Parma	Francesco Guidolin	Stefano Morrone	Errea	Navigare, Banca Monte Parma
Roma	Claudio Ranieri	Francesco Totti	Kappa	Wind
Sampdoria	Luigi Delneri	Angelo Palombo	Kappa	Erg Mobile
Siena	Alberto Malesani	Simone Vergassola	Kappa	Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Udinese	Pasquale Marino	Antonio Di Natale	Lotto	Automobile Dacia/Frankie Garage, DESPAR/Metalnova/Uniqa/Latterie Friulane/Banca Popolare di Verona/dearchitettura.com/Vitis/Transine/Bibione

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming head coach	Date of appointment	Position in table
Milan	Carlo Ancelotti	Signed by Chelsea	1 June 2009[8]	Pre-season	Leonardo	1 June 2009[8]	Pre-season
Sampdoria	Walter Mazzarri	Mutual consent	1 June 2009[9]	Pre-season	Luigi Delneri	1 June 2009[10]	Pre-season
Palermo	Davide Ballardini	Removed from managerial duties	5 June 2009[11]	Pre-season	Walter Zenga	5 June 2009[11]	Pre-season
Atalanta	Luigi Delneri	Contract expired	1 June 2009[12]	Pre-season	Angelo Gregucci	5 June 2009[13]	Pre-season
Catania	Walter Zenga	Mutual consent	1 June 2009[14]	Pre-season	Gianluca Atzori	10 June 2009[15]	Pre-season
Lazio	Delio Rossi	Contract expired	8 June 2009[16]	Pre-season	Davide Ballardini	16 June 2009[17]	Pre-season
Bari	Antonio Conte	Mutual consent	23 June 2009[18]	Pre-season	Giampiero Ventura	29 June 2009[19]	Pre-season
Livorno	Gennaro Ruotolo	End of caretaker spell	9 July 2009	Pre-season	Vittorio Russo	13 July 2009[20]	Pre-season
Roma	Luciano Spalletti	Resigned	1 September 2009[21]	20th	Claudio Ranieri	2 September 2009[22]	20th
Atalanta	Angelo Gregucci	Sacked	21 September 2009[23]	20th	Antonio Conte	21 September 2009[23]	20th
Napoli	Roberto Donadoni	Sacked	6 October 2009[24]	15th	Walter Mazzarri	6 October 2009[24]	15th
Bologna	Giuseppe Papadopulo	Sacked	20 October 2009[25]	18th	Franco Colomba	20 October 2009[25]	18th
Livorno	Vittorio Russo	Sacked	21 October 2009[26]	20th	Serse Cosmi	21 October 2009[26]	20th
Siena	Marco Giampaolo	Sacked	29 October 2009[27]	20th	Marco Baroni	29 October 2009[27]	20th
Palermo	Walter Zenga	Sacked	23 November 2009[28]	12th	Delio Rossi	23 November 2009[29]	12th
Siena	Marco Baroni	Removed from managerial duties	23 November 2009[30]	20th	Alberto Malesani	23 November 2009[30]	20th
Catania	Gianluca Atzori	Sacked	8 December 2009[31]	19th	Siniša Mihajlović	8 December 2009[31]	19th
Udinese	Pasquale Marino	Sacked	22 December 2009[32]	15th	Gianni De Biasi	22 December 2009[32]	15th
Atalanta	Antonio Conte	Resigned	7 January 2010[33]	19th	Walter Bonacina (caretaker)	7 January 2010[33]	19th
Atalanta	Walter Bonacina	End of caretaker spell	11 January 2010[34]	19th	Bortolo Mutti	11 January 2010[34]	19th
Juventus	Ciro Ferrara	Sacked	29 January 2010[35]	6th	Alberto Zaccheroni	29 January 2010[35]	6th
Lazio	Davide Ballardini	Sacked	10 February 2010[36]	18th	Edoardo Reja	10 February 2010[36]	18th
Udinese	Gianni De Biasi	Sacked	21 February 2010[37]	16th	Pasquale Marino	21 February 2010[37]	16th
Livorno	Serse Cosmi	Sacked	5 April 2010[38]	20th	Gennaro Ruotolo	5 April 2010[38]	20th
Cagliari	Massimiliano Allegri	Sacked	13 April 2010[39]	13th	Giorgio Melis (caretaker)	13 April 2010[39]	12th

• ^1 Davide Ballardini was removed from his managerial duties on 5 June, contemporarily to Walter Zenga's appointment as new head coach. He successively rescinded his contract by mutual consent on 13 June.^[40]
• ^2 Gennaro Ruotolo had originally accepted to stay at Livorno as a permanent head coach after he guided the team to success through the Serie B promotion playoffs in June 2009. However, on 9 July the Technical Sector of the Italian Football Federation announced Ruotolo could not serve as head coach in the Serie A, as he was lacking the required UEFA Pro coaching badges. Following these events, UEFA Pro licensed coach Vittorio Russo was appointed as head coach, with Ruotolo actually serving as joint head coach to him despite appearing as assistant manager to Russo himself. He was successively removed from his assistant coaching post on 20 September.^[41]
• ^3 Siena Primavera (under-19 team) coach Marco Baroni was appointed permanent first team coach on 29 October, only to be moved back to his previous role on 23 November.^[42]
• ^4 Gennaro Ruotolo was allowed to act as head coach without having the required UEFA Pro coaching badges only after having received temporary dispensation from the Italian Football Federation for a 60-day period.^[43]
• ^5 Youth team coach Giorgio Melis was allowed to act as caretaker without having the required UEFA Pro coaching badges after receiving temporary dispensation from the Italian Football Federation for a 60-day period.

The list does not include Serse Cosmi's resignation from Livorno on 24 January 2010,^[44][45] as it was rejected by the club two days later following a meeting between Cosmi and club chairman Aldo Spinelli, with no competitive game scheduled in between the short vacancy period.^[46]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	38	24	10	4	75	34	+41	82	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Roma	38	24	8	6	68	41	+27	80
3	Milan	38	20	10	8	60	39	+21	70
4	Sampdoria	38	19	10	9	49	41	+8	67	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5	Palermo	38	18	11	9	59	47	+12	65	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
6	Napoli	38	15	14	9	50	43	+7	59
7	Juventus	38	16	7	15	55	56	−1	55	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
8	Parma	38	14	10	14	46	51	−5	52
9	Genoa	38	14	9	15	57	61	−4	51
10	Bari	38	13	11	14	49	49	0	50
11	Fiorentina	38	13	8	17	48	47	+1	47
12	Lazio	38	11	13	14	39	43	−4	46
13	Catania	38	10	15	13	44	45	−1	45
14	Chievo	38	12	8	18	37	42	−5	44[a]
15	Udinese	38	11	11	16	54	59	−5	44[a]
16	Cagliari	38	11	11	16	56	58	−2	44[a]
17	Bologna	38	10	12	16	42	55	−13	42
18	Atalanta (R)	38	9	8	21	37	53	−16	35	Relegation to Serie B
19	Siena (R)	38	7	10	21	40	67	−27	31
20	Livorno (R)	38	7	8	23	27	61	−34	29

Source: Lega Calcio and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Chievo finished ahead of Udinese and Cagliari on head-to-head points: Chievo: 8 pts, Udinese: 6 pts, Cagliari: 1 pts.

Results

Home \ Away	ATA	BAR	BOL	CAG	CTN	CHV	FIO	GEN	INT	JUV	LAZ	LIV	MIL	NAP	PAL	PAR	ROM	SAM	SIE	UDI
Atalanta		1–0	1–1	3–1	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–5	3–0	3–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	1–2	0–1	2–0	0–0
Bari	4–1		0–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–0	0–2	1–2	4–2	1–1	0–1	2–1	2–1	2–0
Bologna	2–2	2–1		0–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–2	2–3	2–0	0–0	2–1	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–1
Cagliari	3–0	3–1	1–1		2–2	1–2	2–2	3–2	1–2	2–0	0–2	3–0	2–3	3–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–3	2–2
Catania	0–0	4–0	1–0	2–1		1–2	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–2	0–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1
Chievo	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–1		2–1	3–1	0–1	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–2	1–2	0–1	1–1
Fiorentina	2–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	3–1	0–2		3–0	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–1	1–0	2–3	0–1	2–0	1–1	4–1
Genoa	2–0	1–1	3–4	5–3	2–0	1–0	2–1		0–5	2–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	4–1	2–2	2–2	3–2	3–0	4–2	3–0
Internazionale	3–1	1–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	4–3	1–0	0–0		2–0	1–0	3–0	2–0	3–1	5–3	2–0	1–1	0–0	4–3	2–1
Juventus	2–1	3–0	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	3–2	2–1		1–1	2–0	0–3	2–3	0–2	2–3	1–2	5–1	3–3	1–0
Lazio	1–0	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–2	0–2		4–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	3–1
Livorno	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	3–1	0–2	0–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–2		0–0	0–2	1–2	2–1	3–3	3–1	1–2	0–2
Milan	3–1	0–0	1–0	4–3	2–2	1–0	1–0	5–2	0–4	3–0	1–1	1–1		1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	3–0	4–0	3–2
Napoli	2–0	3–2	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	1–3	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	3–1	2–2		0–0	2–3	2–2	1–0	2–1	0–0
Palermo	1–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	3–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–0	3–1	2–1		2–1	3–3	1–1	1–0	1–0
Parma	1–0	2–0	2–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–1	1–0	1–1	1–0		1–2	1–0	1–0	0–0
Roma	2–1	3–1	2–1	2–1	1–0	1–0	3–1	3–0	2–1	1–3	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–1	4–1	2–0		1–2	2–1	4–2
Sampdoria	2–0	0–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	0–0		4–1	3–1
Siena	0–2	3–2	1–0	1–1	3–2	0–0	1–5	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–2		2–1
Udinese	1–3	3–3	1–1	2–1	4–2	0–0	0–1	2–0	2–3	3–0	1–1	2–0	1–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–1	2–3	4–1

Source: gazzetta.it
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[47]
1	Antonio Di Natale	Udinese	29
2	Diego Milito	Internazionale	22
3	Fabrizio Miccoli	Palermo	19
	Giampaolo Pazzini	Sampdoria
5	Alberto Gilardino	Fiorentina	15
6	Barreto	Bari	14
	Marco Borriello	Milan
	Francesco Totti	Roma
	Mirko Vučinić	Roma
10	Edinson Cavani	Palermo	13
	Alessandro Matri	Cagliari